Changelog
May 2024 Updates
Week of May 27th, 2024
Features
- We are excited to announce the launch of
2024-04-04
(v2), the highly anticipated second version of Method’s API! See Release 2024-04-04 for all the new features, improvements, and how to upgrade to v2. - Released address change updates for all entities. Improving entity and account authentication match rates when an end-user recently moved or changed their address.
Improvements
- Fixed simulation of
Updates
product in the dev environment. - Added
interest_rate_percentage_max
interest_rate_percentage_min
fields for accounts in the dev environment. - Streamlined Instant Link for Visa and Mastercard credit cards by requiring only CVV for verification.
- Improved student loan updates reliability across all major student loan servicers.
student_loan
types are no longer eligible for updates and will return a resource error ofACCOUNT_LIABILITY_SYNC_CONSOLIDATED_LOAN
- Improved webhook logic to no longer notify customers of internal changes to any Method resource.
Docs
- Released new API Docs dedicated for
2024-04-04
(v2)- v1 docs can be found at docs-v1.methodfi.com
- New API docs include many features and enhancements to make it easier to integrate with Method. Some major changes include:
- ✨ Ask Method: The search bar of our docs now includes a conversational LLM search powered by ChatGPT. Feel free to ask any questions and receive a personalized answer.
- Redesigned UI/UX: New look-and-feel of the docs aimed to improve developer experience and ease of integration.
- Elements Docs: Dedicated subsection of the docs for everything related to Elements.
- Changelog + Updates: Weekly release of everything new to Method’s API + dedicated release pages for new API versions.
SDKs
- Released version 1.0.0 of Method Node.js client (
method-node
). This version locks the default API version to2024-04-04
, and is a breaking change fromv0.x.x
.
Week of May 20th, 2024
Features
- We’ve added support for Sloan Servicing Student Loans (
mch_323988
) forupdates
, andpayments
. We have retroactively enabled all previously connected Nelnet student loans that have been migrated to Sloan Servicing. - Launched
connect
element. The connect element replacesauth
element. It is now the primary way to leverage Method Elements to connect your users’ liabilities. Connect allows you to verify a user’s identity, gather their consent, and complete any needed verifications to ensure their accounts are connected to the desired Method Products.
Improvements
- Improved parsing of account state (e.g., closed, delinquent, etc.) from direct financial institution updates.
- Improved support for Comenity and Citi co-brand accounts for
payments
.
SDKs
- Released version 0.3.41 of the Method Node.js client (
method-node
). In this release, we are adding support for theconnect
element.