How to Use the Stripe API in Go

Use the official Stripe Go client library to initialize a client with your secret key and call API methods like Charge.New to process payments.

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"log"

	"github.com/stripe/stripe-go/v80"
	"github.com/stripe/stripe-go/v80/charge"
)

func main() {
	stripe.Key = "sk_test_YOUR_SECRET_KEY"

	params := &stripe.ChargeParams{
		Amount:   stripe.Int64(2000),
		Currency: stripe.String("usd"),
		Source:   stripe.String("tok_visa"),
	}

	c, err := charge.New(params)
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatal(err)
	}

	fmt.Printf("Charge ID: %s\n", c.ID)
}

The Stripe API in Go lets your application securely handle payments by sending data to Stripe's servers. You install a library, provide your secret key, and call functions to create charges or manage customers. Think of it as a remote control that tells Stripe exactly what transaction to perform without you needing to build the banking logic yourself.