Create a coupon

Create a coupon

Creates a percent-off or amount-off discount and returns the coupon to apply to invoices and subscriptions.

Set percent_off, or amount_off with currency. duration is once, repeating (with duration_in_months) or forever, and max_redemptions and redeem_by cap how it is used. On the MCP server this method runs through the generic stripe_api_write tool.

Set up

Use the first option your agent supports.

MCP (official, remote)

Add this server to your agent's MCP settings, then sign in when asked.

{ "mcpServers": { "stripe": { "url": "https://mcp.stripe.com" } } }

Call the MCP tool stripe_api_write.

Server URL: https://mcp.stripe.com

CLI (official)

Install the command, then confirm it runs.

npm install -g @stripe/cli
stripe --version

Run stripe coupons create.

API (official)

• Base URL: https://api.stripe.com
• Endpoint: POST /v1/coupons
• Auth: send the header Authorization: Bearer $STRIPE_API_KEY
• Get a key: https://dashboard.stripe.com/apikeys
• Docs: https://docs.stripe.com/api

Before doing anything else, make one read-only call to confirm access.

Rules

• Ask the user before anything that sends messages, costs money, or changes data.
• Never print API keys.