POST
/
simulate
/
events
curl https://dev.methodfi.com/simulate/events \
  -X POST \
  -H "Method-Version: 2025-07-04" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer sk_WyZEWVfTcH7GqmPzUPk65Vjc" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "type": "credit_score.create",
    "entity_id": "ent_au22b1fbFJbp8"
  }'
Event simulation is available to test webhook handlers and event processing logic.

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Prerequisites

Some event types require specific endpoints to be called first:
  • attribute.* events: call POST /entities/{ent_id}/attributes first
  • credit_score.* events: call POST /entities/{ent_id}/credit_scores first
  • account.opened events: call POST /entities/{ent_id}/connect first

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Request Body

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Entity Events

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type
string
required
The type of event to simulate. One of attribute.*, credit_score.* or account.opened
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entity_id
string
required
ID of the Entity.

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Account Events

​
type
string
required
The type of event to simulate. Must be account.closed
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account_id
string
required
ID of the Account.
curl https://dev.methodfi.com/simulate/events \
  -X POST \
  -H "Method-Version: 2025-07-04" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer sk_WyZEWVfTcH7GqmPzUPk65Vjc" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "type": "credit_score.create",
    "entity_id": "ent_au22b1fbFJbp8"
  }'