MethodFi Webhooks API

Webhook subscriptions

OpenAPI Specification

methodfi-webhooks-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Method Account Attributes Webhooks 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: Webhooks
  description: Webhook subscriptions
paths:
  /webhooks:
    get:
      operationId: listWebhooks
      summary: List all webhooks
      description: Returns all active and requires-attention webhooks for the authenticated team.
      tags:
      - Webhooks
      security:
      - SecretKey: []
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/method_version'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A list of webhooks.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/WebhookListResponse'
              example:
                success: true
                data:
                - id: whk_cSGjA6d9N8y8v
                  type: payment.update
                  url: https://example.com/webhooks
                  status: active
                  expand_event: true
                  error: null
                  metadata:
                    environment: production
                  created_at: '2026-01-15T18:30:00.000Z'
                  updated_at: '2026-01-15T18:30:00.000Z'
                message: null
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/RateLimited'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/InternalError'
    post:
      operationId: createWebhook
      summary: Create a webhook
      description: Creates a new webhook subscription for the specified event type.
      tags:
      - Webhooks
      security:
      - SecretKey: []
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/method_version'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/idempotency_key'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/WebhookCreateRequest'
            example:
              type: payment.update
              url: https://example.com/webhooks
              auth_token: webhook-basic-token
              hmac_secret: webhook-signing-secret
              expand_event: true
              metadata:
                environment: production
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The created webhook.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/WebhookResponse'
              example:
                success: true
                data:
                  id: whk_cSGjA6d9N8y8v
                  type: payment.update
                  url: https://example.com/webhooks
                  status: active
                  expand_event: true
                  error: null
                  metadata:
                    environment: production
                  created_at: '2026-01-15T18:30:00.000Z'
                  updated_at: '2026-01-15T18:30:00.000Z'
                message: null
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '422':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/UnprocessableEntity'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/RateLimited'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/InternalError'
      callbacks:
        webhookEvent:
          '{$request.body#/url}':
            post:
              summary: Webhook event delivery
              description: Method will POST this payload to your webhook URL when a subscribed event occurs.
              requestBody:
                required: true
                content:
                  application/json:
                    schema:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/WebhookEventPayload'
              responses:
                '200':
                  description: Webhook received successfully.
  /webhooks/{webhookId}:
    get:
      operationId: retrieveWebhook
      summary: Retrieve a webhook
      description: Returns a single webhook by its identifier.
      tags:
      - Webhooks
      security:
      - SecretKey: []
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/method_version'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/WebhookIdParam'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The requested webhook.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/WebhookResponse'
        '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'
    patch:
      operationId: updateWebhook
      summary: Update a webhook status
      description: Updates an existing webhook's status.
      tags:
      - Webhooks
      security:
      - SecretKey: []
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/method_version'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/WebhookIdParam'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/idempotency_key'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/WebhookUpdateRequest'
            example:
              status: disabled
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The updated webhook.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/WebhookResponse'
        '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'
    delete:
      operationId: deleteWebhook
      summary: Delete a webhook
      description: Deletes a webhook subscription.
      tags:
      - Webhooks
      security:
      - SecretKey: []
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/method_version'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/WebhookIdParam'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/idempotency_key'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The deleted webhook.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/WebhookDeleteResponse'
              example:
                success: true
                data: null
                message: null
        '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'
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.
    Webhook:
      type: object
      required:
      - id
      - type
      - url
      - status
      - expand_event
      - created_at
      - updated_at
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          description: Unique identifier for the webhook.
          example: whk_cSGjA6d9N8y8v
        type:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/WebhookType'
        url:
          type: string
          format: uri
          description: URL to receive webhook events.
          example: https://example.com/webhooks
        status:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/WebhookStatus'
        expand_event:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether to include the full resource data in the webhook payload.
        error:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/WebhookResourceError'
        metadata:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Metadata'
        created_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: Timestamp when the webhook was created.
        updated_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: Timestamp when the webhook was last updated.
