# Can the current Stripe connector accept live payments?

Canonical: https://uvilno.com/answers/can-uvilno-stripe-checkout-accept-live-payments
Updated: 2026-10-27

Uvilno's Stripe Connect and Checkout workflows use test mode. They verify a payment journey without taking money. Live payments require an enabled configuration, provider onboarding and verified fulfillment behavior. A test checkout must never be displayed as actual revenue, settlement or a completed live sale.

Keep test products, prices and success states visibly identified. A frontend redirect after checkout is not sufficient authority to grant a paid entitlement; the real service must verify the corresponding payment state. Test cancellation and webhook replay as well as the happy path.

Before launch, decide who owns the connected account, how refunds work and what happens when payment succeeds but fulfillment fails. Credentials belong on the server. A connector reduces setup steps but does not replace these business and operational decisions.

## What to verify

| Check | Published behavior | Verification |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Environment | Current Uvilno Stripe flows are test workflows. | Confirm the provider environment and displayed labels. |
| Fulfillment | A test receipt is not a live sale. | Test server-verified entitlements and cancellation. |
| Production | Live configuration and onboarding are separate work. | Review deployment settings with the payment account owner. |

## Steps

1. Label test checkout throughout the interface.
2. Exercise success, cancellation and replay behavior.
3. Review live configuration before accepting money.

## Editable starting brief

Plan a small digital-product storefront with product detail, cart and explicitly labeled Stripe test checkout. Keep actual orders empty initially, verify payment state on the server before marking any entitlement, and handle cancellation and failed fulfillment. Do not report test revenue or imply production payments are enabled.

## Sources

- [Stripe integration guide](https://uvilno.com/guides/how-to-add-stripe-payments-without-api-keys)
- [Uvilno public SDK documentation](https://uvilno.com/docs)