Official docs outline
14 sections- API overview
Plaid products, Link, Items and access tokens.
- Quickstart
Link token, public token exchange and first API calls.
- Plaid Link
Client-side flow, link tokens and callbacks.
- OAuth and institutions
OAuth redirects and institution coverage.
- Items and update mode
Item lifecycle, update mode and re-authentication.
- Auth
Account and routing numbers for ACH.
- Transactions
Transactions Sync, categories and updates.
- Balance and Identity
Real-time balance checks before moving money.
- Transfer
Initiating ACH transfers with Plaid Transfer.
- Webhooks
Webhook events and how to verify them.
- Errors
Error types and how to handle them.
- Sandbox and testing
Test credentials and institutions.
- Rate limits
Rate limiting and the RATE_LIMIT_EXCEEDED error.
- Security
Securing API keys and account data.
Each section links to the official page. Titles and summaries by Extra Credit; the docs belong to their authors.