#whoami_best-practices
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scarlet berry
Hello! You didn't really ask a question. What specific help do you need?
weak plank
Hi! I understand the API integration for connect accounts. What will be the operational differences if I choose embedded integration
scarlet berry
Those are covered in the documentation you linked to. Can you ask a more specific question?
weak plank
I see that in the backend I still need to call create account api, what value do I need to set for type? full? express? custom?
If I provide some of the information in the api, does the stripe onboarding still pops up those fields for users to enter?
scarlet berry
The type of the connected account is up to you and depends on your use case. We actually recommend controller properties instead of account types now. See here for details: https://docs.stripe.com/connect/migrate-to-controller-properties
And yes, if you provide info when creating the Account it will be prefilled during onboarding.
weak plank
For embedded onboarding, do I (as a platform) still have controls over the connected account's bank accounts and payouts?
scarlet berry
It depends on the Connected account and the type or controller properties it has.
weak plank
which type and properties allow me to have the control?
scarlet berry
There are details about that here: https://docs.stripe.com/connect/payouts-bank-accounts
It's basically accounts where you're liable for negative balances, which includes Express and Custom accounts.
weak plank
thanks
If I create connect accounts with type: custom, and client side uses this accountId to generate account session, does the user get redirected to the Stripe onboarding page?
scarlet berry
If you're using embedded components we try to keep as much as possible in the embed, but some parts do need to happen outside of it. We don't fully redirect to another onboarding experience, though, we'll always bring them back to the embeded component after.
weak plank
I see, thank you
scarlet berry
You might also find the controller parameters in the API reference to be of interest: https://docs.stripe.com/api/accounts/create#create_account-controller
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weak plank
If my platform account is already onboarded as API, is it easy to switch to embedded?
scarlet berry
There's no such thing as "onboarded as API". You can use API or embedded onboarding at will for any connected account.
weak plank
but when I choose embedded, the Note is saying I selected API, so I thought I can't use that
worn olive
Hi! Stepping in.. As mentioned by Rubeus, you can use API or embedded onboarding at will for any connected account. I believe the note might be based on your platform's Connect questionnaire when you first enabled Connect on your Stripe account.