> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.methodfi.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# The intent endpoint

> [!NOTE]
>
> **Beta.** Intent must be enabled for your team. Contact your Method CSM to request access.

Intent lets you tell Method that a user is likely to onboard before you create their Entity. If Method
recognizes the user, it refreshes their liability data in the background, so the data is fresher and
ready sooner when the user reaches Connect and Updates.

Creating an Intent does not create an Entity, pull a credit report, place any inquiry (hard or soft) on
the user's credit file, or send webhooks. The response
does not indicate whether a match occurred. When you later create an Entity for the same individual,
Method links it to the Intent automatically.

## Intent Objects

```json theme={null}
{
  "id": "int_evt_aMm7rbqXxkqHR",
  "event": "lending.offer_sent",
  "context": {
    "external_user_id": "usr_8f2d1c",
    "session_id": "sess_41b7e9",
    "source": "email",
    "client_ip_address": null,
    "client_user_agent": null
  },
  "metadata": {
    "campaign_id": "fall_prescreen"
  },
  "created_at": "2026-11-10T18:00:00.000Z",
  "updated_at": "2026-11-10T18:00:00.000Z"
}
```

> [!NOTE]
>
> In the Development environment, Intents are validated and stored but do not run identity matching
> or background syncs.


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