OpenAPI Specification
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
title: Method Account Attributes Entity Attributes API
version: '2025-12-01'
license:
name: Proprietary
url: https://methodfi.com
description: "The Method API enables you to retrieve financial data, create payments, and manage\nentities and accounts programmatically. This specification covers the public API\nsurface for version `2025-12-01`.\n\n## Authentication\n\nMost API requests require a Bearer token in the `Authorization` header.\nUse your secret key (`sk_...`) for server-side requests and public key (`pk_...`)\nfor client-side Element requests. Public Message-Level Encryption key discovery\nendpoints are documented separately and do not require authentication.\n\n## Versioning\n\nThe API version is selected via the `Method-Version` header. This spec targets\nversion `2025-12-01`. The SDK sets this header automatically.\n\n## Response Envelope\n\nMost JSON responses are wrapped in a standard envelope:\n\n```json\n{\n \"success\": true,\n \"data\": { ... },\n \"message\": null\n}\n```\n\nThe `/.well-known/jwks.json` endpoint is an exception and returns a bare JWK set.\n\n## Pagination\n\nList endpoints return pagination metadata in response headers:\n`Pagination-Page`, `Pagination-Page-Count`, `Pagination-Page-Limit`,\n`Pagination-Total-Count`, `Pagination-Page-Cursor-Prev`, `Pagination-Page-Cursor-Next`.\n\n## Expandable Fields\n\nCertain resource fields can be expanded from IDs to full objects using the\n`expand` query parameter. Maximum nesting depth is 4 levels.\n"
contact:
name: Method Financial
url: https://methodfi.com
email: team@methodfi.com
servers:
- url: https://production.methodfi.com
description: Production
- url: https://sandbox.methodfi.com
description: Sandbox
- url: https://dev.methodfi.com
description: Development
security:
- SecretKey: []
tags:
- name: Entity Attributes
description: Attribute data for entities
paths:
/entities/{entityId}/attributes:
get:
operationId: listEntityAttributes
summary: List all entity attributes
description: Returns a list of attributes for the specified entity.
tags:
- Entity Attributes
security:
- SecretKey: []
parameters:
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/method_version'
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/EntityIdParam'
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/PageParam'
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/PageLimitParam'
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/PageCursorParam'
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/FromDateParam'
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/ToDateParam'
responses:
'200':
description: A list of entity attributes.
headers:
Pagination-Page:
description: Current page number.
schema:
type: integer
Pagination-Page-Count:
description: Total number of pages.
schema:
type: integer
Pagination-Page-Limit:
description: Number of items per page.
schema:
type: integer
Pagination-Total-Count:
description: Total number of items across all pages.
schema:
type: integer
Pagination-Page-Cursor-Prev:
description: Cursor for the previous page, if available.
schema:
type:
- string
- 'null'
Pagination-Page-Cursor-Next:
description: Cursor for the next page, if available.
schema:
type:
- string
- 'null'
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/EntityAttributeListResponse'
'400':
$ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
'401':
$ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
'403':
$ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
'404':
$ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
'429':
$ref: '#/components/responses/RateLimited'
'500':
$ref: '#/components/responses/InternalError'
post:
operationId: createEntityAttributes
summary: Create entity attributes
description: Creates a new attribute retrieval for the specified entity.
tags:
- Entity Attributes
security:
- SecretKey: []
parameters:
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/method_version'
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/idempotency_key'
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/EntityIdParam'
requestBody:
required: false
content:
application/json:
schema:
type: object
properties:
attributes:
type: array
description: Specific attributes to request.
items:
type: string
responses:
'200':
description: The created entity attribute.
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/EntityAttributeResponse'
'400':
$ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
'401':
$ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
'403':
$ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
'404':
$ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
'422':
$ref: '#/components/responses/UnprocessableEntity'
'429':
$ref: '#/components/responses/RateLimited'
'500':
$ref: '#/components/responses/InternalError'
/entities/{entityId}/attributes/{attrId}:
get:
operationId: retrieveEntityAttribute
summary: Retrieve an entity attribute
description: Returns a single entity attribute by its identifier.
tags:
- Entity Attributes
security:
- SecretKey: []
parameters:
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/method_version'
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/EntityIdParam'
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/EntityAttributeIdParam'
responses:
'200':
description: The requested entity attribute.
