# Developer resources

Learn how to use SDKs, API keys, and integration tools.

Before you begin, set up your [development environment](https://docs.stripe.com/get-started/development-environment.md).

## Get started

Use the Stripe libraries and tools to build and manage your integration.
[Install an SDK](https://docs.stripe.com/sdks.md)
## Versioning 

[Changelog](https://docs.stripe.com/changelog.md): Keep track of changes and upgrades to the Stripe API.

[Upgrade your API version](https://docs.stripe.com/upgrades.md): Learn how to manage API versions and handle breaking changes in major releases.

[SDK versioning](https://docs.stripe.com/sdks/versioning.md): Learn how Stripe versions its APIs and SDKs.

## Essentials 

[SDKs](https://docs.stripe.com/sdks.md): Use server-side, web, mobile, and community SDKs to integrate with Stripe.

[APIs](https://docs.stripe.com/apis.md): Learn about Stripe’s unified set of REST APIs.

[Testing](https://docs.stripe.com/testing.md): Test your integration before going live.

[Stripe CLI](https://docs.stripe.com/cli.md): Use the command line to manage your Stripe resources in a sandbox.

## Tools 

[Stripe Console (Private preview)](https://docs.stripe.com/dashboard/console.md): Analyze and act on your Stripe data using a single conversational interface.

[Workbench](https://docs.stripe.com/workbench.md): Debug, manage, and grow your Stripe integration.

[Developers Dashboard](https://docs.stripe.com/development/dashboard.md): View API request and event activity.

[Stripe for VS Code](https://docs.stripe.com/stripe-vscode.md): Build, test, and use Stripe inside Visual Studio Code.

[Terraform](https://docs.stripe.com/terraform.md): Manage Stripe resources with infrastructure as code.

[Stripe Discord server](https://docs.stripe.com/discord.md): Ask Stripe developers technical questions.

## Features 

[Workflows](https://docs.stripe.com/workflows.md): Automate multi-step processes with a visual builder in the Dashboard.

[Batch jobs (Private preview)](https://docs.stripe.com/batch-api.md): Process multiple API requests asynchronously with a single file upload.

[Event destinations](https://docs.stripe.com/event-destinations.md): Send events from Stripe to webhook endpoints and cloud services.

[Stripe health alerts](https://docs.stripe.com/health-alerts.md): Monitor the health of your API integrations through automated alerts.

[Signals (Private preview)](https://docs.stripe.com/signals.md): Access intelligence about your transactions, customers, and businesses.

[File uploads](https://docs.stripe.com/file-upload.md): Securely upload files such as dispute evidence and identification documents to Stripe.

## AI solutions 

[Model Context Protocol](https://docs.stripe.com/mcp.md): Let your AI agents interact with the Stripe API through our MCP server.

[Agent skills](https://docs.stripe.com/skills.md): Install instructions that help AI agents create more accurate Stripe integrations.

## Security and privacy 

[Security](https://docs.stripe.com/security.md): Learn how Stripe handles security.

[Activity logs (Private preview)](https://docs.stripe.com/activity-logs.md): Programmatically access your account’s security history.

[Stripebot web crawler](https://docs.stripe.com/stripebot-crawler.md): Learn how Stripe uses a web crawler to access user websites.

[Privacy](https://docs.stripe.com/privacy/deletion-requests.md): Remove data from your Dashboard and API.

## Extend Stripe 

[Extend and customize Stripe](https://docs.stripe.com/extensibility.md): Use apps and custom logic to extend Stripe products.

[Build Stripe Apps](https://docs.stripe.com/stripe-apps.md): Extend Stripe with third-party services or embed custom user experiences in the Stripe Dashboard.

[Use apps from Stripe](https://docs.stripe.com/use-stripe-apps.md): Unify all the software you use to run your business with apps from Stripe and our partners.

[Build extensions](https://docs.stripe.com/extensions/how-extensions-work.md): Learn how you can customize Stripe with extensions.

[Custom objects (Private preview)](https://docs.stripe.com/custom-objects.md): Build custom data models and business logic directly in Stripe.

## Partners 

[Partner ecosystem](https://docs.stripe.com/partners.md): Join the community of Stripe partners that helps businesses with payments and financial infrastructure.

[Partner certification](https://docs.stripe.com/partners/training-and-certification.md): Become a Stripe-certified architect or developer.

## Developer community