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POST/partners/connections/connect-link

Mints a Plaid Hosted Link URL for connecting a new bank account.

Hand `hostedLinkUrl` to a human to open in a browser. After they finish, call complete-connect-link with the same `linkToken`.

HMAC signature + Bearer access token
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Responses

200Hosted Link session created.
401Missing or invalid HMAC signature, expired timestamp, or invalid Bearer token. Troubleshoot
403The credential does not have access to this workspace or resource. Troubleshoot
429Rate limit exceeded (100 requests per minute per clientId). Retry after the Retry-After header. Troubleshoot
POSThttps://api.getcount.com/partners/connections/connect-link
Request
import crypto from 'node:crypto';

const BASE_URL = 'https://api.getcount.com';
const CLIENT_ID = process.env.COUNT_CLIENT_ID;
const CLIENT_SECRET = process.env.COUNT_CLIENT_SECRET;
const ACCESS_TOKEN = process.env.COUNT_ACCESS_TOKEN;

const method = 'POST';
const signingPath = '/connections/connect-link';
const timestamp = Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000).toString();
const bodyString = '';

const bodyHash = '';
const baseString = `${method}:${signingPath}:${timestamp}:${bodyHash}`;
const signature = crypto.createHmac('sha256', CLIENT_SECRET).update(baseString).digest('hex');

const response = await fetch(`${BASE_URL}/partners/connections/connect-link`, {
  method,
  headers: {
    'x-client-id': CLIENT_ID,
    'x-timestamp': timestamp,
    'x-signature': signature,
    Authorization: `Bearer ${ACCESS_TOKEN}`,
  },
});

console.log(await response.json());
Response · 200
{
  "status": "success",
  "data": {
    "linkToken": "link-sandbox-xxxxxxxx",
    "hostedLinkUrl": "https://cdn.plaid.com/link/v2/stable/link.html?isWebview=true&token=…"
  }
}