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APIVerifiedFeatured~180ms avg

Stripe API

Payment processing - charges, subscriptions, invoices, and Connect.

Install
npm install stripe
MCP Alternative

There is an MCP server that covers similar functionality: Stripe MCP Server

Use the API when:

You need fine-grained control, custom error handling, or want to chain multiple API calls in a script.

Use the MCP when:

You want plug-and-play integration with Claude Code and don't need custom logic around the calls.

About

Stripe's SDK is the gold standard for payment APIs. Handle charges, subscriptions, invoices, payment methods, Connect platforms, and webhooks. Excellent TypeScript types, idempotency keys, and automatic retries built in. The CLI provides additional testing and webhook forwarding capabilities. 7.5M weekly downloads make it one of the most-used APIs on npm.

Tags

stripepaymentsbillingsubscriptionsfintech

Score Breakdown

CLI Score Breakdown10/11
Official SDK on npm/pip+2
Env var authentication (no browser OAuth)+2
Works in headless/CI environments+2
CLI tool available+1
JSON response for piping/parsing+1
Docs have curl/CLI examples+1
Reasonable rate limits for scripted use+1
Machine-readable pricing (md/JSON/static)0
Quality Score Breakdown
npm weekly downloads7.5M
GitHub stars4.4k
Days since last release4d
Issue close ratio93%
TypeScript typesYes
Docs qualityexcellent
Breaking changesrare

Performance

Latencyeu-west-1 - 2026-03-28
p50
150ms
avg
180ms
p95
420ms

Scores

CLI
10
Quality
10
AuthorStripe
Weekly installs7,500,000
Last updated3/27/2026

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