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rare condor
https://docs.stripe.com/connect/authentication I'd recommend you using Stripe Connect so that you can make API requests on behalf of the connected account instead of asking them for API key
You can use OAuth to connect an existing Stripe account, details in https://docs.stripe.com/connect/oauth-reference
unique flower
using stripe connect i can onboard them as express / standard, but they cannot act as platforms with connected accounts for themselves
rare condor
They can also be the platform and connect to other connected accounts
unique flower
can i execute payments on behalf of their connected accounts (without their api key)?
once again, we are building an e-commerce, so my client is a platform with merchants
rare condor
Ok, so you are helping your client to setup their Stripe account as a platform? Is my understanding correct?
unique flower
yes.
assume we have multiple clients, each one has its own application (that we build and manage).
each application is a marketplace with merchants (connected accounts) and our client is the admin of the app (the platform).
how can we offer the best onboarding?
currently we require the client to setup a stripe account and provide the api keys so our application can integrate with stripe connect on his account.
i would prefer a better way so we won't need the api keys but i don't see a way to achieve that
as an example think of Shopify which onboard their clients as "standard" stripe account. they cannot have their own connected accounts and act as a platform, so you cant build somethingl ike e-bay / amazon / ali-express using shopify
rare condor
Currently you can only use Connect to make API requests on your immediately connected account. So there's really no resolution rather than asking your client to provide you their API key
unique flower
thank you for your clear answer
that was my conclusion a while back, it's just that the sandbox seems to me at first look like a good solution for this