---
title: "Import Item"
method: POST
path: "/item/import"
tags: ["plaid"]
---

# Import Item

`POST /item/import`

`/item/import` creates an Item via your Plaid Exchange Integration and returns an `access_token`. As part of an `/item/import` request, you will include a User ID (`user_auth.user_id`) and Authentication Token (`user_auth.auth_token`) that enable data aggregation through your Plaid Exchange API endpoints. These authentication principals are to be chosen by you.

Upon creating an Item via `/item/import`, Plaid will automatically begin an extraction of that Item through the Plaid Exchange infrastructure you have already integrated.

## Request body

- ItemImportRequest — ItemImportRequest defines the request schema for `/item/import`
  - `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.
  - `institution_id` string — The Plaid Institution ID associated with the Item.
  - `products` Products[], required — Array of product strings
  - `user_auth` ItemImportRequestUserAuth, required — Object of user ID and auth token pair, permitting Plaid to aggregate a user’s accounts
    - `user_id` string, required — Opaque user identifier
    - `auth_token` string, required — Authorization token Plaid will use to aggregate this user’s accounts
  - `options` ItemImportRequestOptions — An optional object to configure `/item/import` request.
    - `webhook` string, url — Specifies a webhook URL to associate with an Item. Plaid fires a webhook if credentials fail.

## Response `200`

OK

- ItemImportResponse — ItemImportResponse defines the response schema for `/item/import`
  - `access_token` string, required — The access token associated with the Item data is being requested for.
  - `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

- **2026-01-26** `8addecd0b74a` — 1 info
  - added the new `cra_plaid_credit_score` enum value to the request property `products/items/`
- **2025-12-11** `465584b48c99` — 2 info
  - added the optional property `provided_account_subtypes` to the response with the `default` status
  - added the optional property `required_account_subtypes` to the response with the `default` status
- **2025-11-19** `4abee1c56929` — 1 info
  - removed the `IDENTITY_ERROR` enum value from the `error_type` response property for the response status `default`
- **2025-11-12** `f8b9f1a85767` — 2 breaking
  - removed the enum value `cra_plaid_credit_score` of the request property `products/items/`
  - the `options/webhook` request property format changed from no format to `url`
- **2025-10-02** `83dc2757b74e` — 1 info
  - added the new `cra_lend_score` enum value to the request property `products/items/`

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

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