Stripe Connector for C# This connector support read/write operations for Stripe APIs In this article you will learn how to quickly and efficiently integrate Stripe data in C#. We will use high-performance Stripe Connector to easily connect to Stripe and then access the data inside C#. Let's follow the steps below to see how we can accomplish that! Download Documentation Stripe Connector for C# is based on ZappySys API Driver which is part of ODBC PowerPack. It is a collection of high-performance ODBC drivers that enable you to integrate data in SQL Server, SSIS, a programming language, or any other ODBC-compatible application. ODBC PowerPack supports various file formats, sources and destinations, including REST/SOAP API, SFTP/FTP, storage services, and plain files, to mention a few.

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Create ODBC Data Source (DSN) based on ZappySys API Driver

Step-by-step instructions

To get data from Stripe using C# we first need to create a DSN (Data Source) which will access data from Stripe. We will later be able to read data using C#. Perform these steps:

1. Download and install ODBC PowerPack.

2. Open ODBC Data Sources (x64):

   

3. Create a User data source (User DSN) based on ZappySys API Driver

   ZappySys API Driver

   
   • Create and use User DSN if the client application is run under a User Account. This is an ideal option in design-time, when developing a solution, e.g. in Visual Studio 2019. Use it for both type of applications - 64-bit and 32-bit.
   • Create and use System DSN if the client application is launched under a System Account, e.g. as a Windows Service. Usually, this is an ideal option to use in a production environment. Use ODBC Data Source Administrator (32-bit), instead of 64-bit version, if Windows Service is a 32-bit application.

4. When the Configuration window appears give your data source a name if you haven't done that already, then select "Stripe" from the list of Popular Connectors. If "Stripe" is not present in the list, then click "Search Online" and download it. Then set the path to the location where you downloaded it. Finally, click Continue >> to proceed with configuring the DSN:

   StripeDSN

   Stripe

   

5. Now it's time to configure the Connection Manager. Select Authentication Type, e.g. Token Authentication. Then select API Base URL (in most cases, the default one is the right one). More info is available in the Authentication section.

    Stripe [Http]

   Steps how to get and use Stripe credentials : Stripe [Http]
   

   1. Login into your Stripe account
   2. Go to https://dashboard.stripe.com/apikeys.
   3. Then create a Secret key.
   4. In the parameter 'Token' fill in newly created key.

   Fill in all required parameters and set optional parameters if needed:

   StripeDSN

   Stripe

   Stripe [Http]

   https://api.stripe.com/v1

   Required Parameters
   Token	Fill-in the parameter...
   Optional Parameters
   RetryMode	RetryWhenStatusCodeMatch
   RetryStatusCodeList	429
   RetryCountMax	5
   RetryMultiplyWaitTime	True

   

6. Once the data source connection has been configured, it's time to configure the SQL query. Select the Preview tab and then click Query Builder button to configure the SQL query:

   

   ZappySys API Driver - Stripe

   This connector support read/write operations for Stripe APIs

   StripeDSN

   

7. Start by selecting the Table or Endpoint you are interested in and then configure the parameters. This will generate a query that we will use in C# to retrieve data from Stripe. Hit OK button to use this query in the next step.

   SELECT * FROM Products

   
   Some parameters configured in this window will be passed to the Stripe API, e.g. filtering parameters. It means that filtering will be done on the server side (instead of the client side), enabling you to get only the meaningful data much faster.

8. Now hit Preview Data button to preview the data using the generated SQL query. If you are satisfied with the result, use this query in C#:

   

   ZappySys API Driver - Stripe

   This connector support read/write operations for Stripe APIs

   StripeDSN

   SELECT * FROM Products

   
   You can also access data quickly from the tables dropdown by selecting <Select table>.
   A WHERE clause, LIMIT keyword will be performed on the client side, meaning that the whole result set will be retrieved from the Stripe API first, and only then the filtering will be applied to the data. If possible, it is recommended to use parameters in Query Builder to filter the data on the server side (in Stripe servers).

