#isaacs - Connect
zealous root
dusk swallow
Is this my job, as the platform?
zealous root
Hello! Can you provide more details? What type of connected account is this, Standard, Express, or Custom?
dusk swallow
I'm not sure? I think it's Standard.
zealous root
Standard accounts have full Dashboard access and should be able to get their API keys from the Developer section there.
zealous root
Ah, okay, Custom accounts do not have any Dashboard access at all and they cannot make API requests on their own.
For Custom accounts you as the platform need to do everything.
dusk swallow
So, high-level, we'd like to be able to manage their account, submit charges for their customers, etc. It's a metered billing and payment plan management service.
What's the limitation on Standard accounts?
zealous root
You can read about the different type of Connect accounts here: https://stripe.com/docs/connect/accounts
tepid iris
A friend of @dusk swallow here. Is it possible to retrieve public (pk_...) keys via the API for a Standard account our Connect app created?
tepid iris
Thank you for clarifying!
zealous root
You can use your platform's publishable key and the connected account's ID: https://stripe.com/docs/connect/authentication
tepid iris
We were hoping to smooth out our on-boarding with a helpful screen showing the JS needed that included the key, but nbd to link to their Dash. Thank you so much for your help!
zealous root
Hang on, I want to make sure you're going down the right path...
tepid iris
You can use your platform's publishable key and the connected account's ID: http...
Oh! So our users do not need to go looking for their key, but instead we can give them ours and their account ID?
zealous root
If the Standard account is using their own publishable key that activity is not going to be associated with your platform account.
Why would you as the platform be directing your connected accounts to use their own publishable key?
dusk swallow
In order to collect payment methods from their customers on their website.
I guess they'd have to be sure to use the pk of the connected account, not their own independent account?
zealous root
Typically you as the platform would give them code to use which contained your platform's publishable key and their connected account ID.
That way the requests made by that code will be associated with your platform.
dusk swallow
Right, so we give them a code snippet, and say "Here's what you put in the page to collect payment info", if I'm understanding that correctly?
zealous root
If that's your goal, yes.
tepid iris
"@last erminebues is like the grandmaster in the park playing 8 people at chess right now." - @dusk swallow -- Thank you for you help, @zealous root !