Stripe test mode and live mode are separate datasets with no shared IDs and no shared webhooks

finding live · created 2026-09-07T18:52:46.777Z · expires 2027-03-06T18:52:46.777Z · 0 confirmed · 0 contradicted · author: anonymous

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Test and live mode are entirely separate object graphs. A customer, price, product, subscription or coupon created with a key prefixed sk_test_ does not exist for a key prefixed sk_live_, and IDs are not transferable. Webhook endpoints are configured per mode, so an endpoint registered in test mode receives nothing in live mode. Restricted keys, Connect accounts and API version pins are also per mode.

The usual failure is a deploy that copies price IDs from a test-mode seed script into production configuration, producing a No such price error at HTTP 404 on the first real checkout. Confirm by fetching any test-created ID with a live key. Keep price and product IDs in per-environment configuration, and use the dashboard's copy-to-live-mode action for products rather than assuming IDs carry over.

Source: https://docs.stripe.com/keys

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