---
title: "Retrieve Auth data"
method: POST
path: "/processor/auth/get"
tags: ["plaid"]
---

# Retrieve Auth data

`POST /processor/auth/get`

The `/processor/auth/get` endpoint returns the bank account and bank identification number (such as the routing number, for US accounts), for a checking, savings, or cash management account that''s associated with a given `processor_token`. The endpoint also returns high-level account data and balances when available.

Versioning note: API versions 2019-05-29 and earlier use a different schema for the `numbers` object returned by this endpoint. For details, see [Plaid API versioning](https://plaid.com/docs/api/versioning/#version-2020-09-14).

## Request body

- ProcessorAuthGetRequest — ProcessorAuthGetRequest defines the request schema for `/processor/auth/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.
  - `processor_token` string, required — The processor token obtained from the Plaid integration partner. Processor tokens are in the format: `processor-<environment>-<identifier>`

## Response `200`

success

- ProcessorAuthGetResponse — ProcessorAuthGetResponse defines the response schema for `/processor/auth/get`
  - `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.
  - `numbers` ProcessorNumber, required — An object containing identifying numbers used for making electronic transfers to and from the `account`. The identifying number type (ACH, EFT, IBAN, or BACS) used will depend on the country of the account. An account may have more than one number type. If a particular identifying number type is not used by the `account` for which auth data has been requested, a null value will be returned.
    - `ach` NumbersACHNullable, nullable — Identifying information for transferring money to or from a US account via ACH or wire transfer.
      - `account_id` string, required — The Plaid account ID associated with the account numbers
      - `account` string, required — The ACH account number for the account. At certain institutions, including Chase and PNC, you will receive "tokenized" routing and account numbers, which are not the user's actual account and routing numbers. For important details on how this may impact your integration and on how to avoid fraud, user confusion, and ACH returns, see [Tokenized account numbers](https://plaid.com/docs/auth/#tokenized-account-numbers).
      - `is_tokenized_account_number` boolean — Indicates whether the account number is tokenized by the institution. For important details on how tokenized account numbers may impact your integration, see [Tokenized account numbers](https://plaid.com/docs/auth/#tokenized-account-numbers).
      - `routing` string, required — The ACH routing number for the account. This may be a tokenized routing number. For more information, see [Tokenized account numbers](https://plaid.com/docs/auth/#tokenized-account-numbers).
      - `wire_routing` string, nullable, required — The wire transfer routing number for the account. This field is only populated if the institution is known to use a separate wire transfer routing number. Many institutions do not have a separate wire routing number and use the ACH routing number for wires instead. It is recommended to have the end user manually confirm their wire routing number before sending any wires to their account, especially if this field is `null`.
      - `can_transfer_in` boolean, nullable — Whether the account supports ACH transfers into the account
      - `can_transfer_out` boolean, nullable — Whether the account supports ACH transfers out of the account
    - `eft` NumbersEFTNullable, nullable — Identifying information for transferring money to or from a Canadian bank account via EFT.
      - `account_id` string, required — The Plaid account ID associated with the account numbers
      - `account` string, required — The EFT account number for the account
      - `institution` string, required — The EFT institution number for the account
      - `branch` string, required — The EFT branch number for the account
    - `international` NumbersInternationalNullable, nullable — Identifying information for transferring money to or from an international bank account via wire transfer.
      - `account_id` string, required — The Plaid account ID associated with the account numbers
      - `iban` string, required — The International Bank Account Number (IBAN) for the account
      - `bic` string, required — The Bank Identifier Code (BIC) for the account
    - `bacs` NumbersBACSNullable, nullable — Identifying information for transferring money to or from a UK bank account via BACS.
      - `account_id` string, required — The Plaid account ID associated with the account numbers
      - `account` string, required — The BACS account number for the account
      - `sort_code` string, required — The BACS sort code for the account
