How it works
Stripe processes payments for your business. Connect it to collect payments in your Zite app and use payment information in your orders or member records. Customers pay through your connected Stripe account; they don’t need to connect their own Stripe accounts. By connecting Stripe, you can:- Collect one-off payments for products, tickets, or services
- Sell subscriptions with recurring prices
- Use existing Stripe products and prices or ask Zite to help create them
- Show customer, payment, invoice, and subscription information
- Add a customer billing portal
- Receive webhook updates after payments or subscription changes
How to integrate Stripe into your app
1
Connect to Stripe
Ask Zite to connect your app to Stripe. Alternatively, select + in the chat box, then Integrations → Stripe.Choose a saved account or Connect new account, then follow Stripe’s sign-in and authorization prompts. Check that you’ve selected the intended business account.
2
Describe your use case
Tell Zite what you sell, the price and currency, and what should happen after payment. For example, “Sell workshop tickets, confirm payment, then save the booking and send a confirmation email.”Name the products and prices to use, and ask for payment to happen inside your app or on a Stripe-hosted page.
3
Test and publish
Confirm the connection shows Test Mode before following Stripe’s testing guide. If it shows Live, or Stripe rejects your test account, contact Zite support before testing payments.Check successful, failed, and canceled payments, including the resulting records and messages. Use a live connection and select Publish when you’re ready to accept real payments.
Common use cases
With a Stripe connection, you can create apps like:- Ticket Sales: Collect payment and confirm event bookings
- Service Bookings: Charge a one-off appointment fee
- Member Portals: Sell recurring plans and show billing details
- Payment Dashboards: View customer payments and invoices
- Order Trackers: Keep fulfillment records aligned with payment status
Important notes
- Test and live: The mode belongs to the connected Stripe account. Opening the Zite editor preview doesn’t turn live payments into test payments.
- Checkout location: Embedded payments work inside the editor preview. Stripe-hosted checkout needs a separate browser tab from the preview.
- Confirm payment: Ask Zite to verify payment in Stripe before fulfilling an order or granting paid access. Returning to a confirmation page alone is not proof of payment.
- Missing products: Check the connected account and whether the product and price are active. A large catalog may be only partly shown in setup; tell Zite exactly what you need.
- After checkout: Use webhooks for updates that should happen when customers are away from your app. Connecting Stripe alone doesn’t create those workflows.
Need help with this integration? Contact support@zite.com.