Refresh identity data

POST /identity/refresh

/identity/refresh is an optional endpoint for users of the Identity product. It initiates an on-demand extraction to fetch the most up to date Identity information from the Financial Institution. This on-demand extraction takes place in addition to the periodic extractions that automatically occur for any Identity-enabled Item. If changes to Identity are discovered after calling /identity/refresh, Plaid will fire a webhook DEFAULT_UPDATE.

As this endpoint triggers a synchronous request for fresh data, latency may be higher than for other Plaid endpoints (typically less than 10 seconds, but occasionally up to 30 seconds or more); if you encounter errors, you may find it necessary to adjust your timeout period when making requests.

/identity/refresh is offered as an add-on to Identity and has a separate fee model. To request access to this endpoint, submit a product access request or contact your Plaid account manager.

Request Body

Required

IdentityRefreshRequest defines the request schema for /identity/refresh

Parameters

client_id
string
Your Plaid API client_id. The client_id is required and may be provided either in the PLAID-CLIENT-ID header or as part of a request body.
access_token
required, string
The access token associated with the Item data is being requested for.
secret
string
Your Plaid API secret. The secret is required and may be provided either in the PLAID-SECRET header or as part of a request body.

Response

IdentityRefreshResponse defines the response schema for /identity/refresh

Response Properties

request_id
required, string
A unique identifier for the request, which can be used for troubleshooting. This identifier, like all Plaid identifiers, is case sensitive.