Accounts

API reference for retrieving account information and seeing all possible account types and subtypes

/accounts/get

Retrieve accounts

The /accounts/get endpoint can be used to retrieve a list of accounts associated with any linked Item. Plaid will only return active bank accounts — that is, accounts that are not closed and are capable of carrying a balance.
This endpoint only returns accounts that were permissioned by the user when they initially created the Item. If a user creates a new account after the initial link, you can capture this event through the NEW_ACCOUNTS_AVAILABLE webhook and then use Link's update mode to request that the user share this new account with you.
This endpoint retrieves cached information, rather than extracting fresh information from the institution. As a result, balances returned may not be up-to-date; for realtime balance information, use /accounts/balance/get instead. Note that some information is nullable.

accounts/get

Request fields and example

client_idstring
Your Plaid API client_id. The client_id is required and may be provided either in the PLAID-CLIENT-ID header or as part of a request body.
secretstring
Your Plaid API secret. The secret is required and may be provided either in the PLAID-SECRET header or as part of a request body.
access_tokenrequiredstring
The access token associated with the Item data is being requested for.
optionsobject
An optional object to filter /accounts/get results.
account_ids[string]
An array of account_ids to retrieve for the Account.
Select group for content switcher
1const request: AccountsGetRequest = {
2  access_token: ACCESS_TOKEN,
3};
4try {
5  const response = await plaidClient.accountsGet(request);
6  const accounts = response.data.accounts;
7} catch (error) {
8  // handle error
9}
accounts/get

Response fields and example

accounts[object]
An array of financial institution accounts associated with the Item. If /accounts/balance/get was called, each account will include real-time balance information.
account_idstring
Plaid’s unique identifier for the account. This value will not change unless Plaid can't reconcile the account with the data returned by the financial institution. This may occur, for example, when the name of the account changes. If this happens a new account_id will be assigned to the account.
The account_id can also change if the access_token is deleted and the same credentials that were used to generate that access_token are used to generate a new access_token on a later date. In that case, the new account_id will be different from the old account_id.
If an account with a specific account_id disappears instead of changing, the account is likely closed. Closed accounts are not returned by the Plaid API.
Like all Plaid identifiers, the account_id is case sensitive.
balancesobject
A set of fields describing the balance for an account. Balance information may be cached unless the balance object was returned by /accounts/balance/get.
availablenullable number
The amount of funds available to be withdrawn from the account, as determined by the financial institution.
For credit-type accounts, the available balance typically equals the limit less the current balance, less any pending outflows plus any pending inflows.
For depository-type accounts, the available balance typically equals the current balance less any pending outflows plus any pending inflows. For depository-type accounts, the available balance does not include the overdraft limit.
For investment-type accounts (or brokerage-type accounts for API versions 2018-05-22 and earlier), the available balance is the total cash available to withdraw as presented by the institution.
Note that not all institutions calculate the available balance. In the event that available balance is unavailable, Plaid will return an available balance value of null.
Available balance may be cached and is not guaranteed to be up-to-date in realtime unless the value was returned by /accounts/balance/get.
If current is null this field is guaranteed not to be null.
currentnullable number
The total amount of funds in or owed by the account.
For credit-type accounts, a positive balance indicates the amount owed; a negative amount indicates the lender owing the account holder.
For loan-type accounts, the current balance is the principal remaining on the loan, except in the case of student loan accounts at Sallie Mae (ins_116944). For Sallie Mae student loans, the account's balance includes both principal and any outstanding interest.
For investment-type accounts (or brokerage-type accounts for API versions 2018-05-22 and earlier), the current balance is the total value of assets as presented by the institution.
Note that balance information may be cached unless the value was returned by /accounts/balance/get; if the Item is enabled for Transactions, the balance will be at least as recent as the most recent Transaction update. If you require realtime balance information, use the available balance as provided by /accounts/balance/get.
When returned by /accounts/balance/get, this field may be null. When this happens, available is guaranteed not to be null.
limitnullable number
For credit-type accounts, this represents the credit limit.
For depository-type accounts, this represents the pre-arranged overdraft limit, which is common for current (checking) accounts in Europe.
In North America, this field is typically only available for credit-type accounts.
iso_currency_codenullable string
The ISO-4217 currency code of the balance. Always null if unofficial_currency_code is non-null.
unofficial_currency_codenullable string
The unofficial currency code associated with the balance. Always null if iso_currency_code is non-null. Unofficial currency codes are used for currencies that do not have official ISO currency codes, such as cryptocurrencies and the currencies of certain countries.
See the currency code schema for a full listing of supported unofficial_currency_codes.
last_updated_datetimenullable string
Timestamp in ISO 8601 format (YYYY-MM-DDTHH:mm:ssZ) indicating the last time that the balance for the given account has been updated
This is currently only provided when the min_last_updated_datetime is passed when calling /accounts/balance/get for ins_128026 (Capital One).

