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Balance

This is an object representing your Stripe balance. You can retrieve it to see the balance currently on your Stripe account.

The top-level available and pending comprise your “payments balance.”

Related guide: Balances and settlement time, Understanding Connect account balances

Endpoints

Retrieve balance

  • GET /v1/balance

Events

  • balance.available Occurs whenever your Stripe balance has been updated (e.g., when a charge is available to be paid out). By default, Stripe automatically transfers funds in your balance to your bank account on a daily basis. This event is not fired for negative transactions.

Stripe API Reference - Self-contained docs reference, refreshed 2026-05-18