# Stripe

UI Bakery allows you to easily connect to Stripe with no need for additional layers like APIs and third-party services.

## Configuration

### Prerequisites

To connect Stripe to UI Bakery, you will need to obtain an API key. \
Stripe API uses API keys to authenticate requests. You can view and manage your API keys in the Stripe Dashboard under **Developers** > **API keys**.

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You can use a test key first for testing purposes, but you will need a secret key to manage requests.

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We recommend adding a separate secret key for UI Bakery usage. In this case, your UI Bakery-based application will not be affected by any changes to your secret key.
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### Connecting the data source

1. On the **Data sources** page, click **Connect**, and select *Stripe* in the Data sources list.
2. Give your data source a name and specify the API Key you obtained previously.
3. Click **Test connection** to check whether the data source can be connected, and then click **Connect Datasource** to complete the setup.

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#### Authentication via cURL

If you don't want to add Stripe as a separate data source, you can use the *authentication cURL* request instead. You can find the example cURL in [Stripe documentation](https://docs.stripe.com/api/authentication?lang=curl).

## Usage

Once you have connected Stripe to UI Bakery, you can interact with your data. For this purpose, you can use the [Open API Request](/reference/working-with-actions/open-api-request.md) action step:

1. Create a new action, select the Stripe data source and the Open API Request action.\
   All available Stripe endpoints will be already defined.
2. Select the required endpoint from the **Operation** dropdown.
3. Set any parameters and/or body if necessary.
4. Click **Execute action**.


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