Format: date-time
masknullable string
The last 2-4 alphanumeric characters of an account's official account number. Note that the mask may be non-unique between an Item's accounts, and it may also not match the mask that the bank displays to the user.
namestring
The name of the account, either assigned by the user or by the financial institution itself
official_namenullable string
The official name of the account as given by the financial institution
typestring
investment: Investment account. In API versions 2018-05-22 and earlier, this type is called brokerage instead.
credit: Credit card
depository: Depository account
loan: Loan account
brokerage: An investment account. Used for /assets/ endpoints only; other endpoints use investment.
other: Non-specified account type
See the Account type schema for a full listing of account types and corresponding subtypes.

Possible values: investment, credit, depository, loan, brokerage, other
subtypenullable string
See the Account type schema for a full listing of account types and corresponding subtypes.

Possible values: 401a, 401k, 403B, 457b, 529, brokerage, cash isa, education savings account, ebt, fixed annuity, gic, health reimbursement arrangement, hsa, isa, ira, lif, life insurance, lira, lrif, lrsp, non-taxable brokerage account, other, other insurance, other annuity, prif, rdsp, resp, rlif, rrif, pension, profit sharing plan, retirement, roth, roth 401k, rrsp, sep ira, simple ira, sipp, stock plan, thrift savings plan, tfsa, trust, ugma, utma, variable annuity, credit card, paypal, cd, checking, savings, money market, prepaid, auto, business, commercial, construction, consumer, home equity, loan, mortgage, overdraft, line of credit, student, cash management, keogh, mutual fund, recurring, rewards, safe deposit, sarsep, payroll, null
verification_statusstring
The current verification status of an Auth Item initiated through Automated or Manual micro-deposits. Returned for Auth Items only.
pending_automatic_verification: The Item is pending automatic verification
pending_manual_verification: The Item is pending manual micro-deposit verification. Items remain in this state until the user successfully verifies the two amounts.
automatically_verified: The Item has successfully been automatically verified
manually_verified: The Item has successfully been manually verified
verification_expired: Plaid was unable to automatically verify the deposit within 7 calendar days and will no longer attempt to validate the Item. Users may retry by submitting their information again through Link.
verification_failed: The Item failed manual micro-deposit verification because the user exhausted all 3 verification attempts. Users may retry by submitting their information again through Link.

Possible values: automatically_verified, pending_automatic_verification, pending_manual_verification, manually_verified, verification_expired, verification_failed
itemobject
Metadata about the Item.
item_idstring
The Plaid Item ID. The item_id is always unique; linking the same account at the same institution twice will result in two Items with different item_id values. Like all Plaid identifiers, the item_id is case-sensitive.
institution_idnullable string
The Plaid Institution ID associated with the Item. Field is null for Items created via Same Day Micro-deposits.
webhooknullable string
The URL registered to receive webhooks for the Item.
errornullable object
We use standard HTTP response codes for success and failure notifications, and our errors are further classified by error_type. In general, 200 HTTP codes correspond to success, 40X codes are for developer- or user-related failures, and 50X codes are for Plaid-related issues. Error fields will be null if no error has occurred.
error_typestring
A broad categorization of the error. Safe for programmatic use.

