Changing Stripe accounts
You may need to switch the Stripe account within Recharge. This is common when you or your developer have set up a temporary account or when you need to redirect payments to a different account.
This guide provides instructions on switching to a different Stripe account.
- BigCommerce Checkout Integration
- Recharge Checkout on BigCommerce
- Migrated Shopify Checkout Integration
- This is applicable only for pre-existing customers who are still processing through the payment processor in Recharge
Refer to updating your Shopify Payments information for the Shopify Checkout Integration.
Before you start
Contact Stripe support if you have existing subscribers in your Recharge account and request Stripe migrate your existing customers to your new Stripe account. Failure to do so will result in a Customer Not Found error when the next charge is attempted.
Step 1 - Remove existing Stripe account
- In the merchant portal, click Settings and select Payment.
- Under Payment processor, click Remove Stripe OAuth.
Step 2 - Connect new Stripe account
- Click Connect with Stripe.
- Click Sign in with Stripe to connect and log in. If you are already logged in, proceed to 3.
- Select the account you would like to connect from the dropdown.
- Click Connect my Stripe account.
If you have existing subscribers in Recharge
You must migrate current subscribers from your previous Stripe account to your new Stripe account. After you've connected the new Stripe account, contact Stripe support to transfer payment data between accounts and they will provide a mapping file. You must send this mapping file to Recharge support who can prep the data to be updated.
However, you can enable the new Stripe account in advance to allow future customers to be vaulted in the new Stripe account. You will be prompted to confirm if you would like to proceed.
Click Remove to connect the new account. Contact Stripe support to initiate the migration in advance of your customer's next charge date.
If you have no subscribers in Recharge
Once the Stripe account is connected, you can now accept payments.