Define the business goal for Stripe integration
Identify required payment flows
Choose Stripe products to use
Set up Stripe account and API keys
Model customers, subscriptions, invoices, and payments
Define pricing rules and billing intervals
Create checkout or payment intent flow
Implement webhook handling
Verify webhook signatures
Update internal order status from Stripe events
Handle payment success, failure, and retries
Implement refund and dispute logic
Apply tax and currency rules
Manage subscription lifecycle events
Control access based on payment state
Store Stripe IDs in your database
Prevent duplicate processing with idempotency
Log payment and webhook activity
Test with Stripe test mode
Validate edge cases and error states
Secure secrets and restrict permissions
Monitor transactions and alerts
Deploy to production with live keys