Create a Plaid Link token
Account Connections
Create a Plaid Link token
Returns a short-lived link_token the client passes to Plaid Link. Optionally scope which institutions Link shows by passing country_codes (e.g. the country of the customer being onboarded); defaults to all approved countries. After the user completes the flow, POST /account-connections with the returned public_token.
POST
Create a Plaid Link token
Authorizations
Use Authorization: Bearer
Body
application/json
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country codes that scope which institutions Plaid Link shows (e.g. the country of the customer being onboarded). Must be a subset of the countries the Plaid account is approved for; defaults to all approved countries when omitted.
Example:
["GB"]Response
201 - undefined
Last modified on June 21, 2026