    WebhookStatus:
      type: string
      enum:
      - active
      - requires_attention
      - disabled
      - deleted
    WebhookListResponse:
      allOf:
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/ListEnvelope'
      - type: object
        properties:
          data:
            type: array
            items:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/Webhook'
    WebhookResourceError:
      type:
      - object
      - 'null'
      description: Error details when a webhook is disabled or requires attention.
      required:
      - type
      - code
      - sub_type
      - message
      properties:
        type:
          type: string
          description: The category of webhook error.
          enum:
          - WEBHOOK_DISABLED
          - WEBHOOK_REQUIRES_ATTENTION
        code:
          type: integer
          description: Numeric error code (25XXX range).
          enum:
          - 25001
          - 25002
          - 25003
          - 25004
          - 25005
          - 25006
          - 25007
          - 25008
          - 25009
        sub_type:
          type: string
          description: Specific webhook error classification.
          enum:
          - WEBHOOK_DISABLED_FAILED_OTHER
          - WEBHOOK_DISABLED_RECEIVED_4XX_ERROR
          - WEBHOOK_DISABLED_RECEIVED_5XX_ERROR
          - WEBHOOK_DISABLED_TIMEOUT_ON_RESPONSE
          - WEBHOOK_DISABLED_BY_USER
          - WEBHOOK_REQUIRES_ATTENTION_FAILED_OTHER
          - WEBHOOK_REQUIRES_ATTENTION_RECEIVED_4XX_ERROR
          - WEBHOOK_REQUIRES_ATTENTION_RECEIVED_5XX_ERROR
          - WEBHOOK_REQUIRES_ATTENTION_TIMEOUT_ON_RESPONSE
        message:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable error description.
      example:
        type: WEBHOOK_DISABLED
        code: 25002
        sub_type: WEBHOOK_DISABLED_RECEIVED_4XX_ERROR
        message: Webhook failed 25 times with a client error (4XX type).
    WebhookType:
      type: string
      description: The event type this webhook subscribes to.
      enum:
      - payment.create
      - payment.update
      - account.create
      - account.update
      - account.opened
      - account.closed
      - account.balance_increased
      - account.balance_decreased
      - account.credit_limit_increased
      - account.credit_limit_decreased
      - account.number.update
      - entity.create
      - entity.update
      - entity.new_accounts_pending_consent
      - account_verification.create
      - account_verification.update
      - entity_verification_session.create
      - entity_verification_session.update
      - payment_reversal.create
      - payment_reversal.update
      - connection.create
      - connection.update
      - connect.create
      - connect.available
      - connect.update
      - manual_connect.create
      - manual_connect.update
      - report.create
      - report.update
      - product.create
      - product.update
      - subscription.create
      - subscription.update
      - credit_score.create
      - credit_score.update
      - credit_score.available
      - credit_score.increased
      - credit_score.decreased
      - payoff.create
      - payoff.update
      - balance.create
      - balance.update
      - identity.create
      - identity.update
      - account_verification_session.create
      - account_verification_session.update
      - card_brand.create
      - card_brand.available
      - card_brand.update
      - payment_instrument.create
      - payment_instrument.update
      - sensitive.create
      - sensitive.update
      - update.create
      - update.update
      - attribute.create
      - attribute.update
      - entity_attribute.create
      - entity_attribute.update
      - account_attribute.create
      - account_attribute.update
      - transaction.create
      - transaction.update
      - entity_vehicle.create
      - entity_vehicle.update
      - method_jwk.create
      - method_jwk.update
      - attribute.credit_health_credit_card_usage.increased
      - attribute.credit_health_credit_card_usage.decreased
      - attribute.credit_health_derogatory_marks.increased
      - attribute.credit_health_derogatory_marks.decreased
      - attribute.credit_health_hard_inquiries.increased
      - attribute.credit_health_hard_inquiries.decreased
      - attribute.credit_health_total_accounts.increased
      - attribute.credit_health_total_accounts.decreased
      - attribute.credit_health_credit_age.increased
      - attribute.credit_health_credit_age.decreased
      - attribute.credit_health_payment_history.increased
      - attribute.credit_health_payment_history.decreased
      - attribute.credit_health_open_accounts.increased
      - attribute.credit_health_open_accounts.decreased
      - entity_attribute.credit_health_open_accounts_value.decreased
      - entity_attribute.credit_health_open_accounts_value.increased
      - entity_attribute.credit_health_total_accounts_value.decreased
      - entity_attribute.credit_health_total_accounts_value.increased
      - entity_attribute.credit_health_credit_card_usage_value.decreased
