Product release phases
Learn how Stripe describes product release phases.
Stripe uses specifically-named release phases to describe the availability of features in the Stripe API, Dashboard, and other product areas. These phases enable us to incrementally release new features and improve them based on your feedback.
Use the table below to learn more about each phase and what to expect.
| Product release phase | Who can request access | Feature completeness | How to get support |
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| Private preview or private developer preview | - Restricted to a subset of accounts.
- Access is by invitation only.
| - Completeness: Expect incompleteness and some limited functionality as we continue development and build the product in partnership with early users.
- Changes: Breaking changes expected over time as we update and develop functionality.
| - Support: Directly from the Stripe product team.
- Documentation: Directly from the Stripe product team and from the Stripe docs and Stripe support (if applicable).
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| Public preview or developer preview | - Open to any user with a Stripe account.
- Most public previews are self-opt-in, but some might require users to request access from Stripe.
| - Completeness: Not feature-complete and might include major new functionality or changes before release.
- Changes: Some breaking changes expected as we develop and update functionality.
| - Support: Stripe Support.
- Documentation: From Stripe docs and support pages.
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| General availability (GA) | - Open to any user with a Stripe account.
- Most general availability features are self-opt-in, but some might require users to request access from Stripe.
| - Completeness: Feature-complete.
- Changes: No breaking changes expected; any future changes handled through API version upgrades.
| - Support: Stripe Support.
- Documentation: From Stripe docs and support pages.
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Products or features that you have access to in preview (previously known as “beta” or “Beta”) are subject to terms and conditions applicable to private preview, private developer preview, public preview, developer preview, or beta.