Connect Stripe

Your studio takes money into its own Stripe account. You set Stripe up in your Stripe Dashboard and paste two values into MainLodge.

Online, customers pay for packages, memberships and gift cards. Visits are paid at the studio.

1. Copy your secret key

In Stripe, go to Developers → API keys and copy the Secret key. It starts with sk_live_ (or sk_test_ while you try things out).

Tip

You can use a restricted key (rk_…) instead. See restricted key permissions below.

2. Create the webhook

The webhook is how Stripe tells MainLodge that a payment went through.

1. In MainLodge, open Settings → Platform → Integrations → Payment Gateway and copy the Endpoint URL under Webhook.
2. In Stripe, go to Developers → Webhooks → Add endpoint and paste the URL.
3. Select the events MainLodge lists under Events to Send:
   • checkout.session.completed
   • checkout.session.async_payment_succeeded
   • checkout.session.async_payment_failed
   • checkout.session.expired
   • charge.refunded
   • refund.updated
   • refund.failed
   • invoice.paid
   • invoice.payment_failed
   • customer.subscription.deleted
4. Create the endpoint and copy its Signing secret (whsec_…).

3. Save both keys in MainLodge

1. In Settings → Platform → Integrations → Payment Gateway, choose Connect Stripe.
2. Paste the Secret key and the Webhook secret, and save.
3. Switch Online Payments on.

Caution

Test and live keys are never mixed: the secret key and the webhook must both be test, or both live. Test and live webhooks have different signing secrets.

Saving the webhook secret doesn’t prove Stripe can reach MainLodge. Make one test purchase and check the event arrives in Stripe’s webhook log.

Card at online booking

With Card required for online booking on, customers save a card when they book online, and you charge it at the studio.

In your Stripe Dashboard

No publishable key is needed: checkout runs on Stripe’s own page. Keep Cards on under payment methods. Optionally, set your checkout logo and colours in Branding, what customers see on their bank statement in Public details, and Stripe’s own receipts in Customer emails.

Restricted key permissions

Resource	Access
Balance	Read
Account	Read
Checkout Sessions	Write
Customers	Write
Payment Intents	Write
Payment Methods	Write
Setup Intents	Read
Refunds	Write
Subscriptions	Write
Invoices	Write