What is Stripe?
The short answer
Stripe is a payment platform that lets websites accept cards and wallets, run subscriptions and send payouts, through hosted checkout pages or its APIs.
Stripe, explained
Its webhooks tell a site when a payment succeeds, which is the trigger to deliver a product or confirm an order.
Questions people ask about Stripe
What is Stripe?
Stripe is a payment platform that lets websites accept cards and wallets, run subscriptions and send payouts, through hosted checkout pages or its APIs.
Related terms
A payment gateway securely passes card and wallet payments from a website to the banks and card networks, and reports whether each payment succeeded.
WebhookA webhook is an automatic message one service sends to your URL when something happens, like a payment provider announcing a completed order.
CheckoutCheckout is the sequence where a shopper enters shipping and payment details and places an order; it is where most online sales are won or lost.
SubscriptionA subscription charges a customer automatically on a schedule, monthly or yearly, for ongoing access to a product or service.
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