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name: stripe-best-practices

- description: Guide Stripe integration decisions — API choice, Connect, billing, Treasury, key/webhook security. Use when building, modifying, or reviewing any Stripe payment, marketplace, or subscription.

+ description: Guide Stripe integration decisions — API choice, Connect, billing, Treasury, key/webhook security

+ when_to_use: Use when building, modifying, or reviewing any Stripe payment, marketplace, or subscription.

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Latest Stripe API version: **2026-04-22.dahlia**. Always use the latest API version and SDK unless the user specifies otherwise.

## Integration routing

| Building… | Recommended API | Details |

| ------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ----------------------------------- | ------------------------ |

| One-time payments | Checkout Sessions | <references/payments.md> |

| Custom payment form with embedded UI | Checkout Sessions + Payment Element | <references/payments.md> |

| Saving a payment method for later | Setup Intents | <references/payments.md> |

| Connect platform or marketplace | Accounts v2 (`/v2/core/accounts`) | <references/connect.md> |

| Subscriptions or recurring billing | Billing APIs + Checkout Sessions | <references/billing.md> |

| Embedded financial accounts / banking | v2 Financial Accounts | <references/treasury.md> |

| Security (key management, RAKs, webhooks, OAuth, 2FA, Connect liability) | See security reference | <references/security.md> |

| Upgrading API versions, SDKs, Stripe.js, or mobile SDKs | See upgrading reference | <references/upgrading.md> |

Read the relevant reference file before answering any integration question or writing code.

## Key documentation

When the user’s request does not clearly fit a single domain above, consult:

- [Integration Options](https://docs.stripe.com/payments/payment-methods/integration-options.md) — Start here when designing any integration.

- [API Tour](https://docs.stripe.com/payments-api/tour.md) — Overview of Stripe’s API surface.

- [Go Live Checklist](https://docs.stripe.com/get-started/checklist/go-live.md) — Review before launching.