This guide explains how to configure your Stripe account to process payments with Care Portals. You must complete these steps before using the API to manage payment methods.

There are two primary ways to establish the connection, depending on your technical resources.

Option 1: Granting Developer Access (Recommended)

This is the simpler method where the CarePortals team handles most of the setup.

Provide the CarePortals team with developer access to your Stripe account.
Find and share your existing Stripe publishable key. You do not need to generate a new one. With this access and key, the CarePortals team will use their main Stripe account to connect to yours and finalize the configuration.
The team will then set up the webhooks endpoints.

Option 2: Self-Service for Developer Teams

If you have a development team, they can perform the connection steps themselves.

Use Stripe Connect to link your Stripe account to the main CarePortals Stripe account.
Share your publishable key with the CarePortals team so they can configure it for your organization.
Set up the required webhook endpoint as instructed in the documentation.

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For detailed guidance, refer to the official Stripe documentation:

Creating API Keys - Learn how to find your publishable and secret keys, which are required to authenticate API requests.

Setting Up Webhooks - Follow the steps to configure webhook endpoints, which allow Stripe to send real-time notifications about payment events back to your system.

Next Step

To learn how to manage payment methods via API, refer to the Payment Methods guide.