Beginning a Stripe Django Project (Part 1)

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Setting up a Stripe Django project (part 1)

Setting up a Stripe Django project (part 1)

If you’re looking to integrate payment processing into your Django project, Stripe is a popular choice due to its easy setup and extensive documentation. In this article, we’ll guide you through setting up a Django project with Stripe integration.

Step 1: Create a Stripe account

Before you can start integrating Stripe into your Django project, you’ll need to create a Stripe account. Visit https://stripe.com/ and sign up for an account, if you haven’t already.

Step 2: Install the Stripe Python library

Next, you’ll need to install the Stripe Python library in your Django project. You can do this using pip:

pip install stripe

Step 3: Configure your Django project settings

In your Django project settings file, add your Stripe API key:

STRIPE_API_KEY = 'your_stripe_api_key'

Replace ‘your_stripe_api_key’ with your actual Stripe API key, which you can find in your Stripe account dashboard.

Step 4: Create a Stripe webhook endpoint

Stripe uses webhooks to notify your Django project of events, such as successful payments. You’ll need to create a webhook endpoint in your Django project to receive these notifications.

Here’s an example of how you can create a webhook endpoint in Django:


from django.http import JsonResponse
from django.views.decorators.csrf import csrf_exempt
import stripe

@csrf_exempt
def stripe_webhook(request):
payload = request.body
sig_header = request.META['HTTP_STRIPE_SIGNATURE']
endpoint_secret = 'your_stripe_webhook_secret'

try:
event = stripe.Webhook.construct_event(
payload, sig_header, endpoint_secret
)
except ValueError as e:
# Invalid payload
return JsonResponse({'error': 'Invalid payload'}, status=400)
except stripe.error.SignatureVerificationError as e:
# Invalid signature
return JsonResponse({'error': 'Invalid signature'}, status=400)

# Handle the event
# TODO: Implement your event handling logic here

return JsonResponse({'message': 'Webhook received'}, status=200)

Don’t forget to replace ‘your_stripe_webhook_secret’ with your actual Stripe webhook secret, which you can find in your Stripe account dashboard.

That’s it for part 1 of setting up a Stripe Django project. Stay tuned for part 2, where we’ll guide you through integrating Stripe’s payment processing into your Django project.

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@grapsinho8325
6 months ago

Hey! what if my country not in the list i mean stripe sign up, will there be any problem?

@atreyusdev
6 months ago

This tutorial is to implement stripe in Django or create a Django project??

@abubakarshf
6 months ago

hey man!
Thanks for the video. I will be waiting for next part of this video 🙂

@rsleepey
6 months ago

hey, thanks for the video its helping me understand django and stripe I'm working along with you
keep up the good content
tomorrow ill watch part 2