Visit stripe.com → click "Start now" → enter your email and set a password → verify your email address.
After logging in, click "Activate payments" at the top of your dashboard. You'll fill in your business type, address, last 4 of SSN or EIN, and bank account for payouts. Required to receive real money. Takes about 5–10 minutes.
Look at the top-right corner of your Stripe dashboard. The toggle must say Live — not "Test." Test mode payments are fake and won't move real money.
The safest way to connect your Stripe account to your app is to invite your Applanta developer as a Team Member with the Developer role. This lets them access your API keys and webhooks — but they cannot see your bank account, balance, or payout info. No sensitive financial data is ever visible to them.
Go to dashboard.stripe.com → click the gear icon in the top-right corner → Settings.
In the Settings sidebar → click Team and security → then click the Members tab.
Click + New member → enter dev@applanta.app → select role: Developer → click Send invite. Your developer will receive an email and accept within 24 hours.
Your developer will handle the rest. They'll set up the API connection, test payments, and remove their access when the setup is complete (or keep it for ongoing support — your choice).
If you prefer not to add a team member, you can create a Restricted API key — a limited key that only works for the specific actions your app needs. Share this key with your developer instead.
In your Stripe dashboard → left sidebar → Developers → API keys.
Your Publishable key starts with pk_live_. Copy this and send it to your developer — it is safe to share via text or email since it is publicly visible in your app anyway.
Click + Create restricted key → name it Applanta App → set permissions below → click Create.
| Feature | Permission |
|---|---|
| Checkout Sessions | Write |
| Payment Intents | Write |
| Prices | Read |
| Products | Read |
| Customers | Write |
| Everything else | None |
Do NOT text or email this key. Instead: paste it into a Google Doc → share the doc with dev@applanta.app as view-only → let your developer know → delete the doc after they confirm they have it.