mkurman Overview
Plaid connects applications to 12,000+ financial institutions for bank accounts, transactions, balances, income, identity verification, and ACH payments. Standard for fintech apps needing secure financial data access.
Installation
uv pip install plaid-python
Link Token
import plaid
from plaid.api import plaid_api
config = plaid.Configuration(
host=plaid.Environment.Sandbox,
api_key={"clientId": "YOUR_CLIENT_ID", "secret": "YOUR_SECRET"},
)
client = plaid_api.PlaidApi(plaid.ApiClient(config))
resp = client.link_token_create(plaid.LinkTokenCreateRequest(
user={"client_user_id": "user-123"},
client_name="My App",
products=["transactions", "auth"],
country_codes=["US"],
language="en",
))
print(resp.link_token)
Get Transactions
resp = client.transactions_sync(plaid.TransactionsSyncRequest(access_token=access_token))
for tx in resp.added:
print(f"{tx.date}: {tx.name} — ${tx.amount:.2f}")