# Stripe

Node.js library for the Stripe API.

Repository: https://github.com/stripe/stripe-node
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/stripe
Homepage: https://stripe.com
Language: TypeScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: stripe, stripe-sdk
Last push: 2026-08-26T22:19:25+00:00
Link (homepage): https://stripe.com
Link (site_page): https://stripe.com/in/pricing
Link (site_page): https://docs.stripe.com/development
Link (site_page): https://docs.stripe.com/
Link (site_page): https://docs.stripe.com/changelog

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 99/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 99, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5454, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 6, "gap_med": 10.0, "n_releases_24m": 53}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 4493, forks 928 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:51.374360+00:00)

## What it is
The official Stripe Node.js library providing convenient, typed access to the Stripe API from server-side JavaScript and TypeScript applications. It is part of Stripe's family of official SDKs covering many languages and platforms.

## Use cases
- accept online payments from a node backend
- create and manage stripe customers in javascript
- process subscription billing in a nodejs app
- create checkout sessions server-side
- issue refunds via the stripe api
- handle payment intents for card payments
- integrate stripe webhooks and api calls in typescript

## When to choose
- you are building a server-side Node.js or TypeScript integration with Stripe
- you want an officially maintained, typed SDK for the Stripe REST API
- you need to manage payments, customers, subscriptions, or invoices programmatically

## When to avoid
- you need client-side payment collection in the browser (use Stripe.js / react-stripe-js instead)
- you are building in another language with a dedicated official SDK (e.g. stripe-python, stripe-go)
- you need a payment provider other than Stripe

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: stable
- function: sdk, http-client, api-framework
- domain: fintech, apis, backend, web-development, e-commerce
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: stripe, payments, payment-processing, billing, subscriptions, rest-api, typescript, server-side, nodejs

## Member repositories
- stripe/stripe-node (main) score 99
- stripe/stripe-php (sdk) score 99
- stripe/stripe-go (sdk) score 98
- stripe/stripe-ios (sdk) score 95
- stripe/stripe-ruby (sdk) score 98
- stripe/stripe-cli (plugin) score 95
- stripe/react-stripe-js (sdk) score 98
- stripe/stripe-python (sdk) score 99
- stripe/ai (sdk) score 66
- stripe/stripe-mock (infra) score 99
- stripe/stripe-android (sdk) score 95
- stripe/stripe-dotnet (sdk) score 98

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:51.374360+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:20:27.518423+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/stripe/stripe-node (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:51.374360+00:00, sha 0eb0899c619b)
  - homepage: https://stripe.com (fetched 2026-08-29T09:07:51.173155+00:00, sha 6d4989220131)
  - site_page: https://docs.stripe.com/development (fetched 2026-08-29T09:07:51.178844+00:00, sha 8033a763d9a9)
  - site_page: https://docs.stripe.com/ (fetched 2026-08-29T09:07:51.180788+00:00, sha 20f7e9e86660)
  - site_page: https://docs.stripe.com/changelog (fetched 2026-08-29T09:07:51.182985+00:00, sha 14286935085d)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/stripe-node (fetched 2026-08-29T09:07:51.185601+00:00, sha 5153d04525b7)
  - site_page: https://stripe.com/in/pricing (fetched 2026-08-29T09:07:51.176444+00:00, sha 94121fbad3e4)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.