---
title: "Check a user's Plaid Network status"
method: POST
path: "/network/status/get"
tags: ["plaid"]
---

# Check a user's Plaid Network status

`POST /network/status/get`

The `/network/status/get` endpoint can be used to check whether Plaid has a matching profile for the user.
This is useful for determining if a user is eligible for a streamlined experience, such as Layer.

Note: it is strongly recommended to check for Layer eligibility in the frontend. `/network/status/get` should only be used for checking Layer eligibility if a frontend check is not possible for your use case.
For instructions on performing a frontend eligibility check, see the [Layer documentation](https://plaid.com/docs/layer/#integration-overview).

## Request body

- NetworkStatusGetRequest — NetworkStatusGetRequest defines the request schema for `/network/status/get`
  - `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.
  - `user` NetworkStatusGetUser, required — An object specifying information about the end user for the network status check.
    - `phone_number` string, required — The user's phone number in [E.164](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E.164) format.
  - `template_id` string — The id of a template defined in Plaid Dashboard. This field is used if you have additional criteria that you want to check against (e.g. Layer eligibility).

## Response `200`

success

- NetworkStatusGetResponse — NetworkStatusGetResponse defines the response schema for `/network/status/get`
  - `network_status` 'UNKNOWN' | 'RETURNING_USER', required — Enum representing the overall network status of the user.
  - `layer` NetworkStatusGetResponseLayer, nullable — An object representing Layer-related metadata for the requested user.
    - `eligible` boolean, required — Indicates if the user is eligible for a Layer session.
  - `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

- **2025-03-26** `09cbc8444913` — 2 warning
  - added the new `CHECK_REPORT_ERROR` enum value to the `error_type` response property for the response status `default`
  - added the new `CONSUMER_REPORT_ERROR` enum value to the `error_type` response property for the response status `default`
- **2025-01-15** `5dbeedb71831` — 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/network/status/get/post.md)

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