---
title: Authentication with stripe-ruby
slug: authentication-with-stripe-ruby
published_at: 2021-01-08 17:00:02 +0000
updated_at: 2023-01-30 22:53:58 +0000
summary: 
description: Learn about API keys and how to authenticate requests to the Stripe API using the stripe-ruby client library. You can set API keys globally or per-request. In this episode, we cover secret keys, public or publishable keys, restricted keys, and webhook signing secrets.   ### Presenter  CJ Avilla - Developer Advocate at Stripe - https://twitter.com/cjav_dev  ### Resources  Documentation: https://stripe.com/docs/api/authentication Official client library: https://github.com/stripe/stripe-ruby Code: https://github.com/stripe-samples/developer-office-hours/blob/master/2020-10-30-client-libraries/ruby/authentication.rb  ### Table of contents  00:00 Overview 00:08 Authorization header 00:18 Types of API keys 00:38 Publishable keys 01:00 Secret keys 01:44 Restricted keys 02:07 Webhook signing secrets 03:33 Roll API keys 04:03 Set API key globally 04:55 Set API key per-request 05:50 Authenticate requests for Stripe Connect globally 08:04 Authenticate requests for Stripe Connect per-request 08:32 Conclusion  ### Support  If you have a question, please feel free to reach out to our support team at https://support.stripe.com/.  ### Updates  Sign up to stay updated with developer news: https://go.stripe.global/dev-digest  ### Feedback  If you have any feedback about this or other episodes, let us know: https://forms.gle/VjNqzRhotM2snYo88. #Stripe #Payments
tags: [stripe, payments, stripe-ruby, ruby, API, client library, authentication, API key, publishable key, secret key, restricted key, webhook signing secret, webhook secret, signing secret, dashboard, Stripe Ruby, @cjav_dev]
views: 10200
author: CJ Avilla
url: https://www.cjav.dev/videos/authentication-with-stripe-ruby
youtube_url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Db0nTVlKM0
youtube_id: 8Db0nTVlKM0
embed_url: https://www.youtube.com/embed/8Db0nTVlKM0
thumbnail_url: https://i.ytimg.com/vi/8Db0nTVlKM0/hqdefault.jpg
type: video
---

# Authentication with stripe-ruby

*Published: January 08, 2021*
*Views: 10200*

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## Description

Learn about API keys and how to authenticate requests to the Stripe API using the stripe-ruby client library. You can set API keys globally or per-request. In this episode, we cover secret keys, public or publishable keys, restricted keys, and webhook signing secrets. 

### Presenter

CJ Avilla - Developer Advocate at Stripe - https://twitter.com/cjav_dev

### Resources

Documentation: https://stripe.com/docs/api/authentication
Official client library: https://github.com/stripe/stripe-ruby
Code: https://github.com/stripe-samples/developer-office-hours/blob/master/2020-10-30-client-libraries/ruby/authentication.rb

### Table of contents

00:00 Overview
00:08 Authorization header
00:18 Types of API keys
00:38 Publishable keys
01:00 Secret keys
01:44 Restricted keys
02:07 Webhook signing secrets
03:33 Roll API keys
04:03 Set API key globally
04:55 Set API key per-request
05:50 Authenticate requests for Stripe Connect globally
08:04 Authenticate requests for Stripe Connect per-request
08:32 Conclusion

### Support

If you have a question, please feel free to reach out to our support team at https://support.stripe.com/.

### Updates

Sign up to stay updated with developer news: https://go.stripe.global/dev-digest

### Feedback

If you have any feedback about this or other episodes, let us know: https://forms.gle/VjNqzRhotM2snYo88.
#Stripe #Payments


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