retrieve_balance — Stripe MCP Tool

retrieve_balance (retrieve balance) is one of 8 tools on the Stripe MCP server. Connect the server and your client discovers it on the handshake.

by client

How to call retrieve_balance from your client

Claude Code Stripe retrieve_balance run in your project directory
Claude Desktop Stripe retrieve_balance ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
Cursor Stripe retrieve_balance ~/.cursor/mcp.json
VS Code Stripe retrieve_balance .vscode/mcp.json
Zed Stripe retrieve_balance ~/.config/zed/settings.json
Windsurf Stripe retrieve_balance ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json

Fastest route

claude mcp add --transport http mcp https://mcp.stripe.com

Other tools on this server

search_stripe_documentation
create_customer
list_customers
create_product
create_price
create_payment_link
create_invoice

Mutating and Read-only are read off each tool's name, not its schema — a hint, not a guarantee. The registry stores tool names only; connect the server for its live schemas.

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