Integrate the Plaid API with the Filter API

Setup the Plaid API trigger to run a workflow which integrates with the Filter API. Pipedream's integration platform allows you to integrate Plaid and Filter remarkably fast. Free for developers.

Popular Plaid and Filter Actions#

Continue execution if a condition Is met with the Filter API

Continue workflow execution only if a condition is met

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End execution if a condition is met with the Filter API

End workflow execution if a condition is met

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Overview of Plaid#

The Plaid API offers a multitude of financial data operations, enabling developers to manage and interact with user bank accounts, transactions, identity info, and more, all within a secure and compliant ecosystem. Integrating Plaid with Pipedream can unlock powerful automations, like syncing transaction data to accounting software, verifying user identities for KYC compliance, and automating financial alerts or reporting.

Connect Plaid#

module.exports = defineComponent({
  props: {
    plaid: {
      type: "app",
      app: "plaid",
    }
  },
  async run({steps, $}) {
    const { Configuration, PlaidApi } = require('plaid');
    
    const client = new PlaidApi(
      new Configuration({
        basePath: this.plaid.$auth.environment,
        baseOptions: {
          headers: {
            'PLAID-CLIENT-ID': this.plaid.$auth.client_id,
            'PLAID-SECRET': this.plaid.$auth.client_secret,
          },
        },
      })
    );
    
    // Test request
    const request = {
      count: 10,
      offset: 0,
      country_codes: ['US'],
    };
    
    const response = await client.institutionsGet(request);
    return response.data.institutions;
  },
})

Overview of Filter#

The Filter API in Pipedream allows for real-time data processing within workflows. It's designed to evaluate data against predefined conditions, enabling workflows to branch or perform specific actions based on those conditions. This API is instrumental in creating efficient, targeted automations that respond dynamically to diverse datasets. Using the Filter API, you can refine streams of data, ensuring that subsequent steps in your Pipedream workflow only execute when the data meets your specified criteria. This cuts down on unnecessary processing and facilitates the creation of more intelligent, context-aware systems.

Connect Filter#

export default defineComponent({
  async run({ steps, $ }) {
    let condition = false
    if (condition == false) {
      $.flow.exit("Ending workflow early because the condition is false")
    } else {
        $.export("$summary", "Continuing workflow, since condition for ending was not met.")
    }
  },
})