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# Initiate Stripe Connect

> Start the Stripe Connect onboarding process for the vendor

<Note>
  **V2 Preview** — This endpoint is part of the V2 API preview. Breaking changes may occur.
</Note>

## Overview

Start the Stripe Connect onboarding process. Returns an onboarding URL the vendor should be redirected to.

* **Express account** — Creates a new Stripe Express account and returns the onboarding link.
* **Standard account** — Returns the Stripe OAuth authorization URL.

Vendor scope required.

## Request Body

<ParamField body="accountType" type="string" required>
  `express` or `standard`.
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="returnUrl" type="string" required>
  URL to redirect to after onboarding completes.
</ParamField>

## Response

```json 200 theme={null}
{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "onboardingUrl": "https://connect.stripe.com/setup/e/acct_1234/..."
  }
}
```

## Example

```bash theme={null}
curl -X POST "https://staging-api.puppetvendors.com/integrations/stripe/connect" \
  -H "x-access-token: YOUR_VENDOR_JWT" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "accountType": "express",
    "returnUrl": "https://portal.example.com/settings/integrations?stripe=connected"
  }'
```