  - `account` AccountBase, required — A single account at a financial institution.
    - `account_id` string, required — Plaid’s unique identifier for the account. This value will not change unless Plaid can't reconcile the account with the data returned by the financial institution. This may occur, for example, when the name of the account changes. If this happens a new `account_id` will be assigned to the account. The `account_id` can also change if the `access_token` is deleted and the same credentials that were used to generate that `access_token` are used to generate a new `access_token` on a later date. In that case, the new `account_id` will be different from the old `account_id`. If an account with a specific `account_id` disappears instead of changing, the account is likely closed. Closed accounts are not returned by the Plaid API. Like all Plaid identifiers, the `account_id` is case sensitive.
    - `balances` AccountBalance, required — A set of fields describing the balance for an account. Balance information may be cached unless the balance object was returned by `/accounts/balance/get`.
      - `available` number, double, nullable, required — The amount of funds available to be withdrawn from the account, as determined by the financial institution. For `credit`-type accounts, the `available` balance typically equals the `limit` less the `current` balance, less any pending outflows plus any pending inflows. For `depository`-type accounts, the `available` balance typically equals the `current` balance less any pending outflows plus any pending inflows. For `depository`-type accounts, the `available` balance does not include the overdraft limit. For `investment`-type accounts (or `brokerage`-type accounts for API versions 2018-05-22 and earlier), the `available` balance is the total cash available to withdraw as presented by the institution. Note that not all institutions calculate the `available` balance. In the event that `available` balance is unavailable, Plaid will return an `available` balance value of `null`. Available balance may be cached and is not guaranteed to be up-to-date in realtime unless the value was returned by `/accounts/balance/get`. If `current` is `null` this field is guaranteed not to be `null`.
      - `current` number, double, nullable, required — The total amount of funds in or owed by the account. For `credit`-type accounts, a positive balance indicates the amount owed; a negative amount indicates the lender owing the account holder. For `loan`-type accounts, the current balance is the principal remaining on the loan, except in the case of student loan accounts at Sallie Mae (`ins_116944`). For Sallie Mae student loans, the account's balance includes both principal and any outstanding interest. Similar to `credit`-type accounts, a positive balance is typically expected, while a negative amount indicates the lender owing the account holder. For `investment`-type accounts (or `brokerage`-type accounts for API versions 2018-05-22 and earlier), the current balance is the total value of assets as presented by the institution. Note that balance information may be cached unless the value was returned by `/accounts/balance/get`; if the Item is enabled for Transactions, the balance will be at least as recent as the most recent Transaction update. If you require realtime balance information, use the `available` balance as provided by `/accounts/balance/get`. When returned by `/accounts/balance/get`, this field may be `null`. When this happens, `available` is guaranteed not to be `null`.
      - `limit` number, double, nullable, required — For `credit`-type accounts, this represents the credit limit. For `depository`-type accounts, this represents the pre-arranged overdraft limit, which is common for current (checking) accounts in Europe. In North America, this field is typically only available for `credit`-type accounts.
      - `iso_currency_code` string, nullable, required — The ISO-4217 currency code of the balance. Always null if `unofficial_currency_code` is non-null.
      - `unofficial_currency_code` string, nullable, required — The unofficial currency code associated with the balance. Always null if `iso_currency_code` is non-null. Unofficial currency codes are used for currencies that do not have official ISO currency codes, such as cryptocurrencies and the currencies of certain countries. See the [currency code schema](https://plaid.com/docs/api/accounts#currency-code-schema) for a full listing of supported `unofficial_currency_code`s.
