Connect your Stripe account

Create a Stripe restricted key with three permissions and paste it in LotsInvoice. Payments go straight to your Stripe balance.

1. In your Stripe dashboard, open Developers, then API keys. Choose test mode first if you want to try it without real money.
2. Under Restricted keys, click Create restricted key. Name it LotsInvoice.
3. Set Checkout Sessions to Write, Charges to Write (this lets you refund from LotsInvoice) and Webhook Endpoints to Write. Leave everything else at None.
4. Create the key and copy it. It starts with rk_test_ in test mode and rk_live_ in live mode.
5. In LotsInvoice, open Settings, Payment, choose the same mode, paste the key under Stripe and click Connect Stripe.

Good to know

• LotsInvoice only takes a restricted key. A full secret key (sk_) can do anything in your account, so it is refused.
• We create the one webhook that tells LotsInvoice a payment went through. You do not set up anything else in Stripe.
• Clients pay on Stripe's own page with the payment methods you have switched on in Stripe. Stripe's usual fees apply; LotsInvoice adds nothing.
• Refund from the invoice in LotsInvoice (owner only) or in your Stripe dashboard. Either way it is recorded once and the invoice balance goes back up.
• Never paste a key into a chat with an AI assistant. Paste it only in Settings, Payment.