      - entity_attribute.credit_health_credit_card_usage_value.increased
      - entity_attribute.credit_health_soft_inquiries_value.decreased
      - entity_attribute.credit_health_soft_inquiries_value.increased
      - entity_attribute.credit_health_hard_inquiries_value.decreased
      - entity_attribute.credit_health_hard_inquiries_value.increased
    WebhookDeleteResponse:
      allOf:
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/SuccessEnvelope'
      - type: object
        properties:
          data:
            type:
            - object
            - 'null'
            example: null
    WebhookResponse:
      allOf:
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/SuccessEnvelope'
      - type: object
        properties:
          data:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Webhook'
    WebhookEventPayload:
      type: object
      description: The outbound payload delivered to a webhook subscription URL when an event occurs.
      required:
      - webhook_id
      - id
      - type
      - op
      - event
      - refs
      properties:
        webhook_id:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          description: The unique identifier of the webhook subscription that triggered this event.
          example: whk_cSGjA6d9N8y8R
        id:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          description: The identifier of the resource modified.
          example: acc_BcRdHNjb9TYKV
        type:
          description: The webhook event type.
          example: account.update
          oneOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/WebhookType'
          - type: 'null'
        op:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          description: The operation type derived from the event type (the segment after the first dot).
          example: update
        path:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          description: The URL path pointing to the affected resource. Make a HTTP GET request to this path to retrieve the resource. Only present when available.
          example: /accounts/acc_BcRdHNjb9TYKV
        event:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          description: The unique identifier of the event record. Can be used to retrieve the full event details via the Events API.
          example: evt_knqJgxKUnqDVJ
        refs:
          description: An object containing reference IDs to related resources. Commonly includes entity and may include other resource references depending on the event type.
          oneOf:
          - type: object
            additionalProperties:
              type: string
          - type: 'null'
          example:
            account: acc_BcRdHNjb9TYKV
            entity: ent_qKNBB68bfHGNA
      example:
        webhook_id: whk_cSGjA6d9N8y8R
        id: acc_BcRdHNjb9TYKV
        type: account.update
        op: update
        path: /accounts/acc_BcRdHNjb9TYKV
        event: evt_knqJgxKUnqDVJ
        refs:
          account: acc_BcRdHNjb9TYKV
          entity: ent_qKNBB68bfHGNA
    Metadata:
      type:
      - object
      - 'null'
      additionalProperties: true
      description: Arbitrary key-value metadata attached to the resource.
    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
    WebhookUpdateRequest:
      type: object
      required:
      - status
      properties:
        status:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/WebhookStatus'
    WebhookCreateRequest:
      type: object
      required:
      - type
      - url
      properties:
        type:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/WebhookType'
        url:
          type: string
          format: uri
          description: URL to receive webhook events.
        auth_token:
          type: string
          description: Authentication token to include in outbound webhook request headers. This value is write-only.
          writeOnly: true
        hmac_secret:
          type: string
          description: HMAC secret used to sign outbound webhook deliveries. This value is write-only.
          writeOnly: true
        expand_event:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether to include the full resource data in the webhook payload.
        metadata:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Metadata'
    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
  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'
    BadRequest:
      description: Bad request - invalid parameters or request body.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorEnvelope'
    InternalError:
      description: Internal server error.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorEnvelope'
  parameters:
    WebhookIdParam:
      name: webhookId
      in: path
      required: true
      description: Unique identifier for the webhook.
      schema:
        type: string
        pattern: ^whk_\w+$
    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
  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.

        '