Detect Plaid
Plaid is a fintech company that facilitates communication between financial services apps and users' banks and credit card providers.
Detection looks at response headers, script sources, javascript globals across 3 fingerprint rules among the site's public responses.
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Websites using Plaid
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Signal classes
PluginView evaluates public page signals in these classes when identifying Plaid. Individual fingerprint rule bodies are proprietary and are not published.
- Response headers
- Script sources
- JavaScript globals
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Example public indicators for Plaid
Illustrative indicators derived from public catalog metadata for Plaid. A live scan may match additional proprietary rules beyond these examples.
- content-security-policy: cdn.plaid.com/
- .plaid.com/
- Plaid.version:
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What a detection means
- Establishes
- One or more public signals on the scanned page matched a known Plaid signature (3 rules) at the time of the scan.
- Does not establish
- A sitewide install of Plaid, an active vendor contract, exclusive use, or that Plaid is still in place today.
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How to check a site for Plaid
- 1. Enter the website URL in the scan form — homepage, pricing, checkout, or login pages usually expose the strongest Plaid signals.
- 2. PluginView reads only public responses (response headers, script sources, javascript globals) and scores them against the Plaid signature set (3 rules).
- 3. Review the confidence score and text explanation for Plaid on the results page.
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FAQ: detecting Plaid
- Can PluginView detect Plaid without logging in?
- Yes. PluginView only reads publicly accessible responses when checking for Plaid — typically response headers, script sources, javascript globals. It does not bypass authentication or paywalls.
- What category is Plaid?
- Plaid is classified under Payment processors, Miscellaneous in the PluginView directory.
- How many fingerprint rules cover Plaid?
- This reference currently tracks 3 fingerprint rules across response headers, script sources, javascript globals. Individual rule bodies are proprietary and are not published.
- What public signals suggest a site uses Plaid?
- Illustrative public indicators for Plaid include content-security-policy: cdn.plaid.com/; .plaid.com/; Plaid.version:. A live scan may match additional proprietary rules beyond these examples.
