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 of ACCOUNT_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)
  • 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 to 2024-04-04, and is a breaking change from v0.x.x.

Week of May 20th, 2024

Features

  • We’ve added support for Sloan Servicing Student Loans (mch_323988) for updates, and payments. We have retroactively enabled all previously connected Nelnet student loans that have been migrated to Sloan Servicing.
  • Launched connect element. The connect element replaces auth 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 the connect element.