Plaid resources
External resources to help build your Plaid integration
In addition to the docs here, Plaid has a collection of tools, sample code, SDKs, and videos to help you build your Plaid integration.
Sample apps
Our GitHub contains a number of sample apps to help you get started using Plaid!
Official Plaid Quickstart, available for all supported Plaid backends
A minimal Plaid implementation: one backend, ~150 lines of code
Best practice usages of Transactions, Assets, and Liabilities APIs
A fully hosted, live version of the Personal Finances sample app.
Best practice usages of Auth, Identity, and Balance APIs for money movement
Subscription payments with the Transfer API
A lending app using the Income API
Plaid Academy videos
Our YouTube series, Plaid Academy, is a fun and engaging way to learn about using Plaid.
Learn the essential concepts of the Plaid API and make your first API calls.
Make your first API calls with Plaid -- without ever writing a line of code!
Every Plaid integration needs to support OAuth. Learn how and why in this video.
Find out more about webhooks in this video.
Making calls to the Plaid API without code -- the version for busy people.
Get an overview of how to integrate with the Income API in just 3 minutes!
Get an overview of how to integrate with the Transfer UI API, in just 3 minutes!
Get an overview of how to integrate with Identity Verification, in just 3 minutes!
Get an overview of how to integrate with Auth, in just 3 minutes!
Integration guides
Plaid offers several PDF guides with information from the docs provided in a step-by-step walkthrough format.
- Plaid implementation handbook
- Income verification integration guide
- Account funding integration guide for Auth, Balance, and Identity use cases
Launch checklist
The Launch checklist provides a list of steps to help make sure your app is Plaid-optimized and production ready.
SDKs
For information about official and community supported libraries for both the Plaid API and the Link frontend component, see libraries.
Postman
The Postman Collection provides an easy, no-code way to explore the API.
Test data libraries
Plaid maintains a repo of configuration objects suitable for usage as custom Sandbox users to help you test apps in Sandbox.
Third-party resources
Several third party developers have built resources to help you integrate with Plaid. Note that these resources are not built or supported by Plaid, and inclusion of a resource on the list below does not constitute an endorsement by Plaid or indicate that Plaid has evaluated the resource for correctness, security, or anything else.
If you have a third-party resource you'd like to be featured on this list, DM us @plaiddev on Twitter, or reach out to an admin on the Plaid Developer Discord.
- How to Build a Fintech app on AWS using the Plaid API is a sample app and walkthrough demonstrating how to build a Plaid app on AWS.
- CodeSandbox has several sample apps that use Plaid.
- Venice is a platform that handles common infrastructure requirements for Plaid deployments, allowing you to focus on business logic.