# Why does Agent struggle with Stripe so much? **URL:** \ **Category:** Agent & Assistant\ **Created:** [March 21, 2025, 6:05pm UTC](https://replit.discourse.group/t/why-does-agent-struggle-with-stripe-so-much/4116 "2025-03-21T18:05:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![realfunnyeric](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex010/user_avatar/replit.discourse.group/realfunnyeric/32/2150_2.png) [@realfunnyeric](https://replit.discourse.group/u/realfunnyeric)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2025, 6:05pm UTC](https://replit.discourse.group/t/why-does-agent-struggle-with-stripe-so-much/4116/1 "2025-03-21T18:05:29Z")
Widely and well-documented API, perhaps the best ever, but it just can’t seem to get it right. What’s the trick? ---
**Author:** ![tobyho-replit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/46a35a/32.png) [@tobyho-replit](https://replit.discourse.group/u/tobyho-replit)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2025, 7:57pm UTC](https://replit.discourse.group/t/why-does-agent-struggle-with-stripe-so-much/4116/2 "2025-03-21T19:57:40Z")
Hi! I am one of the Replit engineers that work on integrations. Could you share your prompt and/or your repl so we can figure out what happened? You may share privately. ---
**Author:** ![Gipity-Steve](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex010/user_avatar/replit.discourse.group/gipity-steve/32/1431_2.png) [@Gipity-Steve](https://replit.discourse.group/u/Gipity-Steve)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2025, 5:01am UTC](https://replit.discourse.group/t/why-does-agent-struggle-with-stripe-so-much/4116/3 "2025-06-11T05:01:43Z")
Did you get anywhere with stripe? I’m keen to use it too. ---
**Author:** ![pmz](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex010/user_avatar/replit.discourse.group/pmz/32/381_2.png) [@pmz](https://replit.discourse.group/u/pmz)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2025, 7:27pm UTC](https://replit.discourse.group/t/why-does-agent-struggle-with-stripe-so-much/4116/4 "2025-06-11T19:27:02Z")
Hi I’ve been able to use it for both js and flask apps on Replit. It’s tricky and you do have to have some understanding of the Stripe API vs. it just automatically working. I haven’t implemented it with new apps since Sonnet 4 dropped so I’d imagine its improving. ---
**Author:** ![realfunnyeric](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex010/user_avatar/replit.discourse.group/realfunnyeric/32/2150_2.png) [@realfunnyeric](https://replit.discourse.group/u/realfunnyeric)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2025, 8:09pm UTC](https://replit.discourse.group/t/why-does-agent-struggle-with-stripe-so-much/4116/5 "2025-06-11T20:09:27Z")
Oh, I get it working, but with as well-documented as it is, and hyper-prevalent, I’d expect AI agents to understand how to implement it better. The main issue usually comes from lack of clarity on when you need to create product codes/prices in stripe BEFORE you start building your integration in Replit. This can be muddy waters and really trip you up. The easiest thing, of course, is to use Stripe’s hosted checkout pages. This makes it a breeze. But if you want self-hosted, in-line checkout, it can get squirrely. ---
**Author:** ![pmz](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex010/user_avatar/replit.discourse.group/pmz/32/381_2.png) [@pmz](https://replit.discourse.group/u/pmz)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2025, 8:22pm UTC](https://replit.discourse.group/t/why-does-agent-struggle-with-stripe-so-much/4116/6 "2025-06-11T20:22:22Z")
Second the Stripe hosted checkout pages. You get a lot more confidence that Stripe is handling things that way. ---
**Author:** ![whiteubank22](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/67e7ee/32.png) [@whiteubank22](https://replit.discourse.group/u/whiteubank22)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2025, 6:19am UTC](https://replit.discourse.group/t/why-does-agent-struggle-with-stripe-so-much/4116/7 "2025-10-21T06:19:20Z")
I can’t get my users the subscriptions they paid for. It’s so annoying and I’ve just been running in circles with the agent. Everything is good webhook wise. URLs are good. The website just won’t give the users their subscriptions. I’ve literally spent $156 dollars on wasted agent “work”. ---
**Author:** ![Gipity-Steve](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex010/user_avatar/replit.discourse.group/gipity-steve/32/1431_2.png) [@Gipity-Steve](https://replit.discourse.group/u/Gipity-Steve)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2025, 6:25am UTC](https://replit.discourse.group/t/why-does-agent-struggle-with-stripe-so-much/4116/8 "2025-10-21T06:25:11Z")
Can you share a link to the site? ---
**Author:** ![realfunnyeric](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex010/user_avatar/replit.discourse.group/realfunnyeric/32/2150_2.png) [@realfunnyeric](https://replit.discourse.group/u/realfunnyeric)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2025, 6:25am UTC](https://replit.discourse.group/t/why-does-agent-struggle-with-stripe-so-much/4116/9 "2025-10-21T06:25:24Z")
Big improvements on the way in this department. ---
**Author:** ![muhammadanees15](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex010/user_avatar/replit.discourse.group/muhammadanees15/32/2039_2.png) [@muhammadanees15](https://replit.discourse.group/u/muhammadanees15)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2025, 6:30am UTC](https://replit.discourse.group/t/why-does-agent-struggle-with-stripe-so-much/4116/10 "2025-10-21T06:30:10Z")
Stripe’s API is great, but the challenge is usually in handling dynamic responses and authentication flow. The key is consistent schema mapping and event testing. ---
**Author:** ![Gipity-Steve](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex010/user_avatar/replit.discourse.group/gipity-steve/32/1431_2.png) [@Gipity-Steve](https://replit.discourse.group/u/Gipity-Steve)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2025, 6:39am UTC](https://replit.discourse.group/t/why-does-agent-struggle-with-stripe-so-much/4116/11 "2025-10-21T06:39:30Z")
As Eric said some time back, the easy solution is Stripe hosted checkout pages - these can be knocked out in 5 mins. And for most use cases are sufficient. I wonder if some people realise they even exist? Or if, when asking the agent for help, they are being directed to integrate a full blown and unnecessary bespoke stripe integration? ---
**Author:** ![realfunnyeric](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex010/user_avatar/replit.discourse.group/realfunnyeric/32/2150_2.png) [@realfunnyeric](https://replit.discourse.group/u/realfunnyeric)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2025, 6:40am UTC](https://replit.discourse.group/t/why-does-agent-struggle-with-stripe-so-much/4116/12 "2025-10-21T06:40:37Z")
They also, as of now since they are so ubiquitous, offer a lot of comfort and conversion boost for visitors. ---
**Author:** ![albiebell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/58956e/32.png) [@albiebell](https://replit.discourse.group/u/albiebell)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2025, 10:37am UTC](https://replit.discourse.group/t/why-does-agent-struggle-with-stripe-so-much/4116/13 "2025-11-20T10:37:50Z")
Hi iam using replit and i have some issues with the agent he made alot of mistakes and i think he spent more than half of my credits and i like to get a refund on my credits back how can we solve this I hope you get back to me Regards, Fred