Plaid · Authentication Profile

Plaid Authentication

Authentication

Plaid secures its APIs with apiKey across 3 declared security schemes, as derived from its OpenAPI definitions.

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Methods: apiKey Schemes: 3 OAuth flows: API key in: header

Security Schemes

clientId apiKey
· in: header (PLAID-CLIENT-ID)
secret apiKey
· in: header (PLAID-SECRET)
plaidVersion apiKey
· in: header (Plaid-Version)

Source

Authentication Profile

Raw ↑ 
generated: '2026-07-11'
method: derived
source: openapi/plaid-openapi-original.yml
summary:
  types:
  - apiKey
  api_key_in:
  - header
schemes:
- name: clientId
  type: apiKey
  in: header
  parameter: PLAID-CLIENT-ID
  sources:
  - openapi/plaid-openapi-original.yml
- name: secret
  type: apiKey
  in: header
  parameter: PLAID-SECRET
  sources:
  - openapi/plaid-openapi-original.yml
- name: plaidVersion
  type: apiKey
  in: header
  parameter: Plaid-Version
  sources:
  - openapi/plaid-openapi-original.yml