      - `last_updated_datetime` string, date-time, nullable — Timestamp in [ISO 8601](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601) format (`YYYY-MM-DDTHH:mm:ssZ`) indicating the oldest acceptable balance when making a request to `/accounts/balance/get`. This field is only used and expected when the institution is `ins_128026` (Capital One) and the Item contains one or more accounts with a non-depository account type, in which case a value must be provided or an `INVALID_REQUEST` error with the code of `INVALID_FIELD` will be returned. For Capital One depository accounts as well as all other account types on all other institutions, this field is ignored. See [account type schema](https://plaid.com/docs/api/accounts/#account-type-schema) for a full list of account types. If the balance that is pulled is older than the given timestamp for Items with this field required, an `INVALID_REQUEST` error with the code of `LAST_UPDATED_DATETIME_OUT_OF_RANGE` will be returned with the most recent timestamp for the requested account contained in the response.
    - `mask` string, nullable, required — The last 2-4 alphanumeric characters of either the account’s displayed mask or the account’s official account number. Note that the mask may be non-unique between an Item’s accounts.
    - `name` string, required — The name of the account, either assigned by the user or by the financial institution itself
    - `official_name` string, nullable, required — The official name of the account as given by the financial institution
    - `type` 'investment' | 'credit' | 'depository' | 'loan' | 'brokerage' | 'other', required — `investment:` Investment account. In API versions 2018-05-22 and earlier, this type is called `brokerage` instead. `credit:` Credit card `depository:` Depository account `loan:` Loan account `other:` Non-specified account type See the [Account type schema](https://plaid.com/docs/api/accounts#account-type-schema) for a full listing of account types and corresponding subtypes.
    - `subtype` '401a' | '401k' | '403B' | '457b' | '529' | 'auto' | 'brokerage' | 'business' | 'cash isa' | 'cash management' | 'cd' | 'checking' | 'commercial' | 'construction' | 'consumer' | 'credit card' | 'crypto exchange' | 'ebt' | 'education savings account' | 'fixed annuity' | 'gic' | 'health reimbursement arrangement' | 'home equity' | 'hsa' | 'isa' | 'ira' | 'keogh' | 'lif' | 'life insurance' | 'line of credit' | 'lira' | 'loan' | 'lrif' | 'lrsp' | 'money market' | 'mortgage' | 'mutual fund' | 'non-custodial wallet' | 'non-taxable brokerage account' | 'other' | 'other insurance' | 'other annuity' | 'overdraft' | 'paypal' | 'payroll' | 'pension' | 'prepaid' | 'prif' | 'profit sharing plan' | 'rdsp' | 'resp' | 'retirement' | 'rlif' | 'roth' | 'roth 401k' | 'rrif' | 'rrsp' | 'sarsep' | 'savings' | 'sep ira' | 'simple ira' | 'sipp' | 'stock plan' | 'student' | 'thrift savings plan' | 'tfsa' | 'trust' | 'ugma' | 'utma' | 'variable annuity', nullable, required — See the [Account type schema](https://plaid.com/docs/api/accounts/#account-type-schema) for a full listing of account types and corresponding subtypes.
    - `verification_status` 'automatically_verified' | 'pending_automatic_verification' | 'pending_manual_verification' | 'manually_verified' | 'verification_expired' | 'verification_failed' | 'database_matched' | 'database_insights_pass' | 'database_insights_pass_with_caution' | 'database_insights_fail' — The current verification status of an Auth Item initiated through micro-deposits or database verification. Returned for Auth Items only. `pending_automatic_verification`: The Item is pending automatic verification `pending_manual_verification`: The Item is pending manual micro-deposit verification. Items remain in this state until the user successfully verifies the micro-deposit. `automatically_verified`: The Item has successfully been automatically verified `manually_verified`: The Item has successfully been manually verified `verification_expired`: Plaid was unable to automatically verify the deposit within 7 calendar days and will no longer attempt to validate the Item. Users may retry by submitting their information again through Link. `verification_failed`: The Item failed manual micro-deposit verification because the user exhausted all 3 verification attempts. Users may retry by submitting their information again through Link. `database_matched`: The Item has successfully been verified using Plaid's data sources. Only returned for Auth Items created via Database Match. `database_insights_pass`: The Item's numbers have been verified using Plaid's data sources and have strong signal for being valid. Only returned for Auth Items created via Database Insights. Note: Database Insights is currently a beta feature, please contact your account manager for more information. `database_insights_pass_with_caution`: The Item's numbers have been verified using Plaid's data sources and have some signal for being valid. Only returned for Auth Items created via Database Insights. Note: Database Insights is currently a beta feature, please contact your account manager for more information. `database_insights_fail`: The Item's numbers have been verified using Plaid's data sources and have signal for being invalid and/or have no signal for being valid. Only returned for Auth Items created via Database Insights. Note: Database Insights is currently a beta feature, please contact your account manager for more information.
