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Some of the leading apps in the world from Lyft to Instacart process their credit card payments via Stripe. Thanks to the Payment component powered by Stripe, you have access to the same developer friendly service that professional developers around the world use to build businesses in their apps.
Each transaction made with Stripe will be subject to the following payment processing fees. 
members enjoy the same payment processing fee that Stripe charges its partners.
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Everyone else | |
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| Payment processing fee | 2.9% fee +$0.30 per transaction | 4.9% fee +$0.30 per transaction (2% Thunkable fee) |
On Android, the user does not have to submit any address information. On iOS, the developer can specify whether or not to require a full address or just a zipcode to submit a transaction. Requiring a full address may lower the risk of fraudulent activity.
Create your Stripe account
You'll have to apply to Stripe for your business to accept payment by credit or debit card
There are three properties that you need to retrieve from Stripe to connect it with Thunkable: Test Publishable Key , Live Publishable Key and Stripe Account ID. The first two are retrievable from the Stripe dashboard while the third requires visiting a special link. In the interest of security, you'll have to navigate to the App Settings on Thunkable to enter the properties for Stripe
Test Publishable Key
On the Stripe dashboard, set your Developer toggle to "Viewing test data" and copy the Publishable key from the interface
Live Publishable Key
On the Stripe dashboard, set your Developer toggle to live and copy the Publishable key from the interface
Stripe Account ID
The Stripe Account ID is a unique account level ID that you retrieve by connecting your Stripe account to Thunkable. Make sure you are logged into your Stripe account and then visit BOTH x.thunkable.com/stripe/connect/test and x.thunkable.com/stripe/connect/live and click the buttons below
You should see the following on your Stripe dashboard if your connections were successful
To send a test transaction, make sure your Stripe property setting is set to Test Mode
To submit a test transaction, we recommend using a test card with the number 4242 4242 4242 4242. You can specify any expiration date, security code and billing address / zipcode (if necessary).
Apps that accept payments should have a simple form for collecting user information both for sending a receipt and collecting transaction information and a confirmation page for letting the user know if the transaction went through successfully
The Payment block itself returns a chargeId if the payment went through successfully or an error if it did not. The blocks below also include uploading data to a Spreadsheet if successful or an error message if the transaction did not go through.
| Event | Description |
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One Time Charge (amount, currency in three letter abbreviation e.g. USD, receiptEmail, receiptDescription) |
Stripe accepts 135 different currencies but amount is denoted in the currencies' smallest unit i.e. USD is measured in cents. If successful, returns a chargeId and chargeInfo . During live mode, a successful charge will send a receipt to the receiptEmail with the receiptDescription as the title. (No email will be send during testing mode). There are minimum charge amounts for certain currencies as per Stripe's rules |
If you toggle on "Viewing test data" and "Payments" on the Stripe Dashboard, you will be able to view your test transactions
To accept payments, simply toggle the "Test Mode" to false in the Thunkable Stripe app settings
After you sent a successful transaction, you'll see both the user payment amount(s) on your Stripe dashboard as well as the Net amount (the amount you receive = the user payment amount less $0.30 + 4.9% of the total amount, which includes both Stripe and Thunkable's fees).
Users will also receive an email receipt if the email address is provided
