Connect OAuth reference

This reference lists available public methods for our OAuth endpoints for Connect.

The OAuth Connect flow allows you to customize the user’s experience by passing additional parameters to Stripe. Some common examples are explained below, and the rest of the reference lists every possible option.

As a platform, remember that data you create for a Standard account (i.e., charges, customers, invoices, etc.) will be visible on their Stripe account. This also means if they connect other platforms, those platforms will have access to that data too.

Starting in June 2021, Platforms using OAuth with read_write scope will not be able to connect to existing accounts.

Extensions will not experience any changes to how OAuth behaves. Learn more about OAuth changes for Standard Platforms.

Common examples

Prefill fields

Provide the best possible user experience for users needing to create a new Stripe account by prefilling the account form fields with information you already have, like the user’s email and name. Prefilling has no effect if your user already has an existing Stripe account. Certain fields cannot be prefilled, including terms of service acceptance and RISA acceptance in Japan.

Dynamically set the redirect URI

For security purposes, Stripe redirects a user only to a predefined URI. However, Connect allows you to define more than one redirect URI, which can be used to further customize the user’s experience. For example, you could have some of your users redirected back to https://sub1.example.com and others sent to https://sub2.example.com.

To dynamically set the redirect URI:

In your platform settings, add each redirect URI.
Add a redirect_uri parameter to your authorization request and set the value to one of your redirect URIs.

https://connect.stripe.com/oauth/authorize?response_type=code&client_id={{CLIENT_ID}}&scope=read_write&redirect_uri=https://sub2.example.com

If no redirect_uri is specified in the URL, then Stripe uses the first URI configured in your platform settings.

Authorize the account

For Standard accounts: GET https://connect.stripe.com/oauth/authorize

For Express accounts: GET https://connect.stripe.com/express/oauth/authorize

Sends the user to Stripe to connect to your platform. Note that one parameter applies only to Express accounts.

Request

Parameter	Description
`client_id`	The unique identifier provided to your application, found in your application settings.
`response_type`	The only option at the moment is code.
`redirect_uri`Optional	The URL for the authorize response redirect. If provided, this must exactly match one of the comma-separated `redirect_uri` values in your application settings. To protect yourself from certain forms of man-in-the-middle attacks, the live mode `redirect_uri` must use a secure HTTPS connection. Defaults to the `redirect_uri` in your application settings if not provided.
`scope`OptionalStandard Only	read_write or read_only, depending on the level of access you need. Defaults to read_only for Standard accounts. Express OAuth does not take a scope parameter. Express OAuth always creates a new Express account with an internal scope of express.
`state`Optional	An arbitrary string value we will pass back to you, useful for CSRF protection.
`suggested_capabilities`OptionalExpress only	An array of capabilities to apply to the connected account.

The following query string parameters are all optional; we will use them to prefill details in the account form for new users. Some prefilled fields (e.g., URL or product category) may be automatically hidden from the user’s view. Any parameters with invalid values will be silently ignored.

Note that some of these parameters apply only to Standard accounts (indicated).

