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Stripe integration

Lago's native integration with Stripe allows you to collect payments automatically when new invoices are generated.

Integration setup​

To set up the integration with Stripe through the user interface:

  1. In the side menu, select "Settings";
  2. Select the "Integrations" tab;
  3. Click "Stripe" and enter your Stripe API key (locate your API key); and
  4. Click "Connect to Stripe" to confirm.
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By default, customers created in Lago are not automatically created in Stripe. If you want your Lago customers to be added to Stripe, you need to activate this option (learn more).

Customer information​

To collect payments automatically, the customer must exist in both the Lago and Stripe databases.

New customer​

If the customer does not already exist in Stripe, you can first create them in Lago, either via the user interface or the API. When adding customer information, you must:

  1. Define Stripe as the default payment provider;
  2. Leave the field associated with the Stripe customer ID blank; and
  3. Enable the option to automatically create the customer in Stripe.

The customer will automatically be added to Stripe. Stripe will then return the customer ID, which will be stored in Lago.

Creation of a new customer with Stripe

Existing customer​

If the customer already exists in Stripe but not in Lago, you should create the customer record, either via the user interface or the API. When adding customer information, you must:

  1. Define Stripe as the default payment provider;
  2. Provide the Stripe customer ID; and
  3. Disable the option to automatically create the customer in Stripe.

Migration of an existing Stripe customer

Payment intents​

Once Stripe is connected and the customer exists in both databases, you can start collecting payments.

Each time a new invoice with an amount greater than zero is generated by Lago, a payment intent will automatically be created. Stripe will record the invoice ID and process the payment. If the payment is successful, the status of the payment will switch from pending to succeeded.

If the payment fails, the status of the payment will switch from pending to failed and Lago will generate an invoice.payment_failure webhook.

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A valid payment method for the customer must be defined in Stripe for the payment intent to succeed (learn how to save payment details).