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Account Links 

Account Links are the means by which a Connect platform grants a connected account permission to access Stripe-hosted applications, such as Connect Onboarding.

Related guide: Connect Onboarding

Endpoints

The Account Link object 

Attributes

  • expires_attimestamp

    The timestamp at which this account link will expire.

  • urlstring

    The URL for the account link.

More attributes

  • objectstring

  • createdtimestamp

The Account Link object
{
  "object": "account_link",
  "created": 1680577733,
  "expires_at": 1680578033,
  "url": "https://connect.stripe.com/setup/c/acct_1Mt0CORHFI4mz9Rw/TqckGNUHg2mG"
}

Create an account link 

Creates an AccountLink object that includes a single-use Stripe URL that the platform can redirect their user to in order to take them through the Connect Onboarding flow.

Parameters

  • accountstringRequired

    The identifier of the account to create an account link for.

  • typeenumRequired

    The type of account link the user is requesting.

    You can create Account Links of type account_update only for connected accounts where your platform is responsible for collecting requirements, including Custom accounts. You can’t create them for accounts that have access to a Stripe-hosted Dashboard. If you use Connect embedded components, you can include components that allow your connected accounts to update their own information. For an account without Stripe-hosted Dashboard access where Stripe is liable for negative balances, you must use embedded components.

    Possible enum values
    account_onboarding

    Provides a form for inputting outstanding requirements. Send the user to the form in this mode to just collect the new information you need.

    account_update

    Displays the fields that are already populated on the account object, and allows your user to edit previously provided information. Consider framing this as “edit my profile” or “update my verification information”.

  • refresh_urlstringRequired

    The URL the user will be redirected to if the account link is expired, has been previously-visited, or is otherwise invalid. The URL you specify should attempt to generate a new account link with the same parameters used to create the original account link, then redirect the user to the new account link’s URL so they can continue with Connect Onboarding. If a new account link cannot be generated or the redirect fails you should display a useful error to the user.

  • return_urlstringRequired

    The URL that the user will be redirected to upon leaving or completing the linked flow.

More parameters

  • collectenumDeprecated

  • collection_optionsobject

Returns

Returns an account link object if the call succeeded.

POST /v1/account_links
curl https://api.stripe.com/v1/account_links \
  -u "sk_test_BQokikJ...2HlWgH4olfQ2sk_test_BQokikJOvBiI2HlWgH4olfQ2:" \
  -d account=acct_1Mt0CORHFI4mz9Rw \
  --data-urlencode refresh_url="https://example.com/reauth" \
  --data-urlencode return_url="https://example.com/return" \
  -d type=account_onboarding
Response
{
  "object": "account_link",
  "created": 1680577733,
  "expires_at": 1680578033,
  "url": "https://connect.stripe.com/setup/c/acct_1Mt0CORHFI4mz9Rw/TqckGNUHg2mG"
}

Account Session 

An AccountSession allows a Connect platform to grant access to a connected account in Connect embedded components.

We recommend that you create an AccountSession each time you need to display an embedded component to your user. Do not save AccountSessions to your database as they expire relatively quickly, and cannot be used more than once.

Related guide: Connect embedded components

Endpoints

Application Fees 

When you collect a transaction fee on top of a charge made for your user (using Connect), an Application Fee object is created in your account. You can list, retrieve, and refund application fees.

Related guide: Collecting application fees

Endpoints