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compact forumBOT Apr 25, 2023, 9:40 AM

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unique topaz Apr 25, 2023, 9:44 AM

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👋 happy to help

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it is by design. Custom Accounts aren't meant to change their business type or change any "structural" thing on their account without your "authorization"

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you can update the account's business_type as a Platform https://stripe.com/docs/api/accounts/update#update_account-business_type

Stripe API reference – Update an account – curl

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floral wind Apr 25, 2023, 9:51 AM

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ok, I understand. I was expecting it would work in the same way than express account, but I see the motivation behind this difference.

So in my case, asking the user about his business type before starting account token creation and onboarding is the way to go, right?

unique topaz Apr 25, 2023, 9:53 AM

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yes I think it's best

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