POST /session/token/create
/session/token/create
is used to create a Link token for Layer. The returned Link token is used as an parameter when initializing the Link SDK. For more details, see the Link flow overview.
Servers
- https://production.plaid.com
- https://sandbox.plaid.com
Request headers
Name | Type | Required | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Content-Type |
String | Yes |
The media type of the request body.
Default value: "application/json" |
Request body fields
Name | Type | Required | Description |
---|---|---|---|
client_id |
String | No |
Your Plaid API |
user |
Object | No |
SessionTokenCreateRequestUser defines per-session user-specific data for |
user.client_user_id |
String | Yes |
A unique ID representing the end user. Typically this will be a user ID number from your application. Personally identifiable information, such as an email address or phone number, should not be used in the |
user.user_id |
String | No |
The Plaid |
webhook |
String | No |
The destination URL to which any webhooks should be sent. If you use the same webhook listener for all Sandbox or all Production activity, set this value in the Layer template editor in the Dashboard instead. Only provide a value in this field if you need to use multiple webhook URLs per environment (an uncommon use case). If provided, a value in this field will take priority over webhook values set in the Layer template editor. |
redirect_uri |
String | No |
A URI indicating the destination where a user should be forwarded after completing the Link flow; used to support OAuth authentication flows when launching Link in the browser or another app. The |
secret |
String | No |
Your Plaid API |
user_id |
String | No |
A unique ID generated by Plaid representing the end user. Typically, this ID will come from the |
template_id |
String | Yes |
The id of a template defined in Plaid Dashboard |
android_package_name |
String | No |
The name of your app's Android package. Required if using the session token to initialize Layer on Android. Any package name specified here must also be added to the Allowed Android package names setting on the developer dashboard. When creating a session token for initializing Layer on other platforms, |
How to start integrating
- Add HTTP Task to your workflow definition.
- Search for the API you want to integrate with and click on the name.
- This loads the API reference documentation and prepares the Http request settings.
- Click Test request to test run your request to the API and see the API's response.