Managing Customers in Stripe

Stripe does not require any fields for the object because all data is related using (i.e., customer id, credit card id, etc.). We strongly suggested that basic CRM data, such as email address and name (full name), be passed on if available.

We also strongly recommend saving and relating Stripe's customer ID to your CRM record. This action can be done by using models or user profiles.

Creating a customer

The code sample below demonstrates creating a customer using an API call.

• URL:
• Method: POST
• Headers:
• Purpose / Description: Creates a Stripe customer object.
• Parameters / Body:

name=John%20Smith&email=john.smith%40email.com&description=This%20is%20my%20custom%20description.

The body is form-encoded: the fields are joined with & and special characters such as spaces and @ are encoded.

Updating a customer

The code sample below demonstrates how to update a customer using an API call.

• URL:
• Method: POST
• Headers:
• Purpose / Description: Updates a Stripe customer object.
• Parameters / Body:

name=John%20Smith&email=john.smith%40email.com&description=This%20is%20my%20custom%20description.

The body is form-encoded: the fields are joined with & and special characters such as spaces and @ are encoded.