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Https for localhost with plaid api


I'm playing around with the plaid api. I have the sandbox working and wanted to start using real data. That would require https. I need to get local host "secure".

I've tried following a few tutorials online with no luck, mkcert...

Any help with that or another method to use plaids api with development data would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks!


Solution

  • The instructions in this Stack Overflow answer worked for me: Starting a react app in HTTPS instead of HTTP

    Also, one thing you can try -- definitely not recommended as a long term solution, but if you really just want to mess around with a couple of accounts in Development, it's ok -- you could skip the OAuth setup and do it later, since IIRC it's only OAuth that requires https. But make sure to implement OAuth before going to Production!