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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. Possible values are account_onboarding or account_update.

    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:" \
  -H "Stripe-Version: 2025-04-30.basil" \
  -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"
}