What changed
Producer-side tools call this additive. It breaks exhaustive switches, strict parsers and generated client enums.
Affects apr_type on APR reachable from 2 operations.
New value: penalty_apr.
can now return "penalty_apr"
Who is affected
Code that reads Plaid's APR objects, used by 2 Plaid operations.
Before and after
| Where | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| APR.apr_type | "balance_transfer_apr", "cash_apr", "purchase_apr", "special" | "balance_transfer_apr", "cash_apr", "penalty_apr", "purchase_apr", "special" |
Code that breaks
switch (response.apr_type) {
// existing branches …
// no branch for "penalty_apr"
default:
throw new Error("unexpected apr_type");
}Based on Plaid’s published API specification. How severity is decided.