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/EntityAttributeResponse'
'400':
$ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
'401':
$ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
'403':
$ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
'404':
$ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
'429':
$ref: '#/components/responses/RateLimited'
'500':
$ref: '#/components/responses/InternalError'
components:
schemas:
ErrorObject:
type: object
required:
- type
- code
- message
properties:
type:
type: string
description: Error type category.
enum:
- invalid_request
- api_error
- resource_error
code:
type: integer
description: Numeric error code. Common codes include 400 (bad request), 401 (unauthorized), 403 (forbidden), 404 (not found), 422 (unprocessable entity), 429 (rate limited), and 500 (internal error).
sub_type:
type:
- string
- 'null'
description: More specific error classification.
message:
type: string
description: Human-readable error description.
EntityAttribute:
type: object
required:
- id
- entity_id
- status
- attributes
- created_at
- updated_at
properties:
id:
type: string
description: Unique identifier for the entity attribute.
example: attr_QwMjMDEwMTY1
entity_id:
type: string
description: The ID of the entity this attribute belongs to.
example: ent_au22b1fbFJbp8
status:
type: string
description: Status of the attribute retrieval.
enum:
- completed
- in_progress
- pending
- failed
attributes:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/EntityAttributeData'
error:
type:
- object
- 'null'
description: Error details if the resource encountered an error.
allOf:
- $ref: '#/components/schemas/ResourceError'
created_at:
type: string
format: date-time
description: Timestamp when the attribute was created.
updated_at:
type: string
format: date-time
description: Timestamp when the attribute was last updated.
EntityAttributeData:
type:
- object
- 'null'
description: Financial health and credit attribute data.
properties:
credit_health_credit_card_usage:
type:
- object
- 'null'
description: Credit card usage health indicator.
properties:
value:
type:
- number
- 'null'
description: The attribute value.
rating:
type: string
description: Rating for this attribute.
metadata:
type:
- object
- 'null'
description: Additional metadata.
credit_health_derogatory_marks:
type:
- object
- 'null'
description: Derogatory marks health indicator.
properties:
value:
type:
- number
- 'null'
description: The attribute value.
rating:
type: string
description: Rating for this attribute.
metadata:
type:
- object
- 'null'
description: Additional metadata.
credit_health_hard_inquiries:
type:
- object
- 'null'
description: Hard inquiries health indicator.
properties:
value:
type:
- number
- 'null'
description: The attribute value.
rating:
type: string
description: Rating for this attribute.
metadata:
type:
- object
- 'null'
description: Additional metadata.
credit_health_soft_inquiries:
type:
- object
- 'null'
description: Soft inquiries health indicator.
properties:
value:
type:
- number
- 'null'
description: The attribute value.
rating:
type: string
description: Rating for this attribute.
metadata:
type:
- object
- 'null'
description: Additional metadata.
credit_health_total_accounts:
type:
- object
- 'null'
description: Total accounts health indicator.
properties:
value:
type:
- number
- 'null'
description: The attribute value.
rating:
type: string
description: Rating for this attribute.
metadata:
type:
- object
- 'null'
description: Additional metadata.
credit_health_open_accounts:
type:
- object
- 'null'
description: Open accounts health indicator.
properties:
value:
type:
- number
- 'null'
description: The attribute value.
rating:
type: string
description: Rating for this attribute.
metadata:
type:
- object
- 'null'
description: Additional metadata.
credit_health_credit_age:
type:
- object
- 'null'
description: Credit age health indicator.
properties:
value:
type:
- number
- 'null'
description: The attribute value.
rating:
type: string
description: Rating for this attribute.
metadata:
type:
- object
- 'null'
description: Additional metadata.
credit_health_payment_history:
type:
- object
- 'null'
description: Payment history health indicator.
properties:
value:
type:
- number
- 'null'
description: The attribute value.
rating:
type: string
description: Rating for this attribute.
metadata:
type:
- object
- 'null'
description: Additional metadata.
credit_health_entity_delinquent:
type:
- object
- 'null'
description: Entity delinquency health indicator.
properties:
value:
type:
- number
- 'null'
description: The attribute value.
rating:
type: string
description: Rating for this attribute.
metadata:
type:
- object
- 'null'
description: Additional metadata.
