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Evaluate a planned ACH transaction

Use /signal/evaluate to evaluate a planned ACH transaction to get a return risk assessment and additional risk signals.

/signal/evaluate is used with Rulesets that are configured on the end customer Dashboard can can be used with either the Signal Transaction Scores product or the Balance product. Which product is used will be determined by the ruleset_key that you provide. For more details, see Signal Rules.

Note: This request may have higher latency if Signal Transaction Scores is being added to an existing Item for the first time, or when using a Balance-only ruleset. This is because Plaid must communicate directly with the institution to request data.

post/processor/signal/evaluate

Request body

client_idstring

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.

secretstring

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_tokenstring required

The processor token obtained from the Plaid integration partner. Processor tokens are in the format: processor-<environment>-<identifier>

client_transaction_idstring required

The unique ID that you would like to use to refer to this transaction. For your convenience mapping your internal data, you could use your internal ID/identifier for this transaction. The max length for this field is 36 characters.

amountnumber double required

The transaction amount, in USD (e.g. 102.05)

user_presentboolean nullable

true if the end user is present while initiating the ACH transfer and the endpoint is being called; false otherwise (for example, when the ACH transfer is scheduled and the end user is not present, or you call this endpoint after the ACH transfer but before submitting the Nacha file for ACH processing).

client_user_idstring

A unique ID that identifies the end user in your system. This ID is used to correlate requests by a user with multiple Items. Personally identifiable information, such as an email address or phone number, should not be used in the client_user_id.

is_recurringboolean nullable

true if the ACH transaction is a recurring transaction; false otherwise

default_payment_methodstring nullable

The default ACH or non-ACH payment method to complete the transaction. SAME_DAY_ACH: Same Day ACH by Nacha. The debit transaction is processed and settled on the same day. STANDARD_ACH: standard ACH by Nacha. MULTIPLE_PAYMENT_METHODS: if there is no default debit rail or there are multiple payment methods. Possible values: SAME_DAY_ACH, STANDARD_ACH, MULTIPLE_PAYMENT_METHODS

ruleset_keystring nullable

The key of the ruleset to use for this transaction. You can configure a ruleset using the Plaid Dashboard, under Signal->Rules. If not provided, for customers who began using Signal Transaction Scores before October 15, 2025, by default, no ruleset will be used; for customers who began using Signal Transaction Scores after that date, or for Balance customers, the default ruleset will be used. For more details, or to opt out of using a ruleset, see Signal Rules.

Response

OK

request_idstring required

A unique identifier for the request, which can be used for troubleshooting. This identifier, like all Plaid identifiers, is case sensitive.

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