Stripe

Create an account on Stripe

If you don't have an account on Stripe, follow their steps to signup.

Get the Stripe API key

• Go to your Stripe dashboard.
• Select Developers on the top right navigation bar.
• Select API keys on the menu under Developers.
• Click on the Reveal live key (or Reveal test key if you are in test mode).
• Copy the secret key and set it to the .env file.

# .env
# [only required if you want to support paid submissions]
STRIPE_API_KEY=your_stripe_api_key

Get the product price id

• Go to your Stripe dashboard.
• Select Product Catalog on the left sidebar.
• Click on the + Create Product button.
• Give your product a clear name and set the one-time fee for user submissions.
• Click on the Add Product button to create it.
• Go to the product detail page, click on the ... button in the pricing section.
• Copy the price id and set it to the .env file.

# .env
# [only required if you want to support paid submissions and sponsor ads]
NEXT_PUBLIC_STRIPE_PRO_PRICE_ID=your_price_id
NEXT_PUBLIC_STRIPE_SPONSOR_PRICE_ID=your_price_id

Get the webhook secret

• Go to your Stripe dashboard.
• Select Developers on the top right navigation bar.
• Select Webhooks on the menu under Developers.
• Click on the Add an endpoint button.
• Enter the endpoint URL where Stripe will send events to, for example, https://your-domain.com/api/webhook.
• Choose the events you want to receive notifications for, common events include checkout.session.completed.
• Copy the webhook secret and set it to the .env file.

# .env
# [only required if you want to support paid submissions and sponsor ads]
STRIPE_WEBHOOK_SECRET=your_webhook_secret