Platform administrators can diagnose and assist with Stripe payment integration issues.Documentation Index
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Common Issues
Connection & Configuration
API key issues
API key issues
Symptoms:
- All payment operations failing
- “Invalid API Key” errors
- Verify API keys are correctly configured
- Check if using test vs live keys appropriately
- Confirm keys haven’t been rotated/revoked
- Verify restricted key has required permissions
Webhook failures
Webhook failures
Symptoms:
- Payment status not updating
- Subscriptions not activating after payment
- Check webhook endpoint is accessible
- Verify webhook signing secret is correct
- Review webhook logs in Stripe dashboard
- Check for failed webhook deliveries
Payment Issues
Payment declined
Payment declined
Common causes:
- Insufficient funds
- Card expired
- Fraud detection triggered
- 3D Secure authentication failed
- Check decline code in transaction record
- Review Stripe Radar rules if fraud-related
- Verify 3D Secure is properly configured
- Check if card requires additional authentication
Subscription not activating
Subscription not activating
Common causes:
- Webhook not received
- Payment intent not confirmed
- Subscription status not syncing
- Check Stripe dashboard for subscription status
- Review webhook delivery logs
- Verify webhook handler processed event
- Check for idempotency issues (duplicate events)
Refund failures
Refund failures
Common causes:
- Refund exceeds charge amount
- Charge already refunded
- Charge too old (beyond refund window)
- Insufficient balance
- Verify original charge status and amount
- Check existing refunds on charge
- Review Stripe account balance
- Check refund policy timeframes
Subscription Issues
Billing not occurring
Billing not occurring
Common causes:
- Subscription paused or cancelled
- Payment method expired
- Billing anchor date misconfigured
- Check subscription status in Stripe
- Verify default payment method is valid
- Review billing cycle anchor settings
- Check for past_due status
Proration issues
Proration issues
Common causes:
- Proration behavior misconfigured
- Plan change timing
- Credit balance not applied
- Review proration settings on subscription
- Check upcoming invoice preview
- Verify credit balance application
Diagnostic Endpoints
Connection Status
View Failed Transactions
View Webhook Events
Retry Webhook
Sync Subscription Status
Escalation
For complex Stripe issues:- Collect organization ID, Stripe account ID, payment intent IDs
- Check Stripe Status page for incidents
- Review Stripe dashboard logs directly if needed
- Contact Stripe support for account-level issues