How to Export Payments from Stripe (2026 Guide)

Open your browser and navigate to dashboard.stripe.com. Enter your email and password to sign in. If you have two-factor authentication enabled, complete the verification step to access your account.

Tip: Bookmark dashboard.stripe.com for quick access to your Stripe account.

In the left-hand navigation menu, click on 'Payments'. This opens the main payments view showing all charges processed through your Stripe account, including successful, failed, and refunded transactions.

Use the status tabs at the top of the page to switch between Successful, Refunded, Uncaptured, or All payments. You can also click the 'Filter' button in the upper-right area to narrow results by date, amount, currency, customer, or other criteria.

Tip: If you only need successful payments for bookkeeping, select the 'Succeeded' tab before exporting to keep your file clean.

In the upper-right corner of the Payments page, click the 'Export' button. A dialog window will appear with options to configure your export, including date range and column selection.

In the export dialog, choose a preset date range (such as last 7 days, last 30 days, or this month) or select 'Custom' to specify exact start and end dates. Set the time zone that matches your accounting records.

Warning: Stripe uses UTC by default. Make sure to select your local time zone if your accounting software expects local dates.

In the Columns section of the export dialog, select 'Default' to include the standard set of columns, or choose 'Custom' to pick specific fields. For bookkeeping, make sure to include Amount, Fee, Net, Currency, Customer Email, and Description at a minimum.

Tip: Select the 'Fee' column under Custom columns if you need to track Stripe processing fees separately in your accounting records.

Click the 'Export' button at the bottom of the dialog. Stripe will generate and download a CSV file to your computer. The file contains one row per payment charge, with amounts in major currency units (e.g., 10.00 for ten dollars, not 1000 cents).

Open the downloaded CSV file in a spreadsheet application like Excel or Google Sheets. Check that the date range, number of rows, and column headers match your expectations. The 'id' column will contain charge IDs in ch_XXXXX format.

Warning: Do not open the CSV directly in Excel if you have charge IDs that could be misinterpreted as numbers. Use 'Import' instead of 'Open' to preserve text formatting.