Connecting providers
Connect Stripe
Add your Stripe account to Metricneed with a read-only API key — validated live and stored encrypted.
What you'll need
To connect Stripe you'll need a read-only restricted key (rk_live_… / rk_test_…), created in one click from the link below. Metricneed only reads your data, so use a read-only or restricted key wherever Stripe supports one. The key is validated against Stripe before it's saved and stored AES-256-GCM encrypted — see Security & privacy.
Step by step
Follow these steps, then paste the key into Metricneed's Add-connection form:
How to connect Stripe
- 1Click "Create a read-only key in Stripe" below. It opens your Stripe Dashboard with the right permissions already ticked.
- 2Check the Stripe account and mode at the top match the Mode you picked here, then click Create key.
- 3Copy the new restricted key (it starts with rk_live_ or rk_test_).
- 4Paste it in the API key field. We validate it live before saving, and store it encrypted.
The key is read-only: customers, products, prices, subscriptions, charges, invoices and checkout sessions. It can’t create charges, refunds or payouts. A test key only reads test data, so it must match the Mode you selected.
Real-time (Pro) is configured automatically once the connection is created, using the key’s Webhook Endpoints permission. Nothing to paste.
Ready to add it? Open Connections in the app (or the onboarding wizard on your first visit) and paste your key.