Create Payment Credential

Use Link to get secure, one-time-use payment credentials from a Link wallet to complete purchases.

The CLI can produce one of two credential types:

• A virtual card (PAN) for use with a standard web checkout form. The issued card works anywhere.
• A Shared Payment Token (SPT) when the seller is in the Stripe Network and accepts payments programmatically (for example with Machine Payment Protocols).

It can also create a Link Pay Token (LPT)-bound SpendRequest for a supported Stripe checkout surface. LPT is an execution mode for the card flow, not a third credential type.

Installing

Install with npm install -g @stripe/link-cli. Or run directly with npx @stripe/link-cli.

Running commands

Link CLI can run as an MCP server or as a standalone CLI.