generated: '2026-10-12'
method: derived
generator: derive-vocabulary.py
source:
- openapi/methodfi-account-attributes-api-openapi.yml
- openapi/methodfi-account-balances-api-openapi.yml
- openapi/methodfi-account-card-brands-api-openapi.yml
- openapi/methodfi-account-consent-api-openapi.yml
- openapi/methodfi-account-payment-instruments-api-openapi.yml
vocabulary:
  name: Method Financial Domain Vocabulary
  description: 'Terms declared by Method Financial''s own API contract: its resource groups, objects and enumerations, with the contract''s definitions.
    Derived, not authored.'
  version: '2026-10-12'
  terms:
  - term: Account Attributes
    definition: Attribute data for accounts
    tags:
    - Resource Group
    source: openapi/methodfi-account-attributes-api-openapi.yml
  - term: Account Balances
    definition: Balance data for accounts
    tags:
    - Resource Group
    source: openapi/methodfi-account-balances-api-openapi.yml
  - term: Account Card Brands
    definition: Card brand information for accounts
    tags:
    - Resource Group
    source: openapi/methodfi-account-card-brands-api-openapi.yml
  - term: Account Consent
    definition: Consent management for accounts
    tags:
    - Resource Group
    source: openapi/methodfi-account-consent-api-openapi.yml
  - term: Account Payment Instruments
    definition: Payment instruments for accounts
    tags:
    - Resource Group
    source: openapi/methodfi-account-payment-instruments-api-openapi.yml
  - term: Account Payoffs
    definition: Payoff data for accounts
    tags:
    - Resource Group
    source: openapi/methodfi-account-payoffs-api-openapi.yml
  - term: Account Products
    definition: Products associated with accounts
    tags:
    - Resource Group
    source: openapi/methodfi-account-products-api-openapi.yml
  - term: Account Sensitive
    definition: Sensitive data for accounts
    tags:
    - Resource Group
    source: openapi/methodfi-account-sensitive-api-openapi.yml
  - term: Account Subscriptions
    definition: Subscriptions for accounts
    tags:
    - Resource Group
    source: openapi/methodfi-account-subscriptions-api-openapi.yml
  - term: Account Transactions
    definition: Transactions for accounts
    tags:
    - Resource Group
    source: openapi/methodfi-account-transactions-api-openapi.yml
  - term: Account Updates
    definition: Update records for accounts
    tags:
    - Resource Group
    source: openapi/methodfi-account-updates-api-openapi.yml
  - term: Account Verification Sessions
    definition: Verification sessions for accounts
    tags:
    - Resource Group
    source: openapi/methodfi-account-verification-sessions-api-openapi.yml
  - term: Accounts
    definition: Financial accounts (ACH, liability, clearing, debit card)
    tags:
    - Resource Group
    source: openapi/methodfi-accounts-api-openapi.yml
  - term: Card Products
    definition: Card product definitions
    tags:
    - Resource Group
    source: openapi/methodfi-card-products-api-openapi.yml
  - term: Connect
    definition: Liability discovery across Method's institution network.
