Set up Dashboard access
Configure how your connected accounts access their Stripe services.
For SaaS platforms, connected accounts are typically the merchant of record for payments from their customers. Stripe supports two hosted dashboard options for connected accounts. You specify which one they use by setting the dashboard property when creating their account.
Full Dashboard ( full) | Express Dashboard ( express) | |
|---|---|---|
| Access method | Connected accounts log in with their own Stripe credentials | Platform generates single-use login links |
| Integration effort | None (Stripe hosts everything) | Implement the Login Link API |
| Dashboard scope | Full Stripe Dashboard UI | Limited to balances, payouts, disputes, refunds |
| Branding | Stripe-branded | Customizable with your branding |
| Best for | Platforms whose connected accounts need full Stripe functionality and developer tools | Platforms that want control over features and branding for their connected accounts |
Full Dashboard
Set dashboard to full to give connected accounts unrestricted access to the Stripe Dashboard using their own login credentials. This option is best when your connected accounts:
- Need to manage their own API keys, webhooks, or developer integrations.
- Require detailed financial reporting or data exports.
- Have teams with different access needs (for example, separate admin and analyst roles).
- Use Stripe Apps.
Connected accounts with full access log in to dashboard.stripe.com directly. This requires no coding from you.
Express Dashboard
Set dashboard to express to give connected accounts a Stripe-hosted Dashboard that reflects your branding. This option is best when your connected accounts:
- Primarily need to track their payouts and payment activity.
- Don’t require developer tools or advanced reporting.
- Benefit from a consistent, platform-branded UI.
With the Express Dashboard, you can use platform controls to customize which features, such as disputes, refunds, and manual payouts, your connected accounts can access.
Your connected accounts access the Express Dashboard through a login link you generate using the Login Link API, rather than logging in at dashboard.stripe.com directly.
Next steps
- When your connected account can access their Dashboard, create an onboarding link so they can provide required information to activate their account.
- To implement login links for the Express Dashboard, see Integrate the Express Dashboard in your platform.