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This topic explains how to create Integration Credentials which you can use to connect your Stripe Integrations in m3ter with your Stripe system. See [Configuring Stripe Integrations](https://docs.m3ter.com/guides/integrations/setting-up-integrations/configuring-stripe-integrations#setting-up-authentication-for-the-integration).

**Tip: Stripe or Stripe (Test Mode)?** The steps to create a Credential for authenticating an integration with your Stripe _test environment_ are the same, except you’ll need to select **Stripe (Test Mode)** as the destination.

**To create Stripe integration Credentials:**

1. Select **Integrations**:

The **Integrations** page opens.

2. Select **Stripe**. The **Stripe Integrations** page opens.
3. On the **Credentials** panel, select **Configure new credentials**:

The **Create** pages opens.

4. Under **Credential details** enter:
   - **Name**. Descriptive name for the Credential.
   - **Destination**. This will be pre-selected for **Stripe**.

When you enter a name, the form adjusts to show an information panel under **Destination**, which advises you that you’ll need to provide authentication details on the Stripe website.

6. Select **Go to Stripe**. Under **Get started with Stripe**, log into your Stripe account and approve access for m3ter.
7. Select the **Return to m3ter** link at the left-hand side to be taken back to **Create** page.
8. Select **Create credential**. You are returned to the **Stripe Integrations** page where the new Credential is listed on the **Credentials** panel:
   - The Credential is now available for connecting your Stripe Integrations with Stripe. See [Configuring Stripe Integrations>Setting Up Authentication for the Integration](https://docs.m3ter.com/guides/integrations/setting-up-integrations/configuring-stripe-integrations#setting-up-authentication-for-the-integration).

**Warning: Authentication with Stripe not completed!** If you fail to complete authentication with your Stripe instance promptly, a time-to-live (TTL) of ten minutes is imposed after which the Credential is removed and you’ll have to start again. If you return to the **Stripe Integrations** page within that TTL, any **Credentials** waiting for authentication completion will have a suffix of “Incomplete” attached, such as: **Stripe Credential 1 (Incomplete)**.