generated: '2026-07-14'
method: searched
source: https://plaid.com/docs/link/
description: >-
  Plaid's embeddable, client-side UI component — Plaid Link — the drop-in module
  users interact with to connect their financial accounts. Link manages the
  entire authentication experience (credential validation, MFA, and bank OAuth
  flows) and is the only supported method for connecting accounts in Production.
  Distinct from the server-side SDK client libraries (plaid, plaid-python,
  plaid-java, etc.) which are catalogued in the Libraries reference. Grouped by
  platform family with the loader libraries that mount Link.
docs:
  - https://plaid.com/docs/link/
  - https://plaid.com/docs/api/libraries/
libraries:
  - {name: react-plaid-link, registry: npm, purpose: React wrapper for the web Link SDK.}
  - {name: react-native-plaid-link-sdk, registry: npm, purpose: React Native bindings for Link.}
  - {name: LinkKit, platform: iOS, distribution: CocoaPods / Swift Package Manager, purpose: Native iOS Link SDK.}
  - {name: com.plaid.link, registry: Maven, platform: Android, purpose: Native Android Link SDK.}

families:
  web:
    description: Browser-based Link, standalone or wrapped for React.
    components:
      - {name: Link (Web SDK), description: The native web drop-in module that renders the account-connection flow.}
      - {name: react-plaid-link, description: React hook/component wrapper around the web SDK.}
  mobile:
    description: Native mobile Link SDKs for the best in-app experience.
    components:
      - {name: Plaid Link iOS (LinkKit), platforms: [iOS], description: Native iOS implementation.}
      - {name: Plaid Link Android, platforms: [Android], description: Native Android implementation.}
      - {name: React Native SDK, platforms: [iOS, Android], description: Cross-platform mobile Link.}
  hosted:
    description: Plaid-hosted surface for cases where you don't control the frontend.
    components:
      - {name: Hosted Link, description: Plaid-hosted Link flow recommended for webviews, iFrames, or when you don't control the frontend. Delivered as a hosted URL/session (see the Link Delivery API).}
  presentation_modes:
    description: Optional presentation modes layered on Link.
    components:
      - {name: Embedded Institution Search, description: Embeds the institution-search step to increase user adoption.}
      - {name: Multi-Item Link, description: Links multiple banks within a single Link session.}
community_supported:
  - Vue
  - Flutter
  - SolidJS