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Common use cases

Build Stripe apps for common business needs.

The following guides describe how to build Stripe apps for common use cases. Each guide provides end-to-end steps and examples, with instructions for using platform key, OAuth, or Restricted API key (RAK) authentication. The guides also demonstrate how to distribute each app as a public or private app.

App typeUse case
Back-end appAn app that runs in the background and syncs data between Stripe and an external system. Back-end apps don’t have a Dashboard user interface.
Front-end appAn app that renders a user interface in the Stripe Dashboard.
Full-stack appAn app that both renders a user interface in the Stripe Dashboard and performs back-end processing.