Chase Moskal | Stripe Developers | Page 1

gilded dirgeBOT Oct 17, 2022, 3:51 AM

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kindred jolt Oct 17, 2022, 3:53 AM

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for context, our platform has a permissions system, where merchants could authorize other users to have "control over the stripe account".
we're wondering, can we just generate account_update links for the other users?
or is this a no-no, and we should direct merchants to use other means within the stripe dashboard, to appoint other users to manage their account?

drifting rapids Oct 17, 2022, 3:54 AM

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Platform and connected account is one-to-one relationship, i.e. one connected account can only have one platform and one owner on the connected account.

The standard connected account can have multiple users log in to its account with their user setting in dashboard: https://dashboard.stripe.com/settings/team

kindred jolt Oct 17, 2022, 3:57 AM

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okay, that sounds good -- i suppose we can have a Login to Stripe button -- which simply takes the user to https://dashboard.stripe.com/b/<STRIPE_ACCOUNT_ID> -- and so it's up to the "owner" to appoint team members by email in the stripe dashboard.

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okay, we'll call this one closed. thanks for you help, much appreciated!

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💪💪🧠

drifting rapids Oct 17, 2022, 4:08 AM

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Yup! Since this is a Standard connected account, connected account owner/admin can login to their dashboard > Settings > Team to manage their login users

kindred jolt Oct 17, 2022, 4:11 AM

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oh hey, @drifting rapids if you're still around --
can my platform effectively change the ownership of a connected stripe account, with an account_update accountLink?

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the reason i'm asking -- if we cannot change ownership of an account -- we'll have to implement the schema differently to allow the possibility for our merchants to switch their community onto a different stripe account (to avoid their community from being forever tied to one guy's email) -- it looks like the answer to this question will have a major impact on our system

drifting rapids Oct 17, 2022, 4:20 AM

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Since this is a Standard connected account, updating verified information will not be possible via account_update parameter as this is only for Custom connected account.

kindred jolt Oct 17, 2022, 4:21 AM

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okay, very good to know, account_update is not available for standard accounts.

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i suppose i should ask: what does an account_onboarding link do, especially after onboarding is complete?

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i suppose i'm wondering: is an onboarding link like a key, which allows the bearer to gain access to the account?

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we're mostly trying to decide if each of our merchant communities will ever need to switch stripe accounts -- if the ownership/access of an account is malleable and we can give the keys to another administrator, then we can roll with the assumption that only one stripe account will ever be needed for each community -- but if the account ownership is absolute and completely rigid, and out of our control -- then we may have to design the schema to allow for the possibility that a community administrator could need to switch the community's active stripe account.

drifting rapids Oct 17, 2022, 4:39 AM

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Account onboarding is only for onboarding purpose. Standard connected account can log in to their account in the dashboard with their own email address and password

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Standard connected account is just like normal Stripe account that can log in and manage their account directly

kindred jolt Oct 17, 2022, 4:47 AM

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understood. we can roll with that 🎸
in that case, our plan is to:

plan our schema to bind each connected stripe account to one owner user, and to allow community administrators to switch between different stripe accounts with different owners.
offer the Onboard New Stripe Account button only when details_submitted=false

glad we checked with you, we really appreciate the help 👍

#Chase Moskal