stripe-integration

Stripe payment processing is integrated by initializing the Stripe SDK and creating checkout sessions for one-time payments or subscriptions. This requires installing the Stripe dependency and configuring environment variables for your API keys.

Stripe webhooks are handled by implementing event listeners for payment completions, invoice payments, and subscription changes. The implementation verifies webhook signatures to ensure event security and prevent unauthorized requests.

Customer billing portal sessions can be generated to allow users to manage their subscriptions and payments directly. This feature is built into the Stripe integration alongside checkout session creation for one-time payments.

Environment variables are required to store your Stripe API keys and ensure security. Secret keys must never be exposed client-side, and webhook endpoints must verify incoming signatures using these configured environment variables.

The best way to create checkout sessions for one-time Stripe payments is to initialize the Stripe SDK with your secret key and call the session creation method. The integration provides example code to quickly set up these payment flows.

Verifying Stripe webhooks is a security best practice that confirms incoming event payloads were genuinely sent by Stripe. This prevents malicious actors from triggering subscription changes or payment completion logic with forged requests.