Possible values: INVALID_REQUEST, INVALID_RESULT, INVALID_INPUT, INSTITUTION_ERROR, RATE_LIMIT_EXCEEDED, API_ERROR, ITEM_ERROR, ASSET_REPORT_ERROR, RECAPTCHA_ERROR, OAUTH_ERROR, PAYMENT_ERROR, BANK_TRANSFER_ERROR, INCOME_VERIFICATION_ERROR
error_codestring
The particular error code. Safe for programmatic use.
error_messagestring
A developer-friendly representation of the error code. This may change over time and is not safe for programmatic use.
display_messagenullable string
A user-friendly representation of the error code. null if the error is not related to user action.
This may change over time and is not safe for programmatic use.
request_idstring
A unique ID identifying the request, to be used for troubleshooting purposes. This field will be omitted in errors provided by webhooks.
causesarray
In the Assets product, a request can pertain to more than one Item. If an error is returned for such a request, causes will return an array of errors containing a breakdown of these errors on the individual Item level, if any can be identified.
causes will only be provided for the error_type ASSET_REPORT_ERROR. causes will also not be populated inside an error nested within a warning object.
statusnullable number
The HTTP status code associated with the error. This will only be returned in the response body when the error information is provided via a webhook.
documentation_urlstring
The URL of a Plaid documentation page with more information about the error
suggested_actionstring
Suggested steps for resolving the error
available_products[string]
A list of products available for the Item that have not yet been accessed.

Possible values: assets, auth, balance, identity, investments, liabilities, payment_initiation, transactions, credit_details, income, income_verification, deposit_switch, standing_orders, transfer, employment
billed_products[string]
A list of products that have been billed for the Item. Note - billed_products is populated in all environments but only requests in Production are billed.

Possible values: assets, auth, balance, identity, investments, liabilities, payment_initiation, transactions, credit_details, income, income_verification, deposit_switch, standing_orders, transfer, employment
products[string]
A list of authorized products for the Item.

Possible values: assets, auth, balance, identity, investments, liabilities, payment_initiation, transactions, credit_details, income, income_verification, deposit_switch, standing_orders, transfer, employment
consent_expiration_timenullable string
The RFC 3339 timestamp after which the consent provided by the end user will expire. Upon consent expiration, the item will enter the ITEM_LOGIN_REQUIRED error state. To circumvent the ITEM_LOGIN_REQUIRED error and maintain continuous consent, the end user can reauthenticate via Link’s update mode in advance of the consent expiration time.
Note - This is only relevant for certain OAuth-based institutions. For all other institutions, this field will be null.

Format: date-time
update_typestring
Indicates whether an Item requires user interaction to be updated, which can be the case for Items with some forms of two-factor authentication.
background - Item can be updated in the background
user_present_required - Item requires user interaction to be updated

