# Stripe [Stripe](https://stripe.com) is one of the most popular tools for online payment processing. It is a suite of payment APIs that powers commerce for online businesses of all sizes, including fraud prevention, and subscription management. You can use [Stripe payment](https://stripe.com/payments) platform to accept and process payments online for easy-to-use commerce solutions. Commerce Layer provides out-of-the-box **server-side** integration with Stripe. This section will walk you through the different steps you need to follow in order to let your customers process their payments using the Stripe payment gateway on our platform. For any additional info about the **client-side** part of the integration, SDKs, and libraries please refer to [Stripe official developer documentation](https://stripe.com/docs). --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.commercelayer.io/how-tos/placing-orders/payments/stripe.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.