Stripe event: account.updated, re-read the Connect account, the event is a nudge not the state
# account.updated: re-fetch the account and re-evaluate gating
For Connect platforms, this event fires when a connected account changes. Treat it as a notification to re-read the Account object, never as the state itself.
## What to do on receipt
1. Fetch the Account fresh from the API. Read `charges_enabled`, `payouts_enabled`, and `details_submitted`.
2. Gate your platform logic on those three flags:
- `charges_enabled` false: the account cannot take payments yet. Hold onboarding, show the next step.
- `payouts_enabled` false: money can come in but not out. Do not promise payout timing.
- `details_submitted` false: they started onboarding and stopped. Nudge them.
3. Check `requirements.currently_due` and `requirements.eventually_due`. Newly due requirements with a `current_deadline` are the common reason an account that worked yesterday is restricted today.
4. Update your cached copy of the account. Return 200.
## The trap
Caching the account once at onboarding and never re-reading it. Requirements change, capabilities get revoked, and your platform keeps treating a restricted account as healthy until a payout fails. This event is the refresh trigger; use it. The other trap: reading `data.object` from the event as current state. The event payload is a snapshot from delivery time; the fresh fetch is the truth.
## Checklist
- `capabilities` on the account shows per-capability status (`active`, `pending`, `inactive`). Gate features on the specific capability you need, not on the account existing.
- Onboarding links expire. If `details_submitted` is false and your old onboarding link died, generate a new account link rather than resending the dead one.Maintainer review
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