Possible values: background, user_present_required
request_idstring
A unique identifier for the request, which can be used for troubleshooting. This identifier, like all Plaid identifiers, is case sensitive.
1{
2  "accounts": [
3    {
4      "account_id": "blgvvBlXw3cq5GMPwqB6s6q4dLKB9WcVqGDGo",
5      "balances": {
6        "available": 100,
7        "current": 110,
8        "iso_currency_code": "USD",
9        "limit": null,
10        "unofficial_currency_code": null
11      },
12      "mask": "0000",
13      "name": "Plaid Checking",
14      "official_name": "Plaid Gold Standard 0% Interest Checking",
15      "subtype": "checking",
16      "type": "depository"
17    },
18    {
19      "account_id": "6PdjjRP6LmugpBy5NgQvUqpRXMWxzktg3rwrk",
20      "balances": {
21        "available": null,
22        "current": 23631.9805,
23        "iso_currency_code": "USD",
24        "limit": null,
25        "unofficial_currency_code": null
26      },
27      "mask": "6666",
28      "name": "Plaid 401k",
29      "official_name": null,
30      "subtype": "401k",
31      "type": "investment"
32    },
33    {
34      "account_id": "XMBvvyMGQ1UoLbKByoMqH3nXMj84ALSdE5B58",
35      "balances": {
36        "available": null,
37        "current": 65262,
38        "iso_currency_code": "USD",
39        "limit": null,
40        "unofficial_currency_code": null
41      },
42      "mask": "7777",
43      "name": "Plaid Student Loan",
44      "official_name": null,
45      "subtype": "student",
46      "type": "loan"
47    }
48  ],
49  "item": {
50    "available_products": [
51      "balance",
52      "identity",
53      "payment_initiation",
54      "transactions"
55    ],
56    "billed_products": [
57      "assets",
58      "auth"
59    ],
60    "consent_expiration_time": null,
61    "error": null,
62    "institution_id": "ins_117650",
63    "item_id": "DWVAAPWq4RHGlEaNyGKRTAnPLaEmo8Cvq7na6",
64    "update_type": "background",
65    "webhook": "https://www.genericwebhookurl.com/webhook"
66  },
67  "request_id": "bkVE1BHWMAZ9Rnr"
68}

Account type schema

The schema below describes the various types and corresponding subtypes that Plaid recognizes and reports for financial institution accounts.

depositorystring
An account type holding cash, in which funds are deposited. Supported products for depository accounts are: Auth (checking and savings types only), Balance, Transactions, Identity, Payment Initiation, and Assets.
checkingstring
Checking account
savingsstring
Savings account
hsastring
Health Savings Account (US only) that can only hold cash
cdstring
Certificate of deposit account
money marketstring
Money market account
paypalstring
PayPal depository account
prepaidstring
Prepaid debit card
cash managementstring
A cash management account, typically a cash account at a brokerage
ebtstring
An Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) account, used by certain public assistance programs to distribute funds (US only)
creditstring
A credit card type account. Supported products for credit accounts are: Balance, Transactions, Identity, and Liabilities.
credit cardstring
Bank-issued credit card
paypalstring
PayPal-issued credit card
loanstring
A loan type account. Supported products for loan accounts are: Balance, Liabilities, and Transactions.
autostring
Auto loan
businessstring
Business loan
commercialstring
Commercial loan
constructionstring
Construction loan
consumerstring
Consumer loan
home equitystring
Home Equity Line of Credit (HELOC)
loanstring
General loan
mortgagestring
Mortgage loan
overdraftstring
Pre-approved overdraft account, usually tied to a checking account
line of creditstring
Pre-approved line of credit
studentstring
Student loan
otherstring
Other loan type or unknown loan type
investmentstring
An investment account. Supported products for investment accounts are: Balance and Investments. In API versions 2018-05-22 and earlier, this type is called brokerage.
529string
Tax-advantaged college savings and prepaid tuition 529 plans (US)
401astring
Employer-sponsored money-purchase 401(a) retirement plan (US)
401kstring
Standard 401(k) retirement account (US)
403Bstring
403(b) retirement savings account for non-profits and schools (US)
457bstring
Tax-advantaged deferred-compensation 457(b) retirement plan for governments and non-profits (US)
brokeragestring
Standard brokerage account
cash isastring
Individual Savings Account (ISA) that pays interest tax-free (UK)
education savings accountstring
Tax-advantaged Coverdell Education Savings Account (ESA) (US)
fixed annuitystring
Fixed annuity
gicstring
Guaranteed Investment Certificate (Canada)
health reimbursement arrangementstring
Tax-advantaged Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA) benefit plan (US)
hsastring
Non-cash tax-advantaged medical Health Savings Account (HSA) (US)
irastring
Traditional Invididual Retirement Account (IRA) (US)
isastring
Non-cash Individual Savings Account (ISA) (UK)
keoghstring
Keogh self-employed retirement plan (US)
lifstring
Life Income Fund (LIF) retirement account (Canada)
life insurancestring
Life insurance account
lirastring
Locked-in Retirement Account (LIRA) (Canada)
lrifstring
Locked-in Retirement Income Fund (LRIF) (Canada)
lrspstring
Locked-in Retirement Savings Plan (Canada)
mutual fundstring
Mutual fund account
non-taxable brokerage accountstring
A non-taxable brokerage account that is not covered by a more specific subtype
otherstring
An account whose type could not be determined
other annuitystring
An annuity account not covered by other subtypes
other insurancestring
An insurance account not covered by other subtypes
pensionstring
Standard pension account
prifstring
Prescribed Registered Retirement Income Fund (Canada)
profit sharing planstring
Plan that gives employees share of company profits
qshrstring
Qualifying share account
rdspstring
Registered Disability Savings Plan (RSDP) (Canada)
respstring
Registered Education Savings Plan (Canada)
retirementstring
Retirement account not covered by other subtypes
rlifstring
Restricted Life Income Fund (RLIF) (Canada)
rothstring
Roth IRA (US)
roth 401kstring
Employer-sponsored Roth 401(k) plan (US)
rrifstring
Registered Retirement Income Fund (RRIF) (Canada)
rrspstring
Registered Retirement Savings Plan (Canadian, similar to US 401(k))
sarsepstring
Salary Reduction Simplified Employee Pension Plan (SARSEP), discontinued retirement plan (US)
sep irastring
Simplified Employee Pension IRA (SEP IRA), retirement plan for small businesses and self-employed (US)
simple irastring
Savings Incentive Match Plan for Employees IRA, retirement plan for small businesses (US)
sippstring
Self-Invested Personal Pension (SIPP) (UK)
stock planstring
Standard stock plan account
tfsastring
Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA), a retirement plan similar to a Roth IRA (Canada)
truststring
Account representing funds or assets held by a trustee for the benefit of a beneficiary. Includes both revocable and irrevocable trusts.
ugmastring
'Uniform Gift to Minors Act' (brokerage account for minors, US)
utmastring
'Uniform Transfers to Minors Act' (brokerage account for minors, US)
variable annuitystring
Tax-deferred capital accumulation annuity contract
otherstring
Other or unknown account type. Supported products for other accounts are: Balance, Transactions, Identity, and Assets.

