---
title: "Manually fire a Transfer webhook"
method: POST
path: "/sandbox/transfer/fire_webhook"
tags: ["plaid"]
---

# Manually fire a Transfer webhook

`POST /sandbox/transfer/fire_webhook`

Use the `/sandbox/transfer/fire_webhook` endpoint to manually trigger a `TRANSFER_EVENTS_UPDATE` webhook in the Sandbox environment.

## Request body

- SandboxTransferFireWebhookRequest — Defines the request schema for `/sandbox/transfer/fire_webhook`
  - `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.
  - `webhook` string, url, required — The URL to which the webhook should be sent.

## Response `200`

OK

- SandboxTransferFireWebhookResponse — Defines the response schema for `/sandbox/transfer/fire_webhook`
  - `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

- **2025-12-11** `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` — 1 breaking, 2 warning
  - the `webhook` request property format changed from no format to `url`
  - added the new `IDENTITY_ERROR` enum value to the `error_type` response property for the response status `default`
  - added the new `USER_ERROR` enum value to the `error_type` response property for the response status `default`
- **2025-10-22** `af4b6e71d87f` — 1 warning
  - added the new `SIGNAL_ERROR` enum value to the `error_type` response property for the response status `default`
- **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`

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

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