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 secret key (sk_live_… / sk_test_…) or a restricted key with read access to Core resources. 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
- 1Log in to your Stripe Dashboard.
- 2Toggle Test mode on/off so it matches the Mode you picked here — a test key only reads test data.
- 3Open Developers → API keys and reveal your Secret key (it starts with sk_live_ or sk_test_). A restricted key with read access to Core resources also works.
- 4Paste it in the API key field. We validate it live before saving, and store it encrypted.
Stripe test vs live is decided by which key you paste (sk_test_ vs sk_live_), not a separate environment URL — the key must match the Mode you selected.
Real-time (Pro) is configured automatically once the connection is created — Stripe generates the signing secret, nothing to paste.
Ready to add it? Open Connections in the app (or the onboarding wizard on your first visit) and paste your key.