What can an AI agent do with
Read your balance?
It can see how much money is in your Stripe account, including amounts that are still pending.
How to spot it
On a Stripe connection or settings screen, this is Balance: Read.
With it, an agent can
- See your current balance
- See pending amounts
It cannot, on its own
- It cannot move money or create payouts
What a bad day looks like
If it is tricked, it could reveal how much money your business is holding.
Set it up safer
- Use this instead of Payouts: Write if the agent only reports on cash
Ask the company selling the agent
- Why do you need to see my balance?
- Do you store my balance history?
Source
Checked against Stripe documentation on 2026-09-28. All Stripe permissions →
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