Stripe Capability API

The Capability API from Stripe — 1 operation(s) for capability.

Operations 2

GET /v1/accounts/{account}/capabilities/{capability} Stripe Retrieve Capability #
POST /v1/accounts/{account}/capabilities/{capability} Stripe Update Capability #

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OpenAPI Specification

stripe-capability-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Stripe Accounts Account Capability API
  description: This is an object representing a Stripe account. You can retrieve it to see properties on the account like its current requirements or if the account is enabled to make live charges or receive payouts.
  contact:
    email: dev-platform@stripe.com
    name: Stripe Dev Platform Team
    url: https://stripe.com
  termsOfService: https://stripe.com/us/terms/
  version: '2023-10-16'
  x-stripeSpecFilename: spec3
servers:
- url: https://api.stripe.com/
security:
- basicAuth: []
- bearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: Capability
paths:
  /v1/accounts/{account}/capabilities/{capability}:
    get:
      description: <p>Retrieves information about the specified Account Capability.</p>
      operationId: GetAccountsAccountCapabilitiesCapability
      parameters:
      - in: path
        name: account
        required: true
        schema:
          maxLength: 5000
          type: string
        style: simple
      - in: path
        name: capability
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        style: simple
      - description: Specifies which fields in the response should be expanded.
        explode: true
        in: query
        name: expand
        required: false
        schema:
          items:
            maxLength: 5000
            type: string
          type: array
        style: deepObject
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/x-www-form-urlencoded:
            encoding: {}
            schema:
              additionalProperties: false
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/GetAccountsAccountCapabilitiesCapabilityRequest'
        required: false
      responses:
        '200':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/capability'
          description: Successful response.
        default:
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/error'
          description: Error response.
      summary: Stripe Retrieve Capability
      tags:
      - Capability
      x-api-evangelist-processing:
        ChooseTags: true
    post:
      description: <p>Updates an existing Account Capability. Request or remove a capability by updating its <code>requested</code> parameter.</p>
      operationId: PostAccountsAccountCapabilitiesCapability
      parameters:
      - in: path
        name: account
        required: true
        schema:
          maxLength: 5000
          type: string
        style: simple
      - in: path
        name: capability
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        style: simple
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/x-www-form-urlencoded:
            encoding:
              expand:
                explode: true
                style: deepObject
            schema:
              additionalProperties: false
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/PostAccountsAccountCapabilitiesCapabilityRequest'
        required: false
      responses:
        '200':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/capability'
          description: Successful response.
        default:
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/error'
          description: Error response.
      summary: Stripe Update Capability
      tags:
      - Capability
      x-api-evangelist-processing:
        ChooseTags: true
components:
  schemas:
    capability:
      description: 'This is an object representing a capability for a Stripe account.


        Related guide: [Account capabilities](https://stripe.com/docs/connect/account-capabilities)'
      properties:
        account:
          anyOf:
          - maxLength: 5000
            type: string
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/account'
          description: The account for which the capability enables functionality.
          x-expansionResources:
            oneOf:
            - $ref: '#/components/schemas/account'
        future_requirements:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/account_capability_future_requirements'
        id:
          description: The identifier for the capability.
          maxLength: 5000
          type: string
        object:
          description: String representing the object's type. Objects of the same type share the same value.
          enum:
          - capability
          type: string
        requested:
          description: Whether the capability has been requested.
          type: boolean
        requested_at:
          description: Time at which the capability was requested. Measured in seconds since the Unix epoch.
          format: unix-time
          type:
          - integer
          - 'null'
        requirements:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/account_capability_requirements'
        status:
          description: The status of the capability. Can be `active`, `inactive`, `pending`, or `unrequested`.
          enum:
          - active
          - disabled
          - inactive
          - pending
          - unrequested
          type: string
      required:
      - account
      - id
      - object
      - requested
      - status
      title: AccountCapability
      type: object
      x-expandableFields:
      - account
      - future_requirements
      - requirements
      x-resourceId: capability
    error:
      description: An error response from the Stripe API
      properties:
        error:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/api_errors'
      required:
      - error
      type: object
    person:
      description: 'This is an object representing a person associated with a Stripe account.


        A platform cannot access a Standard or Express account''s persons after the account starts onboarding, such as after generating an account link for the account.

        See the [Standard onboarding](https://stripe.com/docs/connect/standard-accounts) or [Express onboarding documentation](https://stripe.com/docs/connect/express-accounts) for information about platform prefilling and account onboarding steps.


