Stripe Elements are pre-built, customizable UI components that allow you to securely collect payment information directly within your Next.js application without handling sensitive card data on your own servers. This significantly simplifies PCI compliance and offers a seamless, branded checkout experience for your users.
The core idea is to embed Stripe-hosted input fields for card number, expiry date, and CVC directly into your Next.js components. These elements communicate with Stripe's servers securely, and only a token representing the payment method is sent back to your application. This ensures that sensitive card details never touch your infrastructure.
To integrate Stripe Elements, you'll typically follow these steps:
- Install the Stripe.js SDK: This is the JavaScript library that powers Stripe Elements. You'll also need the
stripeNode.js library for server-side operations.
npm install @stripe/stripe-js stripe
yarn add @stripe/stripe-js stripe- Initialize Stripe.js: In your Next.js application, you'll need to initialize Stripe.js with your publishable key. It's best practice to do this once and reuse the instance throughout your app, often in a context provider or a dedicated utility file.
import { loadStripe } from '@stripe/stripe-js';
const stripePromise = loadStripe('pk_test_YOUR_PUBLISHABLE_KEY'); // Replace with your actual publishable key- Create a Payment Form Component: This component will house the Stripe Elements. You'll use the
Elementsprovider from@stripe/react-stripe-js(a React wrapper for Stripe.js) to wrap your form and provide the Stripe instance to its children.
import React from 'react';
import { Elements } from '@stripe/react-stripe-js';
import CheckoutForm from './CheckoutForm';
import { loadStripe } from '@stripe/stripe-js';
const stripePromise = loadStripe('pk_test_YOUR_PUBLISHABLE_KEY');
function PaymentPage() {
return (
<Elements stripe={stripePromise}>
<CheckoutForm />
</Elements>
);
}