---
title: "Create Hosted Link session"
method: POST
path: "/link_delivery/create"
tags: ["plaid"]
---

# Create Hosted Link session

`POST /link_delivery/create`

Use the `/link_delivery/create` endpoint to create a Hosted Link session.

## Request body

- LinkDeliveryCreateRequest — LinkDeliveryCreateRequest defines the request schema for `/link_delivery/create`
  - `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.
  - `link_token` string, required — A `link_token` from a previous invocation of `/link/token/create`.
  - `options` LinkDeliveryOptions — Optional metadata related to the Hosted Link session
    - `recipient` LinkDeliveryRecipient — Metadata related to the recipient. If the information required to populate this field is not available, leave it blank.
      - `communication_methods` LinkDeliveryCommunicationMethod[] — The list of communication methods to send the Hosted Link session URL to. If delivery is not required, leave this field blank.
        - `method` 'SMS' | 'EMAIL' — The delivery method to be used to deliver the Hosted Link session URL. `SMS`: The URL will be delivered through SMS `EMAIL`: The URL will be delivered through email
        - `address` string — The phone number / email address that Hosted Link sessions are delivered to. Phone numbers must be in E.164 format.
      - `first_name` string — First name of the recipient. Will be used in the body of the email / text (if configured). If this information is not available, leave this field blank.

## Response `200`

OK

- LinkDeliveryCreateResponse — LinkDeliveryCreateResponse defines the response schema for `/link_delivery/create`
  - `link_delivery_url` string, required — The URL to the Hosted Link session, which will be delivered by the specified delivery method.
  - `link_delivery_session_id` string, required — The ID for the Hosted Link session. Same as the `link_token` string excluding the "link-{env}-" prefix.
  - `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`
- **2024-09-04** `a2c34406c317` — 5 warning, 1 info
  - added the new `PARTNER_ERROR` enum value to the `error_type` response property for the response status `default`
  - added the new `SANDBOX_ERROR` enum value to the `error_type` response property for the response status `default`
  - added the new `TRANSACTIONS_ERROR` enum value to the `error_type` response property for the response status `default`
  - added the new `TRANSACTION_ERROR` enum value to the `error_type` response property for the response status `default`
  - …2 more
- **2024-02-21** `5de70cc1e6ca` — 3 warning, 11 info
  - removed the optional property `error_code_reason` from the response with the `default` status
  - removed the optional property `provided_account_subtypes` from the response with the `default` status
  - removed the optional property `required_account_subtypes` from the response with the `default` status
  - removed the `BASE_REPORT_ERROR` enum value from the `error_type` response property for the response status `default`
  - …10 more

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/plaid/apis/the-plaid-api/changes/link_delivery/create/post.md)

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