Method Financial Webhooks

generated: '2026-08-04'
method: searched
source: https://docs.methodfi.com/reference/webhooks/overview
docs: https://docs.methodfi.com/reference/webhooks/overview
spec_type: Webhooks
asyncapi_published: false
asyncapi_probe: https://docs.methodfi.com/asyncapi.yaml returned 404; https://docs.methodfi.com/asyncapi.json
  returned 404. No AsyncAPI document is published; the webhook catalog below is the provider event surface.
transport:
  protocol: https
  method: POST
  direction: provider-to-subscriber
  registration: POST /webhooks (createWebhook); managed via listWebhooks, retrieveWebhook, updateWebhook,
    deleteWebhook
  event_replay: Delivered events are also queryable via GET /events (listEvents, retrieveEvent)
security:
  auth_token:
    supported: true
    header: Authorization
    description: The auth_token supplied at webhook registration is sent base64-encoded in the Authorization
      header; verify by base64-encoding your stored token and comparing.
  hmac:
    supported: true
    header: method-webhook-signature
    algorithm: HMAC-SHA256
    signed_payload: timestamp:payload, where timestamp comes from the method-webhook-timestamp header
      (UNIX seconds) and payload is the raw request body
    timestamp_header: method-webhook-timestamp
    timestamp_always_present: true
    secret_field: hmac_secret supplied at webhook registration
delivery:
  ack_expectation: Return a 2xx before processing; slow endpoints trigger retries and duplicate processing
  auto_disable: A webhook is disabled after 5 consecutive failed deliveries (after all retries)
  failure_error_codes: WebhookResourceError family, 25001-25009 (see errors/method-financial-error-codes.yml)
  expand_event: Optional expand_event flag on the webhook returns the full resource in the event payload
event_types:
- name: account.create
  description: A new Account was successfully created.
- name: account.update
  description: An Account has been updated.
- name: account.opened
  description: An Account has been opened.
- name: account.closed
  description: An Account has been closed.
- name: sensitive.create
  description: A new Sensitive was successfully created.
- name: account.number.update
  description: An Account's number has been updated.
- name: sensitive.update
  description: A Sensitive has been updated.
- name: account_verification_session.create
  description: A new AccountVerificationSession was successfully created.
- name: account_verification_session.update
  description: An AccountVerificationSession has been updated.
- name: balance.create
  description: A new Balance was successfully created.
- name: balance.update
  description: A Balance has been updated.
- name: card_brand.create
  description: A new CardBrand was successfully created.
- name: card_brand.update
  description: A CardBrand has been updated.
- name: card_brand.available
  description: A CardBrand has been made available.
- name: connect.create
  description: A new Connect was successfully created.
- name: connect.update
  description: A Connect has been updated.
- name: connect.available
  description: An Async Connect has completed.
- name: credit_score.create
  description: A new CreditScore was successfully created.
- name: credit_score.update
  description: A CreditScore has been updated.
- name: credit_score.available
  description: A CreditScore has been made available.
- name: entity.create
  description: A new Entity was successfully created.
- name: entity.update
  description: An Entity has been updated.
- name: entity.new_accounts_pending_consent
  description: An Entity needs to consent new surfaced accounts.
- name: entity_verification_session.create
  description: A new EntityVerificationSession was successfully created.
- name: entity_verification_session.update
  description: An EntityVerificationSession has been updated.
- name: identity.create
  description: A new Identity was successfully created.
- name: identity.update
  description: An Identity has been updated.
- name: payment.create
  description: A new Payment was successfully created.
- name: payment.update
  description: A Payment has been updated.
- name: payment_instrument.create
  description: A new PaymentInstrument was successfully created.
- name: payment_instrument.update
  description: A PaymentInstrument has been updated.
- name: payment_reversal.create
  description: A new PaymentReversal was successfully created.
- name: payment_reversal.update
  description: A PaymentReversal has been updated.
- name: payoff.create
  description: A new Payoff was successfully created.
- name: payoff.update
  description: A Payoff has been updated.
- name: product.create
  description: A new Product was successfully created.
- name: product.update
  description: A Product has been updated.
- name: report.create
  description: A new Report was successfully created.
- name: report.update
  description: A Report has been updated.
- name: subscription.create
  description: A new Subscription was successfully created.
- name: subscription.update
  description: A Subscription has been updated.
- name: transaction.create
  description: A new Transaction was successfully created.
- name: transaction.update
  description: A Transaction has been updated.
- name: update.create
  description: A new Update was successfully created.
- name: update.update
  description: An Update has been updated.
- name: credit_score.increased
  description: A user's credit score has increased.
- name: credit_score.decreased
  description: A user's credit score has decreased.
- name: entity_attribute.create
  description: A new Entity Attribute was successfully created.
- name: entity_attribute.update
  description: An Entity Attribute has been updated.
- name: account_attribute.create
  description: A new Account Attribute was successfully created.
- name: account_attribute.update
  description: An Account Attribute has been updated.
- name: entity_attribute.credit_health_credit_card_usage_value.increased
  description: Credit card usage has increased.
- name: entity_attribute.credit_health_credit_card_usage_value.decreased
  description: Credit card usage has decreased.
- name: entity_attribute.credit_health_derogatory_marks_value.increased
  description: Number of derogatory marks increased.
- name: entity_attribute.credit_health_derogatory_marks_value.decreased
  description: Number of derogatory marks decreased.
- name: entity_attribute.credit_health_hard_inquiries_value.increased
  description: Number of hard inquiries increased.
- name: entity_attribute.credit_health_hard_inquiries_value.decreased
  description: Number of hard inquiries decreased.
- name: entity_attribute.credit_health_total_accounts_value.increased
  description: Total number of accounts increased.
- name: entity_attribute.credit_health_total_accounts_value.decreased
  description: Total number of accounts decreased.
- name: entity_attribute.credit_health_credit_age_value.increased
  description: Credit age has increased.
- name: entity_attribute.credit_health_credit_age_value.decreased
  description: Credit age has decreased.
- name: entity_attribute.credit_health_payment_history_value.increased
  description: Payment history score has improved.
- name: entity_attribute.credit_health_payment_history_value.decreased
  description: Payment history score has decreased.
- name: entity_attribute.credit_health_soft_inquiries_value.increased
  description: Number of soft inquiries increased.
- name: method_jwk.create
  description: A new Method JWK (public key) was successfully created.
- name: method_jwk.update
  description: A Method JWK has been updated (deprecated or disabled).
summary:
  event_types: 66