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title: How do I connect and configure a Stripe account? | Paperform Help Center | Paperform
description: To connect and configure your Stripe account navigate to your Account Services via your Account Settings and click the button "Connect Stripe".
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How do I connect and configure a Stripe account?
### Payments

## Connect Stripe to Paperform

Go to Account Settings → [Account Services](https://paperform.co/account/integrations/) and click the “Connect Stripe” button. Follow the prompts to either create or connect a Stripe account.

 1. Once you have connected your Stripe account you will have two payment accounts created, one in “Live” mode and another in "Test" mode. You can use "Test" mode to test your form and submissions with [Stripe's test credit cards](https://stripe.com/docs/testing#cards).
 1. You can choose which payment account you would like to use on a form by going to Configure → Payments and choosing the appropriate account.

### Stripe Options

 - **Authorize payment for future capture**

When enabled, the payment will not be charged immediately, instead it will be authorized, and can be processed or canceled later via the Stripe Dashboard.
 - **Attach payment method to customer**

When enabled, the payment method will be attached to the customer for future payments.
 - **Additional payment methods**

When set, the selected additional payment methods are offered to the person submitting the form. Note that there may be specific country or currency requirements associated with these methods. These methods cannot be used for subscriptions, and may not support authorized only payments.

## Gotchas

 - The form must have a [Price](https://paperform.co/help/articles/price-field/#:~:text=%22Price%20fields%22%20are%20the%20most,often%20used%20for%20donation%20forms).) or [Product](https://paperform.co/help/articles/add-and-configure-products/) field, or have [Custom Pricing Rules](https://paperform.co/help/articles/custom-pricing-rules/) enabled to take payments.
 - The number of payment accounts you can connect will depend on what plan you are on. Please check our pricing page [here](https://paperform.co/pricing/).

### Related Articles
  [Can I automatically send a Stripe receipt to my customers when they pay on a form?  Yes, you can send a Stripe receipt to customers automatically by configuring Stripe as a payment account for your form and proceeding to toggle on the option “Include Stripe receipt email in the checkout”.](/help/articles/stripe-receipts/)
[What payment methods are available with Stripe?  We support several different payment methods on Stripe. Note that these methods may be subject to country or Stripe account-level restrictions, so please ensure you have tested all selected methods before sharing your form.](/help/articles/stripe-payment-methods/)
[How can I accept payments or donations on my form?  You can start accepting payments or donations on your form by connecting a payment source in your account settings and configuring this as a payment account in the form editor.](/help/articles/how-can-i-accept-payments-or-donations-on-my-form/)