Parameter	Description
`stripe_user[email]`Recommended	The user’s email address. Must be a valid email format.
`stripe_user[url]`Recommended	The URL for the user’s business. This may be the user’s website, a profile page within your application, or another publicly available profile for the business, such as a LinkedIn or Facebook profile. Must be URL-encoded and include a scheme (http or https). If you will be prefilling this field, we highly recommend that the linked page contain a description of the user’s products or services and their contact information. If we don’t have enough information, we’ll have to reach out to the user directly before initiating payouts.
`stripe_user[country]`	Two-letter country code (e.g., US or CA). Must be a country that Stripe currently supports.
`stripe_user[phone_number]`	The business phone number. Must be 10 digits only. Must also prefill `stripe_user[country]` with the corresponding country.
`stripe_user[business_name]`	The legal name of the business, also used for the statement descriptor.
`stripe_user[business_type]`	The type of the business. For Standard accounts the value must be one of sole_prop, corporation, non_profit, partnership, or llc. For Express accounts the value must be one of company or individual.
`stripe_user[first_name]`	First name of the person who will be filling out a Stripe application.
`stripe_user[last_name]`	Last name of the person who will be filling out a Stripe application.
`stripe_user[dob_day]` `stripe_user[dob_month]` `stripe_user[dob_year]`	Day (0-31), month (1-12), and year (YYYY, greater than 1900) for the birth date of the person who will be filling out a Stripe application. If you choose to pass these parameters, you must pass all three.
`stripe_user[street_address]`Standard only	Street address of the business.
`stripe_user[city]`Standard only	Address city of the business. We highly recommend that you also prefill `stripe_user[country]` with the corresponding country.
`stripe_user[state]`Standard only	Address state of the business. Must be the two-letter state or province code (e.g., NY for a U.S. business or AB for a Canadian one). Must also prefill `stripe_user[country]` with the corresponding country.
`stripe_user[zip]`Standard only	Address postal code of the business. Must be a string. We highly recommend that you also prefill `stripe_user[country]` with the corresponding country.
`stripe_user[physical_product]`Standard only	A string: true if the user sells a physical product, false otherwise.
`stripe_user[product_description]`	A description of what the business is accepting payments for.
`stripe_user[currency]`Standard only	Three-letter ISO code representing currency, in lowercase (e.g., usd or cad). Must be a valid country and currency combination that Stripe supports. Must prefill `stripe_user[country]` with the corresponding country.
`stripe_user[first_name_kana]`	The Kana variation of the first name of the person who will be filling out a Stripe application. Must prefill `stripe_user[country]` with JP, as this parameter is only relevant for Japan.
`stripe_user[first_name_kanji]`	The Kanji variation of the first name of the person who will be filling out a Stripe application. Must prefill `stripe_user[country]` with JP, as this parameter is only relevant for Japan.
`stripe_user[last_name_kana]`	The Kana variation of the last name of the person who will be filling out a Stripe application. Must prefill `stripe_user[country]` with JP, as this parameter is only relevant for Japan.
`stripe_user[last_name_kanji]`	The Kanji variation of the last name of the person who will be filling out a Stripe application. Must prefill `stripe_user[country]` with JP, as this parameter is only relevant for Japan.
`stripe_user[gender]`	The gender of the person who will be filling out a Stripe application. (International regulations require either male or female.) Must prefill `stripe_user[country]` with JP, as this parameter is only relevant for Japan.
`stripe_user[block_kana]`Standard only	The Kana variation of the address block. This parameter is only relevant for Japan. You must prefill `stripe_user[country]` with JP and `stripe_user[zip]` with a valid Japanese postal code to use this parameter.
`stripe_user[block_kanji]`Standard only	The Kanji variation of the address block. This parameter is only relevant for Japan. You must prefill `stripe_user[country]` with JP and `stripe_user[zip]` with a valid Japanese postal code to use this parameter.
`stripe_user[building_kana]`Standard only	The Kana variation of the address building. This parameter is only relevant for Japan. You must prefill `stripe_user[country]` with JP and `stripe_user[zip]` with a valid Japanese postal code to use this parameter.
`stripe_user[building_kanji]`Standard only	The Kanji variation of the address building. This parameter is only relevant for Japan. You must prefill `stripe_user[country]` with JP and `stripe_user[zip]` with a valid Japanese postal code to use this parameter.

Response

The user’s browser is redirected back to your configured redirect URI or the value you passed in the redirect_uri parameter. When successful, you should receive the following query parameters:

Parameter	Description
`code`	An authorization code you can use in the next call to get an access token for your user. This can only be used once and expires in 5 minutes.
`scope`	read_write or read_only, depending what you passed on the initial GET request.
`state`	The value of the `state` parameter you provided on the initial GET request.

Error Response

In case of an error, the user’s browser will not be redirected except in the case of access_denied. Instead, errors will be returned in a JSON dictionary with the following fields:

Parameter	Description
`error`	A unique error code per error type.
`error_description`	A human readable description of the error.
`state`	The value of the `state` parameter you provided on the initial GET request.

Error Codes

Parameter	Description
`access_denied`	User denied authorization.
`invalid_scope`	Invalid `scope` parameter provided.
`invalid_redirect_uri`	Provided `redirect_uri` parameter is either an invalid URL or is not allowed by your application settings.
`invalid_request`	Missing `response_type` parameter.
`unsupported_response_type`	Unsupported `response_type` parameter. Currently the only supported `response_type` is code.

Complete the connection and get the account ID

POST https://connect.stripe.com/oauth/token

Used both for turning an authorization_code into an account connection, and for getting a new access token using a refresh_token.

