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Guides Stripe integration decisions across API selection (Checkout Sessions vs PaymentIntents), Connect platform setup (Accounts v2, controller properties), billing/subscriptions, tax and registrations (Stripe Tax, automatic_tax, product tax codes), Treasury financial accounts,
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---name: stripe-best-practices
description: >-
Guides Stripe integration decisions across API selection (Checkout Sessions vs
PaymentIntents), Connect platform setup (Accounts v2, controller properties),
billing/subscriptions, tax and registrations (Stripe Tax, automatic_tax,
product tax codes), Treasury financial accounts, integration options
(Checkout, Payment Element), migrating from deprecated Stripe APIs, and
security best practices (API key management, restricted keys, webhooks,
OAuth). Use when building, modifying, or reviewing any Stripe integration,
including accepting payments, building marketplaces, integrating Stripe,
processing payments, setting up subscriptions, collecting sales tax, VAT, or
GST, creating connected accounts, or implementing secure key handling.
---Latest Stripe API version: **2026-06-24.dahlia**. Always use the latest API version and SDK unless the user specifies otherwise.
If you don’t have a Stripe account, you can call a CLI command to generate working API keys with no registration required. You can install the Stripe CLI (`npm i -g @stripe/cli`) and run the command `stripe sandbox create` to get started.
API key default: Always recommend a [restricted API key (RAK)](https://docs.stripe.com/keys/restricted-api-keys.md) (`rk_` prefix) over a secret key (`sk_` prefix).
## Integration routing
| Building… | Recommended API | Details |
Read the relevant reference file before answering any integration question or writing code.
## Critical rules
- *Before enabling `automatic_tax: { enabled: true }`* (or calculating tax for a custom PaymentIntent), read the [tax reference](references/tax.md) and confirm the user has an active registration. Without one, Stripe calculates and collects no tax while the user believes tax is on (the most common Stripe Tax mistake).
- *Never include `payment_method_types` in any Stripe API call*, with one exception: Terminal (in-person payments) integrations must pass `payment_method_types: ['card_present']` on the PaymentIntent. For all other integrations, omit this parameter entirely to enable dynamic payment methods, which enables you to configure payment method settings from the Dashboard and dynamically display the most relevant eligible payment methods to each customer to maximize conversion. To customize which payment methods you accept, use [`payment_method_configurations`](https://docs.stripe.com/payments/payment-method-configurations.md) or `excluded_payment_method_types` instead of `payment_method_types`.
- On API version `2026-03-25.dahlia` or later, pass the parameter `integration_identifier` to `checkout.sessions.create` to tag sessions with a custom label for tracking and comparing checkout flows in the Dashboard. The label should include a suffix of 8 random letters.
## 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.