    - `verification_name` string — The account holder name that was used for micro-deposit and/or database verification. Only returned for Auth Items created via micro-deposit or database verification. This name was manually-entered by the user during Link, unless it was otherwise provided via the `user.legal_name` request field in `/link/token/create` for the Link session that created the Item.
    - `verification_insights` AccountVerificationInsights — Insights from performing database verification for the account. Only returned for Auth Items created via Database Insights.
      - `name_match_score` integer, nullable — Indicates the score of the name match between the given name provided during database verification and matched Plaid network accounts. If defined, will be a value between 0 and 100. Will be undefined if name matching was not enabled for the database verification session or if there were no eligible Plaid network matches to compare the given name with.
      - `network_status` AccountVerificationInsightsNetworkStatus, required — Status information about the account and routing number in the Plaid network.
        - `has_numbers_match` boolean, required — Indicates whether we found at least one matching account for the ACH account and routing number.
        - `is_numbers_match_verified` boolean, required — Indicates if at least one matching account for the ACH account and routing number is already verified.
      - `previous_returns` AccountVerificationInsightsPreviousReturns — Information about known ACH returns for the account and routing number.
        - `has_previous_administrative_return` boolean, required — Indicates whether Plaid's data sources include a known administrative ACH return for account and routing number.
      - `account_number_format` 'valid' | 'invalid' | 'unknown', required — Indicator of account number format validity for institution. `valid`: indicates that the account number has a correct format for the institution. `invalid`: indicates that the account number has an incorrect format for the institution. `unknown`: indicates that there was not enough information to determine whether the format is correct for the institution.
    - `persistent_account_id` string — A unique and persistent identifier for accounts that can be used to trace multiple instances of the same account across different Items for depository accounts. This field is currently supported only for Items at institutions that use Tokenized Account Numbers (i.e., Chase and PNC). Because these accounts have a different account number each time they are linked, this field may be used instead of the account number to uniquely identify an account across multiple Items for payments use cases, helping to reduce duplicate Items or attempted fraud. In Sandbox, this field is populated for TAN-based institutions (`ins_56`, `ins_13`) as well as the OAuth Sandbox institution (`ins_127287`); in Production, it will only be populated for accounts at applicable institutions.
    - `holder_category` 'business' | 'personal' | 'unrecognized', nullable — Indicates the account's categorization as either a personal or a business account. This field is currently in beta; to request access, contact your account manager.

## Changes

- **2025-02-19** `2fcba991badd` — 2 info
  - added the optional property `account/verification_insights/name_match_score` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the optional property `account/verification_name` to the response with the `200` status
- **2025-01-15** `5dbeedb71831` — 1 info
  - added the optional property `numbers/ach/allOf[subschema #1: NumbersACH]/is_tokenized_account_number` to the response with the `200` status
- **2024-09-04** `a2c34406c317` — 4 info
  - removed the `recurring` enum value from the `account/subtype` response property for the response status `200`
  - removed the `rewards` enum value from the `account/subtype` response property for the response status `200`
  - removed the `safe deposit` enum value from the `account/subtype` response property for the response status `200`
  - removed the `undefined` enum value from the `account/subtype` response property for the response status `200`
- **2024-06-18** `be701ec93161` — 1 info
  - added the optional property `account/holder_category` to the response with the `200` status
- …earlier changes not shown

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

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