9. Click OK to finish creating the data source.

Video Tutorial

Read data in C#

Using ODBC DSN

1. Create a new Console project and use this code to read the data:
   

   "StripeDSN";

   

2. Press F5 to run the code and read the data:
   

3. Here is the code in text format:

   using System;
   using System.Data.Odbc;
   
   namespace ConsoleApp {
       class Program {
           static void Main() {
               var dsn = "StripeDSN";
               using (var conn = new OdbcConnection(String.Format("DSN={0}", dsn)))
               {
                   conn.Open();
                   var cmd = new OdbcCommand("SELECT * FROM Products", conn);
                   
                   //Increase the timeout duration from the default 30 seconds, which may be insufficient in certain scenarios
                   cmd.CommandTimeout=600; // 600-Seconds
                   
                   var rdr = cmd.ExecuteReader();
                   while (rdr.Read())
                   {
                       for (int i = 0; i < rdr.FieldCount; i++)
                       {
                               Console.Write("{0}\t", rdr[i]);
                       }
                       Console.WriteLine();
                   }
               }
               Console.ReadKey();
           }
       }
   }
   

Using a full ODBC connection string

If you want to avoid being dependent on a DSN and creating multiple DSNs for each platform (x86, x64), then you can use a fully qualified connection string. Simply go to your DSN and copy the Connection String:

1. Open ODBC data source configuration and click Copy settings:
   

   ZappySys API Driver - Stripe

   This connector support read/write operations for Stripe APIs

   StripeDSN

   
2. The window opens, telling us the connection string was successfully copied to the clipboard:

3. Then in your C# code, pass the connection string as an argument when calling the OdbcConnection object's constructor, for example:

   var connectionString = @"DRIVER={ZappySys API Driver};ServiceUrl=https://api.stripe.com/v1;CredentialType=Token;TokenAuthHeader=Authorization;";
   
   using (var conn = new OdbcConnection(connectionString))
   {
       // your code goes here
   }

Limitations of using a full connection string

Despite using a full ODBC connection string may be very convenient it comes with a limitation: it's length is limited to 1024 symbols (or sometimes more). It usually happens when API provider generates a very long Refresh Token when OAuth is at play. If you are using such a long ODBC connection string, you may get this error:

"Connection string exceeds maximum allowed length of 1024"

But there is a solution to this by storing the full connection string in a file. Follow the steps below to achieve this:

1. Open your ODBC data source.
2. Click Copy settings button to copy a full connection string (see the previous section on how to accomplish that).
3. Then create a new file, let's say, in C:\temp\odbc-connection-string.txt.
4. Continue by pasting the copied connection string into a newly created file and save it.
5. Finally, the last step! Just construct a shorter ODBC connection string using this format:

   DRIVER={ZappySys API Driver};SettingsFile=C:\temp\odbc-connection-string.txt

6. Our troubles are over! Now you should be able to use this connection string in C# with no problems.

Advanced topics

Create Custom Stored Procedure in ZappySys Driver

You can create procedures to encapsulate custom logic and then only pass handful parameters rather than long SQL to execute your API call.

Steps to create Custom Stored Procedure in ZappySys Driver. You can insert Placeholders anywhere inside Procedure Body. Read more about placeholders here

1. Go to Custom Objects Tab and Click on Add button and Select Add Procedure:
   

2. Enter the desired Procedure name and click on OK:
   

3. Select the created Stored Procedure and write the your desired stored procedure and Save it and it will create the custom stored procedure in the ZappySys Driver:
   Here is an example stored procedure for ZappySys Driver. You can insert Placeholders anywhere inside Procedure Body. Read more about placeholders here
   

   CREATE PROCEDURE [usp_get_orders]
       @fromdate = '<<yyyy-MM-dd,FUN_TODAY>>'
    AS
       SELECT * FROM Orders where OrderDate >= '<@fromdate>';
   

   
   

4. That's it now go to Preview Tab and Execute your Stored Procedure using Exec Command. In this example it will extract the orders from the date 1996-01-01:
   

   Exec usp_get_orders '1996-01-01';

   
   

5. Let's generate the SQL Server Query Code to make the API call using stored procedure. Go to Code Generator Tab, select language as SQL Server and click on Generate button the generate the code.
   As we already created the linked server for this Data Source, in that you just need to copy the Select Query and need to use the linked server name which we have apply on the place of [MY_API_SERVICE] placeholder.
   