        Related guide: [Handling identity verification with the API](https://stripe.com/docs/connect/handling-api-verification#person-information)'
      properties:
        account:
          description: The account the person is associated with.
          maxLength: 5000
          type: string
        additional_tos_acceptances:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/person_additional_tos_acceptances'
        address:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/address'
        address_kana:
          anyOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/legal_entity_japan_address'
        address_kanji:
          anyOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/legal_entity_japan_address'
        created:
          description: Time at which the object was created. Measured in seconds since the Unix epoch.
          format: unix-time
          type: integer
        dob:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/legal_entity_dob'
        email:
          description: The person's email address.
          maxLength: 5000
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        first_name:
          description: The person's first name.
          maxLength: 5000
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        first_name_kana:
          description: The Kana variation of the person's first name (Japan only).
          maxLength: 5000
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        first_name_kanji:
          description: The Kanji variation of the person's first name (Japan only).
          maxLength: 5000
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        full_name_aliases:
          description: A list of alternate names or aliases that the person is known by.
          items:
            maxLength: 5000
            type: string
          type: array
        future_requirements:
          anyOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/person_future_requirements'
        gender:
          description: The person's gender (International regulations require either "male" or "female").
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        id:
          description: Unique identifier for the object.
          maxLength: 5000
          type: string
        id_number_provided:
          description: Whether the person's `id_number` was provided. True if either the full ID number was provided or if only the required part of the ID number was provided (ex. last four of an individual's SSN for the US indicated by `ssn_last_4_provided`).
          type: boolean
        id_number_secondary_provided:
          description: Whether the person's `id_number_secondary` was provided.
          type: boolean
        last_name:
          description: The person's last name.
          maxLength: 5000
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        last_name_kana:
          description: The Kana variation of the person's last name (Japan only).
          maxLength: 5000
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        last_name_kanji:
          description: The Kanji variation of the person's last name (Japan only).
          maxLength: 5000
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        maiden_name:
          description: The person's maiden name.
          maxLength: 5000
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        metadata:
          additionalProperties:
            maxLength: 500
            type: string
          description: Set of [key-value pairs](https://stripe.com/docs/api/metadata) that you can attach to an object. This can be useful for storing additional information about the object in a structured format.
          type: object
        nationality:
          description: The country where the person is a national.
          maxLength: 5000
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        object:
          description: String representing the object's type. Objects of the same type share the same value.
          enum:
          - person
          type: string
        phone:
          description: The person's phone number.
          maxLength: 5000
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        political_exposure:
          description: Indicates if the person or any of their representatives, family members, or other closely related persons, declares that they hold or have held an important public job or function, in any jurisdiction.
          enum:
          - existing
          - none
          type: string
        registered_address:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/address'
        relationship:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/person_relationship'
        requirements:
          anyOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/person_requirements'
        ssn_last_4_provided:
          description: Whether the last four digits of the person's Social Security number have been provided (U.S. only).
          type: boolean
        verification:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/legal_entity_person_verification'
      required:
      - account
      - created
      - id
      - object
      title: Person
      type: object
      x-expandableFields:
      - additional_tos_acceptances
      - address
      - address_kana
      - address_kanji
      - dob
      - future_requirements
      - registered_address
      - relationship
      - requirements
      - verification
      x-resourceId: person
    account:
      description: 'This is an object representing a Stripe account. You can retrieve it to see

        properties on the account like its current requirements or if the account is

        enabled to make live charges or receive payouts.


        For Custom accounts, the properties below are always returned. For other accounts, some properties are returned until that

        account has started to go through Connect Onboarding. Once you create an [Account Link](https://stripe.com/docs/api/account_links)

        for a Standard or Express account, some parameters are no longer returned. These are marked as **Custom Only** or **Custom and Express**

        below. Learn about the differences [between accounts](https://stripe.com/docs/connect/accounts).'
      properties:
        business_profile:
          anyOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/account_business_profile'
          description: Business information about the account.
        business_type:
          description: The business type.
          enum:
          - company
          - government_entity
          - individual
          - non_profit
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          x-stripeBypassValidation: true
        capabilities:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/account_capabilities'
        charges_enabled:
          description: Whether the account can create live charges.
          type: boolean
        company:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/legal_entity_company'
        controller:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/account_unification_account_controller'
        country:
          description: The account's country.
          maxLength: 5000
          type: string
        created:
          description: Time at which the account was connected. Measured in seconds since the Unix epoch.
          format: unix-time
          type: integer
        default_currency:
          description: Three-letter ISO currency code representing the default currency for the account. This must be a currency that [Stripe supports in the account's country](https://stripe.com/docs/payouts).
          maxLength: 5000
          type: string
        details_submitted:
          description: Whether account details have been submitted. Standard accounts cannot receive payouts before this is true.
          type: boolean
        email:
          description: An email address associated with the account. It's not used for authentication and Stripe doesn't market to this field without explicit approval from the platform.
          maxLength: 5000
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        external_accounts:
          description: External accounts (bank accounts and debit cards) currently attached to this account
          properties:
            data:
              description: The list contains all external accounts that have been attached to the Stripe account. These may be bank accounts or cards.
              items:
                anyOf:
                - $ref: '#/components/schemas/bank_account'
                - $ref: '#/components/schemas/card'
                title: Polymorphic
                x-stripeBypassValidation: true
              type: array
            has_more:
              description: True if this list has another page of items after this one that can be fetched.
              type: boolean
            object:
              description: String representing the object's type. Objects of the same type share the same value. Always has the value `list`.
              enum:
              - list
              type: string
            url:
              description: The URL where this list can be accessed.
              maxLength: 5000
              type: string
          required:
          - data
          - has_more
          - object
          - url
          title: ExternalAccountList
          type: object
          x-expandableFields:
          - data
        future_requirements:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/account_future_requirements'
        id:
          description: Unique identifier for the object.
          maxLength: 5000
          type: string
        individual:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/person'
        metadata:
          additionalProperties:
            maxLength: 500
            type: string
          description: Set of [key-value pairs](https://stripe.com/docs/api/metadata) that you can attach to an object. This can be useful for storing additional information about the object in a structured format.
          type: object
        object:
          description: String representing the object's type. Objects of the same type share the same value.
          enum:
          - account
          type: string
        payouts_enabled:
          description: Whether Stripe can send payouts to this account.
          type: boolean
        requirements:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/account_requirements'
        settings:
          anyOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/account_settings'
          description: Options for customizing how the account functions within Stripe.
        tos_acceptance:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/account_tos_acceptance'
        type:
          description: The Stripe account type. Can be `standard`, `express`, or `custom`.
          enum:
          - custom
          - express
          - standard
          type: string
      required:
      - id
      - object
      title: Account
      type: object
      x-expandableFields:
      - business_profile
      - capabilities
      - company
      - controller
      - external_accounts
      - future_requirements
      - individual
      - requirements
      - settings
      - tos_acceptance
      x-resourceId: account