# Express Dashboard Learn about the features of the Express Dashboard. The Express Dashboard is a user interface that’s available to your platform’s connected accounts. They can use the Express Dashboard to monitor their available balance, view upcoming *payouts* (A payout is the transfer of funds to an external account, usually a bank account, in the form of a deposit), view payments, manage disputes, issue refunds, and track their earnings in real time. This guide outlines the features of the Express Dashboard and how your connected accounts can access it. [View the demo](https://express.stripe.dev) ## Features The Express Dashboard displays the connected account’s balance transactions and net volume. You can [customize which features are available to your connected accounts](https://docs.stripe.com/connect/customize-express-dashboard.md#customize-features). > When Stripe is responsible for negative balances on your connected accounts, we require some features, such as **View payments**, **Issue refunds**, **Manage disputes**, and **Top up refunds and disputes balance**, and don’t permit disabling them. These features let connected accounts participate in risk management when Stripe covers losses. See [Customize features](https://docs.stripe.com/connect/customize-express-dashboard.md#customize-features) for details. ### Transactions Connected accounts can view their balance transactions, including charges, transfers, and payouts, organized by type, date, and amount. By default, the transactions list displays generic descriptions of charges and transfers, such as `Payment from {YOUR PLATFORM}`. To learn how to create custom descriptions, see [Customize the Express Dashboard](https://docs.stripe.com/connect/customize-express-dashboard.md). ### Earnings chart A chart displays the net volume of the account’s charges and transfers over time. Connected accounts can select different time intervals to view. ### Payments Connected accounts can view their [Payments](https://docs.stripe.com/connect/express-dashboard/payments.md) history and details. They can also issue refunds and manage disputes, if you [enable](https://docs.stripe.com/connect/customize-express-dashboard.md#customize-features) these features. ### Balance Connected accounts can view their balance, money on the way to the bank, money available soon, and the expected arrival date of the next payout. They can change their bank account. They can also update their payout schedule (manual vs. automatic) and manually pay themselves out, if these features are [enabled](https://docs.stripe.com/connect/customize-express-dashboard.md#customize-features). If you enable the future refunds and disputes balance, they can also proactively add money to this balance to avoid a negative balance and prevent business disruptions. ### Reports The Reports section lets connected accounts view and download financial reports directly in the Express Dashboard. The **Balance summary** tab shows an overview of account balance activity for a selected date range. The **Payout reconciliation** tab shows a breakdown of automatic payouts and the transactions they contain. Connected accounts on a manual payout schedule can only view the **Balance summary** tab. ### Financing Eligible connected accounts can apply for financing and view their financing status. Learn more about [Capital for Platforms](https://docs.stripe.com/capital/how-capital-for-platforms-works.md). ### Notification Banner The notification banner renders and collects the currently due requirements. The notification banner also allows connected accounts to perform tasks, such as responding to risk interventions and compliance updates. ### Account settings Connected accounts can view and update their settings in Account settings. They can view and edit personal or business information, public information, and the bank accounts used for payouts. If you enable **Close account**, connected accounts can also close their own account in the Express Dashboard. To receive notifications when a connected account closes its own account, set up a webhook to listen for the appropriate event based on the API version you use: - **Accounts v1**: Listen for the `account.application.deauthorized` event using a [Connect webhook](https://docs.stripe.com/connect/webhooks.md). - **Accounts v2**: Listen for the `v2.core.account.closed` event using an [Account webhook](https://docs.stripe.com/event-destinations.md). ### Activity Hub The activity hub displays notifications about activity such as upcoming payouts, account setting changes, refunds, and dispute payments. ### Tasks The task list shows a connected account’s outstanding tasks, such as confirming an email address. If **Collect eventually due requirements** is enabled, connected accounts also see a task that prompts them to submit any missing eventually due requirements. ### Dark mode and language In profile settings, you can change the preferred language and the color scheme, which can be `light`, `dark`, or `system`. The default color scheme is `system`, so the Express Dashboard uses the color scheme set on your device. ## Access the Express Dashboard We recommend providing login links to your connected accounts so they can access their Express Dashboard. You can also give them direct access. ### Login links You can generate single-use, account-specific login links that redirect your connected accounts from your platform application to the Express Dashboard login page. They can log in using SMS or email authentication. Learn how to [integrate the Express Dashboard in your platform](https://docs.stripe.com/connect/integrate-express-dashboard.md) to create login links. ### Direct access Connected accounts can access the Express Dashboard by logging into [`https://connect.stripe.com/express_login`](https://connect.stripe.com/express_login) using their account email and an authentication code sent to their phone by SMS or to their email. Only live mode accounts can log in to [`https://connect.stripe.com/express_login`](https://connect.stripe.com/express_login). Connected accounts using a sandbox account can only access the Express Dashboard through a [login link](https://docs.stripe.com/connect/integrate-express-dashboard.md). Learn more about [direct access to the Express Dashboard](https://support.stripe.com/express/questions/how-do-i-login-to-my-stripe-express-account). ## Supported browsers The Express Dashboard supports the same browsers the [Stripe Dashboard supports](https://docs.stripe.com/dashboard/basics.md). Connected accounts must access the Dashboard in a web browser, and can’t use embedded web views inside mobile or desktop applications. ## See also - [Integrate the Express Dashboard](https://docs.stripe.com/connect/integrate-express-dashboard.md) - [Customize the Express Dashboard](https://docs.stripe.com/connect/customize-express-dashboard.md)