   SELECT * FROM OPENQUERY([LS_TO_STRIPE_IN_GATEWAY], 'EXEC usp_get_orders @fromdate=''1996-07-30''')

   
   

6. Now go to SQL served and execute that query and it will make the API call using stored procedure and provide you the response.
   

Create Custom Virtual Table in ZappySys Driver

ZappySys API Drivers support flexible Query language so you can override Default Properties you configured on Data Source such as URL, Body. This way you don't have to create multiple Data Sources if you like to read data from multiple EndPoints. However not every application support supplying custom SQL to driver so you can only select Table from list returned from driver.

If you're dealing with Microsoft Access and need to import data from an SQL query, it's important to note that Access doesn't allow direct import of SQL queries. Instead, you can create custom objects (Virtual Tables) to handle the import process.

Many applications like MS Access, Informatica Designer wont give you option to specify custom SQL when you import Objects. In such case Virtual Table is very useful. You can create many Virtual Tables on the same Data Source (e.g. If you have 50 URLs with slight variations you can create virtual tables with just URL as Parameter setting.

1. Go to Custom Objects Tab and Click on Add button and Select Add Table:
   

2. Enter the desired Table name and click on OK:
   

3. And it will open the New Query Window Click on Cancel to close that window and go to Custom Objects Tab.

4. Select the created table, Select Text Type AS SQL and write the your desired SQL Query and Save it and it will create the custom table in the ZappySys Driver:
   Here is an example SQL query for ZappySys Driver. You can insert Placeholders also. Read more about placeholders here
   

   SELECT
     "ShipCountry",
     "OrderID",
     "CustomerID",
     "EmployeeID",
     "OrderDate",
     "RequiredDate",
     "ShippedDate",
     "ShipVia",
     "Freight",
     "ShipName",
     "ShipAddress",
     "ShipCity",
     "ShipRegion",
     "ShipPostalCode"
   FROM "Orders"
   Where "ShipCountry"='USA'

   
   

5. That's it now go to Preview Tab and Execute your custom virtual table query. In this example it will extract the orders for the USA Shipping Country only:
   

   SELECT * FROM "vt__usa_orders_only"

   
   

6. Let's generate the SQL Server Query Code to make the API call using stored procedure. Go to Code Generator Tab, select language as SQL Server and click on Generate button the generate the code.
   As we already created the linked server for this Data Source, in that you just need to copy the Select Query and need to use the linked server name which we have apply on the place of [MY_API_SERVICE] placeholder.
   

   SELECT * FROM OPENQUERY([LS_TO_STRIPE_IN_GATEWAY], 'EXEC [usp_get_orders] ''1996-01-01''')

   
   

7. Now go to SQL served and execute that query and it will make the API call using stored procedure and provide you the response.
   

Actions supported by Stripe Connector

Stripe Connector Examples for C# Connection

This page offers a collection of SQL examples designed for seamless integration with the ZappySys API ODBC Driver under ODBC Data Source (36/64) or ZappySys Data Gateway, enhancing your ability to connect and interact with Prebuilt Connectors effectively.

SELECT * FROM Customers

SELECT * FROM Customers
WHERE Id = 'abc'

SELECT * FROM Customers
WHERE Created > '2010-01-01'

INSERT INTO Customers
([Name]
	, [Email]
	, [Description]
	, [Phone]
	, [Balance]
	, [AddressLine1]
	, [AddressLine2]
	, [AddressCity]
	, [AddressState]
	, [AddressCountry]
	, [AddressPostalCode]
	, [InvoicePrefix]
	)
VALUES('Cust-1'
	, 'email@abc.com'
	, 'Some desc'
	, '+1 222-333-4444'
	, 0
	, '55 Main St.'
	, 'Suite 100'
	, 'New York'
	, 'NY'
	, 'USA'
	, '07204' --JSON fragment 
	, 'INVC'
)

