---
title: "Send User Account Session Event"
method: POST
path: "/user_account/session/event/send"
tags: ["plaid"]
---

# Send User Account Session Event

`POST /user_account/session/event/send`

This endpoint allows sending client-specific events related to Layer sessions for analytics and tracking purposes.

## Request body

- UserAccountSessionEventSendRequest — UserAccountSessionEventSendRequest defines the request schema for `/user_account/session/event/send`
  - `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.
  - `cohort_id` string — Optional cohort identifier for the user session.
  - `link_session_id` string, required — The Link session identifier.
  - `event` UserAccountSessionEvent, required — Event data for user account session tracking
    - `name` string, required — The name of the event.
    - `timestamp` string, date-time, required — The timestamp when the event occurred in ISO 8601 format.
    - `outcome` string — Optional outcome of the event.

## Response `200`

success

- UserAccountSessionEventSendResponse — UserAccountSessionEventSendResponse defines the response schema for `/user_account/session/event/send`
  - `request_id` string, required — A unique identifier for the request, which can be used for troubleshooting. This identifier, like all Plaid identifiers, is case sensitive.

## 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 warning
  - added the new `BASE_REPORT_ERROR` enum value to the `error_type` response property for the response status `default`
- **2026-01-26** `8addecd0b74a` — 1 info
  - endpoint added
- **2024-02-21** `5de70cc1e6ca` — 1 breaking
  - api path removed without deprecation

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/plaid/apis/the-plaid-api/changes/user_account/session/event/send/post.md)

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