---
title: "Create payment profile"
method: POST
path: "/payment_profile/create"
tags: ["plaid"]
deprecated: true
---

# Create payment profile

`POST /payment_profile/create`

> **Deprecated.**

Use `/payment_profile/create` endpoint to create a new payment profile.
To initiate the account linking experience, call `/link/token/create` and provide the `payment_profile_token` in the `transfer.payment_profile_token` field.
You can then use the `payment_profile_token` when creating transfers using `/transfer/authorization/create` and `/transfer/create`.

## Request body

- PaymentProfileCreateRequest — PaymentProfileCreateRequest defines the request schema for `/payment_profile/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.

## Response `200`

OK

- PaymentProfileCreateResponse — PaymentProfileCreateResponse defines the response schema for `/payment_profile/create`
  - `payment_profile_token` string, required — A payment profile token associated with the Payment Profile data that is being requested.
  - `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/payment_profile/create/post.md)

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