    tags:
    - Resource Group
    source: openapi/methodfi-connect-api-openapi.yml
  - term: Elements
    definition: Client-side Element endpoints
    tags:
    - Resource Group
    source: openapi/methodfi-elements-api-openapi.yml
  - term: Entities
    definition: Individuals, corporations, and receive-only entities
    tags:
    - Resource Group
    source: openapi/methodfi-entities-api-openapi.yml
  - term: Entity Attributes
    definition: Attribute data for entities
    tags:
    - Resource Group
    source: openapi/methodfi-entity-attributes-api-openapi.yml
  - term: Entity Connects
    definition: Account connection sessions for entities
    tags:
    - Resource Group
    source: openapi/methodfi-entity-connects-api-openapi.yml
  - term: Entity Consent
    definition: Consent management for entities
    tags:
    - Resource Group
    source: openapi/methodfi-entity-consent-api-openapi.yml
  - term: Entity Credit Scores
    definition: Credit score data for entities
    tags:
    - Resource Group
    source: openapi/methodfi-entity-credit-scores-api-openapi.yml
  - term: Entity Identities
    definition: Identity verification data for entities
    tags:
    - Resource Group
    source: openapi/methodfi-entity-identities-api-openapi.yml
  - term: Entity Products
    definition: Products associated with entities
    tags:
    - Resource Group
    source: openapi/methodfi-entity-products-api-openapi.yml
  - term: Entity Subscriptions
    definition: Subscriptions for entities
    tags:
    - Resource Group
    source: openapi/methodfi-entity-subscriptions-api-openapi.yml
  - term: Entity Vehicles
    definition: Vehicle data for entities
    tags:
    - Resource Group
    source: openapi/methodfi-entity-vehicles-api-openapi.yml
  - term: Entity Verification Sessions
    definition: Verification sessions for entities
    tags:
    - Resource Group
    source: openapi/methodfi-entity-verification-sessions-api-openapi.yml
  - term: Events
    definition: Webhook event log
    tags:
    - Resource Group
    source: openapi/methodfi-events-api-openapi.yml
  - term: Forwarding Requests
    definition: Request forwarding with sensitive data injection
    tags:
    - Resource Group
    source: openapi/methodfi-forwarding-requests-api-openapi.yml
  - term: Managed Accounts
    definition: Method-managed accounts
    tags:
    - Resource Group
    source: openapi/methodfi-managed-accounts-api-openapi.yml
  - term: Merchants
    definition: Merchant directory
    tags:
    - Resource Group
    source: openapi/methodfi-merchants-api-openapi.yml
  - term: Opal
    definition: Opal client-side session and token management
    tags:
    - Resource Group
    source: openapi/methodfi-opal-api-openapi.yml
  - term: Payment Reversals
    definition: Reversals for payments
    tags:
    - Resource Group
    source: openapi/methodfi-payment-reversals-api-openapi.yml
  - term: Payments
    definition: ACH and clearing payments
    tags:
    - Resource Group
    source: openapi/methodfi-payments-api-openapi.yml
  - term: Ping
    definition: Health check endpoint
    tags:
    - Resource Group
    source: openapi/methodfi-ping-api-openapi.yml
  - term: Public Keys
    definition: Public key discovery endpoints for Message-Level Encryption.
    tags:
    - Resource Group
    source: openapi/methodfi-public-keys-api-openapi.yml
  - term: Reports
    definition: Downloadable reports
    tags:
    - Resource Group
    source: openapi/methodfi-reports-api-openapi.yml
  - term: Secrets
    definition: Secure secret storage
    tags:
    - Resource Group
    source: openapi/methodfi-secrets-api-openapi.yml
  - term: Simulate Accounts
    definition: Sandbox account simulation
    tags:
    - Resource Group
    source: openapi/methodfi-simulate-accounts-api-openapi.yml
  - term: Simulate Entities
    definition: Sandbox entity simulation
    tags:
    - Resource Group
    source: openapi/methodfi-simulate-entities-api-openapi.yml
  - term: Simulate Events
    definition: Sandbox event simulation
    tags:
    - Resource Group
    source: openapi/methodfi-simulate-events-api-openapi.yml
  - term: Simulate Payments
    definition: Sandbox payment simulation
    tags:
    - Resource Group
    source: openapi/methodfi-simulate-payments-api-openapi.yml
  - term: Teams
    definition: Team and API key management
    tags:
    - Resource Group
    source: openapi/methodfi-teams-api-openapi.yml
  - term: Transactions
    definition: Transaction history for an account.
    tags:
    - Resource Group
    source: openapi/methodfi-transactions-api-openapi.yml
  - term: Webhooks
    definition: Webhook subscriptions
    tags:
    - Resource Group
    source: openapi/methodfi-webhooks-api-openapi.yml
  - term: ResourceError
    definition: 'Object declared by the contract with fields: type, code, sub_type, message.'
    tags:
    - Object
    source: openapi/methodfi-account-attributes-api-openapi.yml#/components/schemas/ResourceError
  - term: ErrorEnvelope
    definition: 'Object declared by the contract with fields: success, data, message.'
