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Stripe Key Matching Guide

⚠️ CRITICAL: Keys Must Match!

Your Stripe Secret Key and Publishable Key MUST be from the SAME Stripe account.

Current Issue

Your keys are from different accounts:

  • Secret Key Account: 51SWeEDRX4IBy2EmN (lowercase 'e' in "WeED")
  • Publishable Key Account: 51SWEEDRX4IBy2EmN (uppercase "EED")

This mismatch causes 401 authentication errors because:

  1. Backend creates payment intent with Account A's secret key
  2. Frontend tries to confirm with Account B's publishable key
  3. Stripe rejects it (keys don't match)

How to Fix

Step 1: Identify Your Secret Key Account

Your secret key starts with: sk_test_51SWeEDRX4IBy2EmNjxued...

The account identifier is: 51SWeEDRX4IBy2EmN

Step 2: Get Matching Publishable Key

  1. Go to: https://dashboard.stripe.com/test/apikeys
  2. Make sure you're logged into the account that has your secret key
  3. Look for the Publishable key on the SAME page
  4. It should start with: pk_test_51SWeEDRX4IBy2EmN... (matching your secret key's account ID)

Step 3: Update client/.env

Replace the publishable key in client/.env:

REACT_APP_STRIPE_PUBLISHABLE_KEY=pk_test_51SWeEDRX4IBy2EmN[rest of matching key]

Important: The account identifier (51SWeEDRX4IBy2EmN) must match your secret key exactly!

Step 4: Verify Match

Both keys should have the same account identifier:

✅ Correct:

  • Secret: sk_test_51SWeEDRX4IBy2EmN...
  • Publishable: pk_test_51SWeEDRX4IBy2EmN... (same account ID)

❌ Wrong:

  • Secret: sk_test_51SWeEDRX4IBy2EmN...
  • Publishable: pk_test_51SWEEDRX4IBy2EmN... (different account ID)

Step 5: Restart React

After updating client/.env:

# Stop React (Ctrl+C)
cd client
npm start

How to Verify Keys Match

The account identifier is the part after sk_test_ or pk_test_ and before the rest of the key.

Example:

  • sk_test_51SWeEDRX4IBy2EmNjxued... → Account ID: 51SWeEDRX4IBy2EmN
  • pk_test_51SWeEDRX4IBy2EmNabc123... → Account ID: 51SWeEDRX4IBy2EmN ✅ MATCHES

Still Having Issues?

If you can't find matching keys:

  1. Option 1: Create new API keys in the same account

    • Go to Stripe Dashboard → API Keys
    • Click "Create new key" (if needed)
    • Copy both keys from the same page

  2. Option 2: Use the account that has your current publishable key

    • Get the secret key from that account
    • Update server/.env with the matching secret key

Quick Check Script

Run this to verify your keys match:

cd /Users/youseftahoon/VibeCoderz
echo "Secret account: $(grep 'STRIPE_SECRET_KEY' server/.env | cut -d'=' -f2 | cut -c8-25)"
echo "Publishable account: $(grep 'REACT_APP_STRIPE_PUBLISHABLE_KEY' client/.env | cut -d'=' -f2 | cut -c8-25)"

If they don't match, you'll see different account IDs!