generated: '2026-07-14'
method: searched
source: https://plaid.com/docs/changelog/
description: >-
  Structured capture of Plaid's dated API changelog. Plaid versions the API by
  date (Plaid-Version header) for backwards-incompatible changes to GA products;
  the changelog itself is published as dated entries. This artifact records the
  recent window of entries — the live changelog is the source of truth.
docs: https://plaid.com/docs/changelog/
versioning:
  scheme: dated versions pinned via header
  header: Plaid-Version
  current: '2020-09-14'
  known_versions: ['2020-09-14', '2019-05-29', '2018-05-22', '2017-03-08']
  docs: https://plaid.com/docs/api/versioning/
entries:
  - date: '2026-07-09'
    highlights:
      - Identity Verification added map-based location visualization with risk assessment
      - Investments now supports OpenFIGI securities data via a new figi field for immutable security tracking
  - date: '2026-07-02'
    highlights:
      - Added FRAUD_TRANSACTION reason code for terminating Items due to transaction-level fraud
      - Android SDK v6.0.0 released — rebuilt in Kotlin, ~74% smaller footprint (4.5MB to 1.2MB)
  - date: '2026-06-18'
    breaking:
      - Plaid Check now requires all products be requested upfront in /link/token/create
    highlights:
      - Investments added tax lot details via a new tax_lots field on the holding schema
  - date: '2026-06-16'
    highlights:
      - Institution Status Dashboard redesigned with personalized data and connection health rates
      - iOS SDK v7.0.0 released with modernized session architecture and SwiftUI support
  - date: '2026-05-20'
    highlights:
      - New user management endpoints — /user/products/terminate and /user/items/remove
      - Trial plan customers now get immediate access to all OAuth institutions
  - date: '2026-04-30'
    highlights:
      - Limited purpose checking accounts omitted from Link by default
      - Sample Identities Manager for creating/managing IDV test users via the Dashboard
  - date: '2026-04-16'
    highlights:
      - Plaid CLI released as an experimental command-line tool for making API calls (see cli/plaid-cli.yml)
      - Trial plans introduced for streamlined Production access (up to 10 Items)
  - date: '2026-03-31'
    highlights:
      - iOS SDK v7.0.0-beta with over 50% reduction in bundle size
      - Personal Finance Categories v2 released with improved accuracy and granular subcategories