plaid_python_client_setup_and_link_token_creation.py

1import os
2import plaid
3from plaid.api import plaid_api
4from plaid.model.link_token_create_request import LinkTokenCreateRequest
5from plaid.model.link_token_create_request_user import LinkTokenCreateRequestUser
6from plaid.model.products import Products
7from plaid.model.country_code import CountryCode
8
9# Configuration for the Plaid client
10# Replace these with your actual credentials or environment variables
11PLAID_CLIENT_ID = os.getenv('PLAID_CLIENT_ID')
12PLAID_SECRET = os.getenv('PLAID_SECRET')
13# Use plaid.Environment.Sandbox, plaid.Environment.Development, or plaid.Environment.Production
14PLAID_ENV = plaid.Environment.Sandbox
15
16configuration = plaid.Configuration(
17    host=PLAID_ENV,
18    api_key={
19        'clientId': PLAID_CLIENT_ID,
20        'secret': PLAID_SECRET,
21    }
22)
23
24api_client = plaid.ApiClient(configuration)
25client = plaid_api.PlaidApi(api_client)
26
27# Example: Create a link_token
28def create_link_token():
29    request = LinkTokenCreateRequest(
30        products=[Products("auth"), Products("transactions")],
31        client_name="Plaid Quickstart",
32        country_codes=[CountryCode('US')],
33        language='en',
34        user=LinkTokenCreateRequestUser(
35            client_user_id='unique-user-id'
36        )
37    )
38    
39    response = client.link_token_create(request)
40    return response['link_token']
41
42if __name__ == "__main__":
43    try:
44        token = create_link_token()
45        print(f"Link Token: {token}")
46    except plaid.ApiException as e:
47        print(f"Exception when calling PlaidApi: {e}")