ActionStripeUpdated September 2026

How do I create a Stripe charge?

Short answer: You can create charge in Stripe by hand from its own interface, but it won’t repeat itself. On TinyCommand, add the Stripe Create Charge action to a workflow, map its 5 inputs from any upstream app, and it runs automatically every time the trigger fires. No code, and a free tier to start.

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Create Charge in Stripe — start free

Inputs

The fields this action accepts.

Every field can be mapped from an upstream trigger, AI step, table row, or hard-coded literal.

Field	Type	Required	Description
Amount (cents) amount	string	Required	Amount (cents). e.g. "1000"
Currency currency	options	Required	Currency. Options: USD, EUR, GBP
Source/Token source	string	Required	Source/Token. e.g. "tok_visa"
Description description	string	Optional	Description
Customer ID customer	string	Optional	Stripe customer ID — starts with 'cus_'. Find via List Customers.

Sample request

{
  "amount": "1000",
  "currency": "{{trigger.currency}}",
  "source": "tok_visa",
  "description": "{{trigger.description}}",
  "customer": "e.g. cus_NffrFeUfNV2Hib"
}

Returns

{
  "id": "ch_abc",
  "amount": 1000,
  "status": "succeeded",
  "currency": "usd"
}

Use these fields in downstream nodes for routing, logging, or error handling.

Triggered by

Apps that pair well as the trigger for Create Charge.

Any of these apps can fire this action as part of a workflow.

Google Sheets → Stripe

2 Google Sheets triggers

HubSpot → Stripe

18 HubSpot triggers

FAQ

Questions about Create Charge.

What does the Create Charge action do in Stripe?

Creates a new charge against a saved source or customer. Legacy API; for new use cases prefer Create Payment Intent to support SCA/3DS automatically.

What inputs does Create Charge require?

Required: Amount (cents), Currency, Source/Token. Every input accepts a static value or a variable from any upstream node in your workflow.

Can I use dynamic inputs from earlier workflow nodes?

Yes. Any field on this action can pull values from upstream nodes, whether that's a form response, a trigger payload, an AI output, or a lookup result.

What happens if Stripe returns an error?

The run history shows the failed step with its input and the error message Stripe returned, so you can fix the input and run the workflow again. Automatic retries are built into HTTP steps only, where you can also set your own retry count and delay.

Does Create Charge support batch operations?

Run Create Charge inside a loop to process each item in an array. TinyCommand does not throttle calls for you, so for large arrays add a Delay step if you need to stay within Stripe's rate limits.

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