# Stripe cost tracking

Sumloop pulls Stripe cost on a schedule and puts it in the same ledger
as every other vendor a team pays.

| | |
| --- | --- |
| What Sumloop reads | monthly cost in USD |
| Reported in | USD |
| Credential | Restricted API key |
| Access | Read-only. Sumloop cannot change a resource or spend money. |
| Annual commitments | Spread by Sumloop |

## How to connect Stripe

1. In the Stripe Dashboard, open Developers > API keys > Restricted keys.
2. Create a restricted key with read access to Balance transactions.
3. Copy the `rk_live_…` key and paste it below. Sumloop tracks Stripe fees, not your revenue.

## Other payments Sumloop tracks

- [Lemon Squeezy](https://sumloop.app/integrations/lemon_squeezy.md)
- [Paddle](https://sumloop.app/integrations/paddle.md)

## Links

- Stripe → Developers → API keys: https://dashboard.stripe.com/apikeys
- Stripe API reference: https://docs.stripe.com/api/balance_transactions/list
- This page: https://sumloop.app/integrations/stripe
- Every integration: https://sumloop.app/integrations.md