Plaid API
Plaid API — free tier with API key
Plaid API exposes a free-tier JSON API. Register for an API key if required; we verified a public or demo endpoint.
GET https://status.plaid.com/api/v2/status.json
{
"page": {
"id": "01KJ72XDYEXAHDV9SPTMB7YS2Y",
"name": "Plaid",
"url": "https://status.plaid.com/",
"updated_at": "2026-05-05T16:04:16Z"
},
"status": {
"description": "All Systems Operational",
"indicator": "none"
}
}curl "https://status.plaid.com/api/v2/status.json"const res = await fetch("https://status.plaid.com/api/v2/status.json");
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data);import requests
res = requests.get("https://status.plaid.com/api/v2/status.json")
print(res.json())/api/v2/status.jsonPROBEDPlaid API — free tier with API key
/healthHealth check — confirms the service is up.
/pingLightweight ping endpoint.
/apiApi — documented GET route.
/api/1Api details by ID (example: 1).
/api?limit=10Api — documented GET route.
We probe a documented GET and expect 2xx JSON — full uptime and health score. Export includes every documented route below.
Stable. No schema drift observed since monitoring began — the response shape has not changed under our checks.
Plaid API: common questions
Is Plaid API free to use?
Yes — Plaid API is a free finance API. Free tier: Free tier — API key required. Whether the free tier allows commercial use is unclear — check the provider docs.
Does Plaid API need an API key?
Yes — Plaid API needs a free API key, which you pass on each request. Rate limits: Unpublished.
Can I call Plaid API from the browser?
Yes — Plaid API returns CORS headers over HTTPS, so front-end code can fetch it directly with no backend proxy. Use the fetch snippet on this page, or hit "Run live" to try it now.
Is Plaid API up right now?
As of our last scheduled check, Plaid API is healthy with 100% uptime over 90 days and a 359 ms median response. We re-probe it every sweep — the status badge and uptime chart above always show the latest.