Account type / product support matrix

The chart below indicates which products can be used with which account types. Note that some products can only be used with certain subtypes: Auth requires a debitable checking or savings depository account, and Liabilities does not support loan types other than student or mortgage. Also note that not all institutions support all products; for details on which products a given institution supports, use /institutions/get_by_id or look up the institution on the Plaid dashboard status page.

ProductDepositoryCreditInvestmentsLoanOther
Auth
Balance *
Transactions
Identity
Assets
Investments
Liabilities
Payment Initiation (UK and Europe)
Transfer (beta)

* Investments holdings data is not priced intra-day.

The Income product does not directly interface with any of the account types listed in the table above. Instead, it verifies income using paystubs uploaded by the end user. Paystubs typically contain information about the depository account receiving payment.

Currency code schema

The following currency codes are supported by Plaid.

iso_currency_codestring
Plaid supports all ISO 4217 currency codes.
unofficial_currency_codestring
List of unofficial currency codes
ADAstring
Cardano
BATstring
Basic Attention Token
BCHstring
Bitcoin Cash
BNBstring
Binance Coin
BTCstring
Bitcoin
BTGstring
Bitcoin Gold
BSVstring
Bitcoin Satoshi Vision
CNHstring
Chinese Yuan (offshore)
DASHstring
Dash
DOGEstring
Dogecoin
ETCstring
Ethereum Classic
ETHstring
Ethereum
GBXstring
Pence sterling, i.e. British penny
LSKstring
Lisk
NEOstring
Neo
OMGstring
OmiseGO
QTUMstring
Qtum
USDTstring
TehterUS
XLMstring
Stellar Lumen
XMRstring
Monero
XRPstring
Ripple
ZECstring
Zcash
ZRXstring
0x

