---
title: "Retrieve a single statement."
method: POST
path: "/statements/download"
tags: ["plaid"]
---

# Retrieve a single statement.

`POST /statements/download`

The `/statements/download` endpoint retrieves a single statement PDF in binary format.  The response will contain a `Plaid-Content-Hash` header containing a SHA 256 checksum of the statement. This can be used to verify that the file being sent by Plaid is the same file that was downloaded to your system.

## Request body

- StatementsDownloadRequest — StatementsDownloadRequest defines the request schema for `/statements/download`
  - `access_token` string, required — The access token associated with the Item for which data is being requested.
  - `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.
  - `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.
  - `statement_id` string, required — Plaid's unique identifier for the statement.

## Response `200`

OK

## Other responses

- `default` — Error response

## Changes

- **2026-07-22** `a1bbca018160` — 13 warning
  - added the new `ASSETS_ERROR` enum value to the `error_type` response property for the response status `default`
  - added the new `CRA_MONITORING_ERROR` enum value to the `error_type` response property for the response status `default`
  - added the new `CREDIT_PROFILE_REPORT_ERROR` enum value to the `error_type` response property for the response status `default`
  - added the new `ENCOMPASS_ERROR` enum value to the `error_type` response property for the response status `default`
  - …9 more
- **2026-06-25** `80d23bfdc2e5` — 1 warning
  - added the new `IDEMPOTENCY_ERROR` enum value to the `error_type` response property for the response status `default`
- **2026-06-10** `fb8c3f188d8b` — 1 breaking, 1 warning, 1 info
  - removed the media type `application/json` for the response with the status `200`
  - added the new `BASE_REPORT_ERROR` enum value to the `error_type` response property for the response status `default`
  - added the media type `application/pdf` for the response with the status `200`
- **2025-12-11** `465584b48c99` — 2 info
  - added the optional property `provided_account_subtypes` to the response with the `default` status
  - added the optional property `required_account_subtypes` to the response with the `default` status
- **2025-11-19** `4abee1c56929` — 1 info
  - removed the `IDENTITY_ERROR` enum value from the `error_type` response property for the response status `default`

[Full history](https://skmtc.dev/plaid/apis/the-plaid-api/changes/statements/download/post.md)

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