UPDATE Customers
SET   Name='Cust1-Updated'
	, Email='a-updated@b.com'
	, Phone='+1 800-123-2345'
	, Description='Desc-updated'
	, AddressLine1='Line-1-upd'
	, AddressLine2='Line-2-upd'
	, AddressCity='SomeCity'
	, AddressState='NY'
	, AddressCountry='USA'
	, AddressPostalCode='112233'
	
	, ShippingPhone='+1 800-123-2345'
	, ShippingName='SHName-upd'
	, ShippingAddressLine1='Line-1-upd'
	, ShippingAddressLine2='Line-2-upd'
	, ShippingAddressCity='SomeCity'
	, ShippingAddressState='NY'
	, ShippingAddressCountry='USA'
	, ShippingAddressPostalCode='112233'
	
	, Balance=100	
WHERE Id='cus_IcUG2lD69ZHuol'

DELETE FROM Customers
WHERE Id = 'abc'

SELECT * FROM Products

SELECT * FROM Products
WHERE Id = 'abc'

UPDATE Products
SET [name] = 'new name'
WHERE Id = 'abc'

INSERT INTO Products
(     [Name]
	, [Caption]
	, [Description]
	, [Type]
	--, [UnitLabel] --only when product type=service
	, [Active]
	, [PackageDimensionsHeight]
	, [PackageDimensionsWidth]
	, [PackageDimensionsLength]
	, [PackageDimensionsWeight]
	, [URL]
	, [Image1]
	, [Image2]
	, [Image3]
	)
VALUES('SSIS PowerPack 3'
	, 'SSIS Caption 3'
	, 'SSIS PowerPack description long ....'
	, 'good' --or service
	--, 'Unit label' --only when product type=service
	, 'True' --active ?
	, '12'
	, '13'
	, '14'
	, '1000'
	, 'https://zappysys.com/products/ssis-powerpack/'
	, 'https://zappysys.com/images/tech/web-api-logo.png'
	, 'https://zappysys.com/images/tech/xml-logo.png'
	, 'https://zappysys.com/images/tech/salesforce-logo.png'
)

UPDATE Products
SET   [Name]='SSIS PowerPack 3 - Updated'
	, [Caption]='Caption-updated'
	, [Description]='Desc-updated'
	--, [UnitLabel] --only when product type=service
	, [Active]='true'
	, [PackageDimensionsHeight]=12
	, [PackageDimensionsWidth]=13
	, [PackageDimensionsLength]=14
	, [PackageDimensionsWeight]=1122
	, [URL]='https://zappysys.com/products/ssis-powerpack/?updated=1'
	, [Image1]='https://zappysys.com/images/tech/web-api-logo.png?updated=1'
	, [Image2]='https://zappysys.com/images/tech/xml-logo.png?updated=1'
WHERE Id='prod_MiSJzGZ8PDM9uh'

DELETE FROM Products
WHERE Id = 'abc'

SELECT * FROM Invoices

SELECT * FROM Invoices
WHERE Id = 'abc'

SELECT * FROM InvoiceItems

SELECT * FROM InvoiceItems
WHERE Id = 'abc'

INSERT INTO Invoices([Customer],[AmountRemaining])
VALUES ('cus_LqWX1s0E32JJeZL', 12345)

UPDATE Invoices
SET [DaysUntilDue] = 20
WHERE Id = 'abc'

DELETE FROM Invoices
WHERE Id = 'abc'

Conclusion

In this article we showed you how to connect to Stripe in C# and integrate data without any coding, saving you time and effort. It's worth noting that ZappySys API Driver allows you to connect not only to Stripe, but to any Java application that supports JDBC (just use a different JDBC driver and configure it appropriately).

We encourage you to download Stripe Connector for C# and see how easy it is to use it for yourself or your team.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact ZappySys support team. You can also open a live chat immediately by clicking on the chat icon below.

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