Investment transaction types schema

Valid values for investment transaction types and subtypes. Note that transactions representing inflow of cash will appear as negative amounts, outflow of cash will appear as positive amounts.

buystring
Buying an investment
assignmentstring
Assignment of short option holding
contributionstring
Inflow of assets into a tax-advantaged account
buystring
Purchase to open or increase a position
buy to coverstring
Purchase to close a short position
dividend reinvestmentstring
Purchase using proceeds from a cash dividend
interest reinvestmentstring
Purchase using proceeds from a cash interest payment
long-term capital gain reinvestmentstring
Purchase using long-term capital gain cash proceeds
short-term capital gain reinvestmentstring
Purchase using short-term capital gain cash proceeds
sellstring
Selling an investment
distributionstring
Outflow of assets from a tax-advantaged account
exercisestring
Exercise of an option or warrant contract
sellstring
Sell to close or decrease an existing holding
sell shortstring
Sell to open a short position
cancelstring
A cancellation of a pending transaction
cashstring
Activity that modifies a cash position
account feestring
Fees paid for account maintenance
contributionstring
Inflow of assets into a tax-advantaged account
depositstring
Inflow of cash into an account
dividendstring
Inflow of cash from a dividend
stock distributionstring
Inflow of stock from a distribution
intereststring
Inflow of cash from interest
legal feestring
Fees paid for legal charges or services
long-term capital gainstring
Long-term capital gain received as cash
management feestring
Fees paid for investment management of a mutual fund or other pooled investment vehicle
margin expensestring
Fees paid for maintaining margin debt
non-qualified dividendstring
Inflow of cash from a non-qualified dividend
non-resident taxstring
Taxes paid on behalf of the investor for non-residency in investment jurisdiction
pending creditstring
Pending inflow of cash
pending debitstring
Pending outflow of cash
qualified dividendstring
Inflow of cash from a qualified dividend
short-term capital gainstring
Short-term capital gain received as cash
taxstring
Taxes paid on behalf of the investor
tax withheldstring
Taxes withheld on behalf of the customer
transfer feestring
Fees incurred for transfer of a holding or account
trust feestring
Fees related to administration of a trust account
unqualified gainstring
Unqualified capital gain received as cash
withdrawalstring
Outflow of cash from an account
feestring
Fees on the account, e.g. commission, bookkeeping, options-related.
account feestring
Fees paid for account maintenance
adjustmentstring
Increase or decrease in quantity of item
dividendstring
Inflow of cash from a dividend
intereststring
Inflow of cash from interest
interest receivablestring
Inflow of cash from interest receivable
long-term capital gainstring
Long-term capital gain received as cash
legal feestring
Fees paid for legal charges or services
management feestring
Fees paid for investment management of a mutual fund or other pooled investment vehicle
margin expensestring
Fees paid for maintaining margin debt
non-qualified dividendstring
Inflow of cash from a non-qualified dividend
non-resident taxstring
Taxes paid on behalf of the investor for non-residency in investment jurisdiction
qualified dividendstring
Inflow of cash from a qualified dividend
return of principalstring
Repayment of loan principal
short-term capital gainstring
Short-term capital gain received as cash
stock distributionstring
Inflow of stock from a distribution
taxstring
Taxes paid on behalf of the investor
tax withheldstring
Taxes withheld on behalf of the customer
transfer feestring
Fees incurred for transfer of a holding or account
trust feestring
Fees related to administration of a trust account
unqualified gainstring
Unqualified capital gain received as cash
transferstring
Activity that modifies a position, but not through buy/sell activity e.g. options exercise, portfolio transfer
assignmentstring
Assignment of short option holding
adjustmentstring
Increase or decrease in quantity of item
exercisestring
Exercise of an option or warrant contract
expirestring
Expiration of an option or warrant contract
mergerstring
Stock exchanged at a pre-defined ratio as part of a merger between companies
spin offstring
Inflow of stock from spin-off transaction of an existing holding
splitstring
Inflow of stock from a forward split of an existing holding
transferstring
Movement of assets into or out of an account