    tags:
    - Object
    source: openapi/methodfi-account-attributes-api-openapi.yml#/components/schemas/ErrorEnvelope
  - term: ListEnvelope
    definition: Standard envelope for successful responses that return a list payload.
    tags:
    - Object
    source: openapi/methodfi-account-attributes-api-openapi.yml#/components/schemas/ListEnvelope
  - term: ErrorObject
    definition: 'Object declared by the contract with fields: type, code, sub_type, message.'
    tags:
    - Object
    source: openapi/methodfi-account-attributes-api-openapi.yml#/components/schemas/ErrorObject
  - term: SuccessEnvelope
    definition: Standard envelope for successful responses that return a single payload.
    tags:
    - Object
    source: openapi/methodfi-account-attributes-api-openapi.yml#/components/schemas/SuccessEnvelope
  - term: AccountAttribute
    definition: An attribute record for an account containing financial data attributes.
    tags:
    - Object
    source: openapi/methodfi-account-attributes-api-openapi.yml#/components/schemas/AccountAttribute
  - term: AccountBalance
    definition: A balance record for an account.
    tags:
    - Object
    source: openapi/methodfi-account-balances-api-openapi.yml#/components/schemas/AccountBalance
  - term: BalanceResourceError
    definition: Error details when a balance sync fails.
    tags:
    - Object
    source: openapi/methodfi-account-balances-api-openapi.yml#/components/schemas/BalanceResourceError
  - term: AccountCardBrand
    definition: Card brand information for an account.
    tags:
    - Object
    source: openapi/methodfi-account-card-brands-api-openapi.yml#/components/schemas/AccountCardBrand
  - term: UpdateResourceError
    definition: Error details when an account update fails.
    tags:
    - Object
    source: openapi/methodfi-account-consent-api-openapi.yml#/components/schemas/UpdateResourceError
  - term: AccountUpdate
    definition: An update record for an account.
    tags:
    - Object
    source: openapi/methodfi-account-consent-api-openapi.yml#/components/schemas/AccountUpdate
  - term: AccountExpandableSensitive
    definition: The latest sensitive ID. This field is expandable. When expanded, returns the full AccountSensitive object.
    tags:
    - Object
    source: openapi/methodfi-account-consent-api-openapi.yml#/components/schemas/AccountExpandableSensitive
  - term: AccountExpandablePayoff
    definition: The latest payoff ID. This field is expandable. When expanded, returns the full AccountPayoff object.
    tags:
    - Object
    source: openapi/methodfi-account-consent-api-openapi.yml#/components/schemas/AccountExpandablePayoff
  - term: Account
    definition: An Account represents a financial account (ACH, liability, clearing, or debit card) associated with an Entity. The `type` field
      indicates which nested details object (`ach`, `liability`, `clearing`, or `debit_card`) is populated. `type` is null for accounts that are
      disabled before a type was determined.
    tags:
    - Object
    source: openapi/methodfi-account-consent-api-openapi.yml#/components/schemas/Account
  - term: AccountClearing
    definition: Clearing account details. Present when `type` is `clearing`.
    tags:
    - Object
    source: openapi/methodfi-account-consent-api-openapi.yml#/components/schemas/AccountClearing
  - term: MerchantProviderIds
    definition: 'Object declared by the contract with fields: plaid, mx, finicity, dpp, rpps.'
    tags:
    - Object
    source: openapi/methodfi-account-consent-api-openapi.yml#/components/schemas/MerchantProviderIds
  - term: AccountExpandableBalance
    definition: The latest balance ID. This field is expandable. When expanded, returns the full AccountBalance object.
    tags:
    - Object
    source: openapi/methodfi-account-consent-api-openapi.yml#/components/schemas/AccountExpandableBalance
  - term: AccountExpandableCardBrand
    definition: The latest card brand ID. This field is expandable. When expanded, returns the full AccountCardBrand object.
    tags:
    - Object
    source: openapi/methodfi-account-consent-api-openapi.yml#/components/schemas/AccountExpandableCardBrand
  - term: PayoffResourceError
    definition: Error details when a payoff sync fails.
