{"categories":[{"label":"Python Modules","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/software-development-libraries-python-modules/6"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"Official Python client library for the Plaid API, enabling programmatic access to banking, identity, and financial data through Plaid's endpoints.","skillfed_tags":["fintech","banking-api","openapi-generated"],"use_cases":["Exchange Plaid Link public tokens for access tokens to enable user account linking in fintech applications.","Retrieve and sync transaction history from connected bank accounts with pagination support.","Generate and retrieve asset reports for financial verification and lending workflows.","Remove or manage linked items and access tokens for user account cleanup.","Verify user identity and retrieve account ownership information for KYC/AML compliance."],"what_it_does":"plaid-python is the official Python client for the Plaid API, a financial data aggregation platform. It wraps Plaid's REST endpoints in a generated Python interface, allowing developers to authenticate users' bank accounts, retrieve transactions, verify identity, and access other financial data through Plaid's infrastructure. The library depends on urllib3, python-dateutil, and nulltype for HTTP requests, date handling, and type support.\n\nThe client uses a configuration-based setup where you provide Plaid credentials and environment (Sandbox or Production), then instantiate a PlaidApi object to call endpoints. Responses are returned as dictionaries containing parsed JSON, with errors raised as plaid.ApiException. The library handles datetime objects natively for date fields, requiring timezone-aware datetime objects for fields that accept datetimes. It is actively maintained and updated monthly, though it only supports the latest Plaid API version (2020-09-14).","worth_installing":"Yes, with conditions. Install if you are building a Python application that integrates with Plaid's financial data APIs and can accept the high install friction of a large generated codebase. The library is actively maintained, MIT-licensed, and has no known vulnerabilities. However, verify that your use case aligns with the single supported API version (2020-09-14) and that you have valid Plaid credentials before committing to integration."},"id":"plaid-python","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/plaid-python","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/plaid-python.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/plaid-python/"},"maintenance":{"status":"active"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2026-07-24","license_spdx":null,"license_treatment":"permissive","name":"plaid-python","python_support":"supports_current","summary":"Python client library for the Plaid API and Link"},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":2174719,"position":3230,"tier":"top_5000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"42.0.0"}