Request

Make this call using your secret API key as a client_secret POST parameter:

Terminal

curl https://connect.stripe.com/oauth/token \
  -u sk_test_4eC39HqLyjWDarjtT1zdp7dc
: \
  -d "code"="ac_123456789" \
  -d "grant_type"="authorization_code"

When converting an authorization code to an access token, you must use an API key that matches the mode—live or test—of the authorization code (which depends on whether the client_id used was production or development).

When using a refresh token to request an access token, you may use either a test or live API key to obtain a test or live access token respectively. Any existing access token with the same scope and mode—live or test—will be revoked.

Per OAuth v2, this endpoint is not idempotent. Consuming an authorization code more than once will revoke the account connection.

Parameter	Description
`grant_type`	authorization_code when turning an authorization code into an access token, or refresh_token when using a refresh token to get a new access token.
`code` or `refresh_token`	The value of the `code` or `refresh_token`, depending on the `grant_type`.
`scope`Optional	When requesting a new access token from a refresh token, any scope that has an equal or lesser scope as the refresh token. Has no effect when requesting an access token from an authorization code. Defaults to the scope of the refresh token.
`assert_capabilities`OptionalExpress only	Check whether the `suggested_capabilities` were applied to the connected account.

Response

Parameter	Description
`access_token`	The access token you can use to make requests on behalf of this Stripe account. You can use it as you would any Stripe secret API key, though we suggest using the `Stripe-Account` header. This key does not expire, but may be revoked by the user at any time (you’ll get an `account.application.deauthorized` webhook event when this happens). As per our API Guidelines for object IDs, this key can be up to 255 characters in length.
`scope`	The scope granted to the access token, depending on the scope of the authorization code and `scope` parameter.
`livemode`	The live mode indicator for the token. If true, the `access_token` can be used as a live secret key. If false, the `access_token` can be used as a test secret key. Depends on the mode of the secret API key used to make the request.
`token_type`	Will always have a value of bearer.
`refresh_token`	Can be used to get a new access token of an equal or lesser scope, or of a different live mode (where applicable).
`stripe_user_id`	The unique id of the account you have been granted access to, as a string.
`stripe_publishable_key`	A publishable key that can be used with this account. Matches the mode—live or test—of the token.

Error Response

Parameter	Description
`error`	A unique error code per error type.
`error_description`	A human readable description of the error.

Error Codes

Parameter	Description
`invalid_request`	No `code`, `refresh_token`, or `grant_type` parameter provided (where required).
`invalid_grant`	A variety of things can prompt this error: `code` does not exist, is expired, has been used, or does not belong to you `refresh_token` does not exist or does not belong to you API key mode (live or test mode) does not match the `code` or `refresh_token` mode
`unsupported_grant_type`	Unsupported `grant_type` parameter specified. The only currently supported types are authorization_code and refresh_token.
`invalid_scope`	Invalid `scope` parameter provided.
`unsupported_response_type`	Unsupported `response_type` parameter. Currently the only supported `response_type` is code.

Revoke the account’s access

POST https://connect.stripe.com/oauth/deauthorize

Used for revoking access to an account.

Request

Make this call using your secret API key as an Authorization header.

Terminal

curl https://connect.stripe.com/oauth/deauthorize \
  -u sk_test_4eC39HqLyjWDarjtT1zdp7dc
: \
  -d client_id="ca_FkyHCg7X8mlvCUdMDao4mMxagUfhIwXb" \
  -d stripe_user_id=acct_ON3nXtRQkhmUIQ

When revoking access to an account, you must use an API key that matches the mode—live or test—of the authorization code (which depends on whether the client_id used was production or development).

Parameter	Description
`client_id`	The `client_id` of the application that you’d like to disconnect the account from. The account must be connected to this application.
`stripe_user_id`	The account you’d like to disconnect from.

Response

Parameter	Description
`stripe_user_id`	The unique id of the account you have revoked access to, as a string. This is the same as the `stripe_user_id` you passed in. If this is returned, the revocation was successful.

Error Response

Parameter	Description
`error`	A unique error code per error type.
`error_description`	A human readable description of the error.

Error Codes

Parameter	Description
`invalid_request`	No `client_id` or `stripe_user_id` parameter provided (where required).
`invalid_client`	A variety of things can prompt this error: `client_id` does not belong to you `stripe_user_id` does not exist or is not connect to your application API key mode (live or test mode) does not match the `client_id` mode