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Create a transfer

An MCP tool from the Stripe API server, hosted on mcp.hjlabs.in.

Create a transfer To send funds from your Stripe account to a connected account, you create a new transfer object. Your Stripe balance must be able to cover the transfer amount, or you’ll receive an “Insufficient… [POST /v1/transfers]

Name on the gateway: stripe_api__post_transfers · may change things.

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
amountintegerA positive integer in cents (or local equivalent) representing how much to…
currency requiredstringThree-letter ISO code for currency in lowercase. Must be a supported currency.
descriptionstringAn arbitrary string attached to the object. Often useful for displaying to…
destination requiredstringThe ID of a connected Stripe account. See the Connect documentation for details.
expandarraySpecifies which fields in the response should be expanded.
metadataobjectSet of key-value pairs that you can attach to an object. This can be useful…
source_transactionstringYou can use this parameter to transfer funds from a charge before they are…
source_typebank_account | card | fpxThe source balance to use for this transfer. One of bank_account, card, or…
transfer_groupstringA string that identifies this transaction as part of a group. See the Connect…

How to call it

Through the Smart Gateway, any client can run it by name with call_tool, or let the gateway find it with search_tools:

call_tool arguments
{
  "name": "stripe_api__post_transfers",
  "arguments": {
    "currency": "…",
    "destination": "…"
  }
}

Or connect the Stripe API server directly, which lists 606 tools including this one:

Run in your terminal
claude mcp add --transport http hj-stripe-api https://mcp.hjlabs.in/mcp/stripe-api \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

Try asking

Use the create a transfer tool with amount set to ….

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