    tags:
    - Object
    source: openapi/methodfi-account-consent-api-openapi.yml#/components/schemas/PayoffResourceError
  - term: AccountSensitiveResourceError
    definition: Error details when retrieving account sensitive data fails.
    tags:
    - Object
    source: openapi/methodfi-account-consent-api-openapi.yml#/components/schemas/AccountSensitiveResourceError
  - term: AccountDebitCard
    definition: Debit card account details. Present when `type` is `debit_card`.
    tags:
    - Object
    source: openapi/methodfi-account-consent-api-openapi.yml#/components/schemas/AccountDebitCard
  - term: Metadata
    definition: Arbitrary key-value metadata attached to the resource.
    tags:
    - Object
    source: openapi/methodfi-account-consent-api-openapi.yml#/components/schemas/Metadata
  - term: MerchantType
    definition: 'Enumeration declared by the contract with values: auto_loan, bank, bnpl, business_loan, city, collection, county, credit_builder,
      credit_card, electric_utility, fintech, home_equity_loan. (16 more)'
    tags:
    - Enumeration
    source: openapi/methodfi-account-consent-api-openapi.yml#/components/schemas/MerchantType
  - term: AccountExpandablePaymentInstrument
    definition: The latest payment instrument ID. This field is expandable. When expanded, returns the full AccountPaymentInstrument object.
    tags:
    - Object
    source: openapi/methodfi-account-consent-api-openapi.yml#/components/schemas/AccountExpandablePaymentInstrument
  - term: AccountVerificationSessionResourceError
    definition: Error details when an account verification session fails.
    tags:
    - Object
    source: openapi/methodfi-account-consent-api-openapi.yml#/components/schemas/AccountVerificationSessionResourceError
  - term: Merchant
    definition: 'Object declared by the contract with fields: id, parent_name, name, logo, type, provider_ids, is_temp, account_number_formats.'
    tags:
    - Object
    source: openapi/methodfi-account-consent-api-openapi.yml#/components/schemas/Merchant
  - term: AccountExpandableUpdate
    definition: The latest update ID. This field is expandable. When expanded, returns the full AccountUpdate object.
    tags:
    - Object
    source: openapi/methodfi-account-consent-api-openapi.yml#/components/schemas/AccountExpandableUpdate
  - term: AccountPayoff
    definition: A payoff record for an account.
    tags:
    - Object
    source: openapi/methodfi-account-consent-api-openapi.yml#/components/schemas/AccountPayoff
  - term: AccountExpandableAttribute
    definition: The latest attribute ID. This field is expandable. When expanded, returns the full AccountAttribute object.
    tags:
    - Object
    source: openapi/methodfi-account-consent-api-openapi.yml#/components/schemas/AccountExpandableAttribute
  - term: AccountLiability
    definition: Liability account details. Present when `type` is `liability`.
    tags:
    - Object
    source: openapi/methodfi-account-consent-api-openapi.yml#/components/schemas/AccountLiability
  - term: AccountConsentUpdateRequest
    definition: Request body for updating account consent.
    tags:
    - Object
    source: openapi/methodfi-account-consent-api-openapi.yml#/components/schemas/AccountConsentUpdateRequest
  - term: AccountResourceError
    definition: Error details when an account is disabled.
    tags:
    - Object
    source: openapi/methodfi-account-consent-api-openapi.yml#/components/schemas/AccountResourceError
  - term: AccountACH
    definition: ACH account details. Present when `type` is `ach`.
    tags:
    - Object
    source: openapi/methodfi-account-consent-api-openapi.yml#/components/schemas/AccountACH
  - term: AccountPaymentInstrument
    definition: A payment instrument for an account.
    tags:
    - Object
    source: openapi/methodfi-account-consent-api-openapi.yml#/components/schemas/AccountPaymentInstrument
  - term: AccountSensitive
    definition: Sensitive data for an account.
    tags:
    - Object
    source: openapi/methodfi-account-consent-api-openapi.yml#/components/schemas/AccountSensitive
  - term: AccountVerificationSession
    definition: A verification session for an account.
    tags:
    - Object
    source: openapi/methodfi-account-consent-api-openapi.yml#/components/schemas/AccountVerificationSession