Stripe provides a number of resources for testing your integration. Make sure to test the following use cases before launch, and use our Postman collection to make the testing process simpler.
Stripe Test Helpers API is one of 159 APIs that Stripe publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.
Tagged areas include Synthetic, Testing, and Virtualization. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes API documentation and an OpenAPI specification.
This API exposes
31 operations
across 29 paths,
and defines 36 schemas.
It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 2023-10-16.
Requests are made against a single base URL, https://api.stripe.com/.
31 operations29 paths36 schemas1 DELETE2 GET28 POST
Metadata
The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.
Stripe Test Helpers API declares
2 security schemes
for authenticating requests.
It accepts HTTP basic authentication (basicAuth).
It accepts HTTP bearer tokens (auth-scheme) (bearerAuth).
By default, every request must be authenticated.
Across 29 paths, the API surfaces 31 operations — 1 DELETE, 2 GET, 28 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.
Marks the test mode InboundTransfer object as returned and links the InboundTransfer to a ReceivedDebit. The InboundTransfer must already be in the succeeded state.
Use this endpoint to simulate a test mode ReceivedCredit initiated by a third party. In live mode, you can’t directly create ReceivedCredits initiated by third parties.
Use this endpoint to simulate a test mode ReceivedDebit initiated by a third party. In live mode, you can’t directly create ReceivedDebits initiated by third parties.
The contract defines 36 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are issuing.authorization (25 properties), issuing.card (23 properties), issuing.transaction (22 properties), treasury.outbound_payment (21 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.
Any use of an [issued card](https://stripe.com/docs/issuing) that results in funds entering or leaving your Stripe account, such as a completed purchase or ref…
When an [issued card](https://stripe.com/docs/issuing) is used to make a purchase, an Issuing Authorization object is created. [Authorizations](https://stripe.…
25 properties18 required
treasury.received_credit
object
ReceivedCredits represent funds sent to a [FinancialAccount](https://stripe.com/docs/apifinancialaccounts) (for example, via ACH or wire). These money movement…
16 properties11 required
PostTestHelpersTreasuryReceivedDebitsRequest
object
7 properties4 required
treasury.received_debit
object
ReceivedDebits represent funds pulled from a [FinancialAccount](https://stripe.com/docs/apifinancialaccounts). These are not initiated from the FinancialAccoun…
A Reader represents a physical device for accepting payment details. Related guide: [Connecting to a reader](https://stripe.com/docs/terminal/payments/connect-…
12 properties7 required
error_2
object
An error response from the Stripe API
1 property1 required
treasury.outbound_transfer
object
Use OutboundTransfers to transfer funds from a [FinancialAccount](https://stripe.com/docs/apifinancialaccounts) to a PaymentMethod belonging to the same entity…
Use OutboundPayments to send funds to another party's external bank account or [FinancialAccount](https://stripe.com/docs/apifinancialaccounts). To send money…
Use [InboundTransfers](https://stripe.com/docs/treasury/moving-money/financial-accounts/into/inbound-transfers) to add funds to your [FinancialAccount](https:/…
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