Title: Minimum API Permissions Needed (Restricted API Keys)
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# Minimum API Permissions Needed (Restricted API Keys)

 *  Resolved [maltfield](https://wordpress.org/support/users/maltfield/)
 * (@maltfield)
 * [3 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/minimum-api-permissions-needed-restricted-api-keys/)
 * What is the set of minimum permissions needed by this plugin when accessing api.
   stripe.com via a Restricted API Key?
 * The Stripe API keys can be restricted by [a] Resource Type and [b] None/Read/
   Write.
 * Stripe docs explain Restricted API Keys here:
 *  * [https://stripe.com/docs/keys#limit-access](https://stripe.com/docs/keys#limit-access)
 * And the set of resource types (Core Resources) available (with their human-readable
   description) can be found here:
 *  * [https://stripe.com/docs/api/balance](https://stripe.com/docs/api/balance)
 * Can you please enumerate a list of all the resources that the Stripe API Key 
   given to this plugin absolutely requires, and if that resource can be read-only
   or if it requires write access?
    -  This topic was modified 3 years, 11 months ago by [maltfield](https://wordpress.org/support/users/maltfield/).

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 *  Plugin Support [Adam Heckler](https://wordpress.org/support/users/adamkheckler/)
 * (@adamkheckler)
 * [3 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/minimum-api-permissions-needed-restricted-api-keys/#post-15772256)
 * [@maltfield](https://wordpress.org/support/users/maltfield/) I’m happy to pass
   this to our Stripe developers for a look, but the answer may just be that Stripe
   intends restricted keys for microservices as noted on that page you linked:
 * > Restricted keys cannot interact with many parts of Stripe’s API and are intended
   > to reduce risk when using or building microservices.
 * As such, they may just say that the standard keys are required. We’ll see what
   they say.
 * We’ll get back to you when we have more info.
 *  Thread Starter [maltfield](https://wordpress.org/support/users/maltfield/)
 * (@maltfield)
 * [3 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/minimum-api-permissions-needed-restricted-api-keys/#post-15776746)
 * I did some digging in the repo, and I saw that Greg Waterhouse asked a similar
   question about this plugin’s support for Restricted API Keys in May 2018.
 * Sadly, the developers closed the request without actioning it.
 *  * [https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce-gateway-stripe/issues/634](https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce-gateway-stripe/issues/634)
 * [@adamkheckler](https://wordpress.org/support/users/adamkheckler/) I’d appreciate
   it if you could have the developers take a second look at this GitHub Issue. 
   At the very least, it would be nice for them to re-open it and add it to the 
   backlog.
 *  Plugin Support [Adam Heckler](https://wordpress.org/support/users/adamkheckler/)
 * (@adamkheckler)
 * [3 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/minimum-api-permissions-needed-restricted-api-keys/#post-15778972)
 * I reopened that issue just now. Marking this thread as resolved. Further discussion
   will occur on GitHub.

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 * Last reply from: [Adam Heckler](https://wordpress.org/support/users/adamkheckler/)
 * Last activity: [3 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/minimum-api-permissions-needed-restricted-api-keys/#post-15778972)
 * Status: resolved