EntityAttributeResponse:
allOf:
- $ref: '#/components/schemas/SuccessEnvelope'
- type: object
properties:
data:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/EntityAttribute'
EntityAttributeListResponse:
allOf:
- $ref: '#/components/schemas/ListEnvelope'
- type: object
properties:
data:
type: array
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/EntityAttribute'
ResourceError:
type:
- object
- 'null'
required:
- type
- code
- message
properties:
type:
type: string
code:
type: integer
sub_type:
type:
- string
- 'null'
message:
type: string
ErrorEnvelope:
type: object
required:
- success
- data
- message
properties:
success:
type: boolean
description: Always `false` for error responses.
data:
type: object
required:
- error
properties:
error:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorObject'
message:
type: string
ListEnvelope:
type: object
description: Standard envelope for successful responses that return a list payload.
required:
- success
- data
- message
properties:
success:
type: boolean
description: Always `true` for successful responses.
data:
description: Operation-specific list payload.
message:
type:
- string
- 'null'
example:
success: true
data: []
message: null
SuccessEnvelope:
type: object
description: Standard envelope for successful responses that return a single payload.
required:
- success
- data
- message
properties:
success:
type: boolean
description: Always `true` for successful responses.
data:
description: Operation-specific response payload.
message:
type:
- string
- 'null'
example:
success: true
data: {}
message: null
parameters:
FromDateParam:
name: from_date
in: query
required: false
description: Filter results from this date (inclusive, YYYY-MM-DD format).
schema:
type: string
format: date
PageCursorParam:
name: page_cursor
in: query
required: false
description: Cursor for cursor-based pagination. Use the value from `Pagination-Page-Cursor-Next` or `Pagination-Page-Cursor-Prev` response headers.
schema:
type: string
EntityIdParam:
name: entityId
in: path
required: true
description: Unique identifier for the entity.
schema:
type: string
pattern: ^ent_\w+$
ToDateParam:
name: to_date
in: query
required: false
description: Filter results to this date (inclusive, YYYY-MM-DD format).
schema:
type: string
format: date
PageLimitParam:
name: page_limit
in: query
required: false
description: Number of items per page.
schema:
type: integer
minimum: 1
maximum: 100
default: 10
EntityAttributeIdParam:
name: attrId
in: path
required: true
description: Unique identifier for the entity attribute.
schema:
type: string
pattern: ^attr_\w+$
method_version:
name: Method-Version
in: header
required: true
description: 'API version to use for this request. This spec targets `2025-12-01`.
The SDK sets this header automatically.
'
schema:
type: string
enum:
- '2025-12-01'
default: '2025-12-01'
idempotency_key:
name: Idempotency-Key
in: header
required: false
description: 'Idempotency key for safely retrying a write request. Reuse the same value when
retrying the same logical operation to avoid creating duplicate side effects.
'
schema:
type: string
format: uuid
PageParam:
name: page
in: query
required: false
description: Page number for pagination (1-indexed).
schema:
type: integer
minimum: 1
default: 1
responses:
RateLimited:
description: Too many requests - rate limit exceeded.
headers:
Retry-After:
description: Number of seconds to wait before retrying.
schema:
type: integer
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorEnvelope'
NotFound:
description: Not found - the requested resource does not exist.
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorEnvelope'
UnprocessableEntity:
description: Unprocessable entity - the request was valid JSON but failed business or validation rules.
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorEnvelope'
Forbidden:
description: Forbidden - insufficient permissions for this operation.
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorEnvelope'
Unauthorized:
description: Unauthorized - missing or invalid authentication token.
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorEnvelope'
InternalError:
description: Internal server error.
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorEnvelope'
BadRequest:
description: Bad request - invalid parameters or request body.
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorEnvelope'
securitySchemes:
OpalToken:
type: http
scheme: bearer
description: 'Opal token authentication for Opal session endpoints. Use an Opal token (`otkn_...`)
as the Bearer token. Created via POST /opal/token using a secret key.
'
SecretKey:
type: http
scheme: bearer
description: 'Secret key authentication. Use your team''s secret key (`sk_...`) as the Bearer token.
All authenticated API endpoints require this scheme unless otherwise noted.
'