> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.methodfi.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# The merchant endpoint

Merchants are resources that represent a specific type of liability for a financial
institution. Method supports the majority of the financial institutions in the U.S.

> [!NOTE]
>
> Financial institutions that offer multiple liability products are represented in Method
> as separate Merchants.
>
> Ex. Capital One Credit Card (`mch_301761`) is
> different from Capital One Auto Loan (`mch_301760`)

## Merchant Objects

```json THE MERCHANT OBJECT theme={null}
{
  "id": "mch_301761",
  "parent_name": "Capital One",
  "name": "Capital One Credit Card",
  "logo": "https://static.methodfi.com/mch_logos/mch_301761.png",
  "type": "credit_card",
  "provider_ids": {
    "plaid": [
      "ins_9",
      "ins_128026"
    ],
    "mx": [
      "capital_one"
    ],
    "finicity": [],
    "dpp": [
      "9366979",
      "18372457",
      "18431971",
      "18373255",
      "14444930"
    ],
    "rpps": []
  },
  "is_temp": false,
  "account_number_formats": [
    "################"
  ]
}
```


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