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- rory-gianni_api, 23 hours ago, 5 messages
iron current
hi! er yeah, good question, I don't have much experience with testing stuff for Apps specifically. I can tell you how to create a connected account but not sure if that helps with the wider question.
there's a few different ways to use and install Apps, which guide specifically are you looking at?
tired marten
This is the confusing thing - I don't actually need to use any of the Stripe Connect capabilities.
But my understanding is that Stripe Apps have connected /authorised accounts.
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tired marten
I've just been following the https://docs.stripe.com/stripe-apps/create-app tutorials
iron current
yeah it confuses me a lot too
tired marten
https://docs.stripe.com/stripe-apps/create-app - the very first thing here it says "If you have an existing Connect extension, see Migrate to Stripe Apps."
I guess Connect extension isn't the same as Stripe Connect?
iron current
yeah a Connect Extension is what we decided to call a platform that uses OAuth to connect to existing accounts over Standard accounts. That use case is now meant to be a Stripe App.
tired marten
OK
iron current
I guess Connect extension isn't the same as Stripe Connect?
it is, it's what we would have called Connect on Standard accounts in the past
tired marten
It looks like what I want to do is covered here in the Stripe Connect testing guide: https://docs.stripe.com/connect/testing?locale=en-GB
But I don't have Stripe Connect set up. The Stripe App tutorials don't ask you to setup Stripe Connect.
edgy sierra
Hi taking over here
tired marten
hi there
edgy sierra
What specifically from that guide is what you need to do?
Confused because you said you're testing Apps
But linked the Connect guide
tired marten
What I want to do is test receiving webhook events for my stripe app users
So for example, the Stripe CLI has a --stripe-account flag e.g.
stripe trigger payment_intent.succeeded --stripe-account "acct_1P2BexQkzGyrVGQ7"
I'm imagining a scenario where a user has authorized my app, and I've saved their account id.
tired marten
I've just started developing.
edgy sierra
ie this flow: https://docs.stripe.com/stripe-apps/test-app
tired marten
ok- how do I create a test account?
edgy sierra
That assumes your app is already developed though
tired marten
I've followed to the point of installing the test app
I can see it on the right, its a hello world.
I'm not sure where it is that I'd create a test account
tired marten
As in, create a new stripe account?
edgy sierra
yes
tired marten
Oh right
edgy sierra
That's what you'd need to test the published app
tired marten
sure I can do that
tired marten
yeah that makes sense
OK I was assuming there was some sort of mock account creator via the CLI that I was missing.
A quick question regarding apps though -
This might sound a silly question but- I've created an app with my main stripe account. Its effectively the owner of that app?
edgy sierra
OK I was assuming there was some sort of mock account creator via the CLI that I...
If all you want to do is test connect events you can do that too
By creating a connect account, which is what my colleague was hinting at earlier
But if you have a stripe app it's probably best to actually test with the app
tired marten
And I use my Account API keys for the app to make calls
edgy sierra
This might sound a silly question but- I've created an app with my main stripe ...
Yeah
tired marten
Cool ok- I think what I should be doing is creating a separate stripe account for the app itself
To quickstart development I was using my own stripe account.
Alright- thank you for your help.
edgy sierra
No problem