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Notifications on Google Calendar
I am working on sending my scheduled transactions to Google Calendar. This way I can get notifications when payments are due. I was wondering if anyone else thinks this would be useful for them too.…
- Orange Mask
- Orange_Mask.8
- 5 mths ago
- 2 replies
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- J Wollis1 mth ago
- API & Integrations
Import Transactions from Bank API Endpoint?
Is there an endpoint that performs an Import for an account? I'm not seeing anything for "accounts" on https://api.youneedabudget.com/v1
- yamlCase
- yamlCase
- 1 yr ago
- 11 replies
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- BradyYNAB Team1 mth ago
- API & Integrations
Multiple-Currencies Using API
Realistically, I'm not going to have time to build this, so I'm submitting the idea here in the hopes that someone else will. (I'd love to win a shiny prize...…
- joefish
- joefish
- 1 yr ago
- 13 replies
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- MatthewYNAB Support1 mth ago
- API & Integrations
New integration to manage foreign currency accounts
I've made a YNAB integration that automates the approach I've been using for managing multiple foreign currency accounts in a single budget. You can try it at fca4ynab.borsboom.io .…
- Emanuel Borsboom
- borsboom
- 1 mth ago
- 2 replies
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- Emanuel Borsboom1 mth ago
- API & Integrations
Another approach to foreign currency accounts
I've made a little tool that uses the YNAB API to automate the approach I've been using for managing foreign currency accounts in a single budget. I'm posting here in the API forum first in the…
- Emanuel Borsboom
- borsboom
- 7 mths ago
- 37 replies
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- Emanuel Borsboom1 mth ago
- API & Integrations
Creating transfers between accounts?
There doesn't seem to be any way to create transfers using the API, from a quick glance at the documentation. The create transaction endpoint states that "Transfer payees are not permitted and will…
- Sebastian Johansson
- Sky_Blue_Motherboard.1
- 2 yrs ago
- 18 replies
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- Lavender Jackal1 mth ago
- API & Integrations
I built a Menubar for YNAB! Looking for testers!
Introduction Before anything, a quick demo - [MenubarforYNAB Demo - YouTube] Highlights: This is a menubar app for MacOS Easily add a transaction Instantly update in your YNAB account Motivation I…
- Jakz Aizzat
- jakzaizzat
- 1 mth ago
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- API & Integrations
Issue with Pacing in Toolkit
I've got a number of budget items that are showing pacing issues (see screenshot) and I can't figure out why. Each one has a monthly goal that matches the budget amount and the corresponding…
- Alemap
- Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler -Albert Einstein
- alemap
- 1 mth ago
- 4 replies
- 72
- Alemap1 mth ago
- API & Integrations
- Answered
- Answered
Reports
Hey - Can we look to bring some additional functionality to the reports screen? I usually end up exporting my transactions and pivoting in excel to see whats been going on over the past month.
- Gray Rain
- Gray_Rain.12
- 1 mth ago
- 2 replies
- 69
- FanessYNAB Support1 mth ago
- API & Integrations
Chrome Toolkit for YNAB
Game Changer! If you want to control more about how YNAB functions for you, use the Chrome web browser to install the YNAB Toolkit. Go to https://Chrome.google.…
- loonsy
- loonsy
- 2 yrs ago
- 76 replies
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- Superbone1 mth ago
- API & Integrations
Payee Management
It'd be nice to be able to manage payees through the API. I have a huge number of payees and I'd like to write some algorithms to de-dupe them.
- Ryan Foster
- Software Engineer at Stripe
- theorygeek
- 1 mth ago
- 4 replies
- 78
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- Ryan Foster1 mth ago
- API & Integrations
Struggling with CORS on local dev using Implicit Grant Flow under OAuth
I'm writing a local browser-based webapp in React. Following the instruction here , I am able to get a code as expected. Using the code, I am making a POST request to get an access token but…
- Orange Cheetah
- Orange_Cheetah.9
- 1 mth ago
- 1 reply
- 28
- ChrissyYNAB Support1 mth ago
- API & Integrations
iOS Shortcut to open a specific budget
Hi, would it be possible to put in a shortcut that will open a specific budget. Find swapping with the UI somewhat slow. Thanks
- berksgr
- berksgr
- 1 mth ago
- 2 replies
- 97
- berksgr1 mth ago
- API & Integrations
Transactions Cached?
I'm adding a feature to my app (bar for YNAB) where I show the count of unapproved transactions. I'm using the /transactions?type=unapproved endpoint. My problem is,…
- Don
- Creator of bar for YNAB
- donniefitz2
- 4 mths ago
- 10 replies
- 538
- Jerry2 mths ago
- API & Integrations
Fix Your Issue w/ Capital One already.
Please get a new security partner so you can have direct connection to Capital One. I can suck it up enough to have to reconnect but half the time it doesn't connect at all.…
- Cornflower Blue Chef
- Cornflower_Blue_Chef.3
- 2 mths ago
- 4 replies
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- FanessYNAB Support2 mths ago
- API & Integrations
Using PKCE OAuth with YNAB
Hi all, The YNAB OAuth documentation recommends the Implicit Flow for OAuth applications where the client is untrusted, such as a mobile app. Unfortunately the implicit flow is less secure than the…
- sballew
- sballew
- 2 mths ago
- 1 reply
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- ChrissyYNAB Support2 mths ago
- API & Integrations
Integrating Monzo (UK, GBP) checking?
Hi All! I'm not a developer, but was hoping I could speak to someone with this expertise on integrating UK checking accounts. I'm an American PhD student living and studying in London, U.K.…
- Sky Blue Piano
- Sky_Blue_Piano.5
- 2 mths ago
- 1 reply
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- NicoleYNAB Support2 mths ago
- API & Integrations
Rate limiting in OAuth endpoints
Hello team YNAB, I am encountering "Too Many Requests" errors when refreshing OAuth tokens (my app batch processes currency conversions daily for all my users).…
- Rafael Millan
- rafael
- 2 mths ago
- 1 reply
- 144
- ChrissyYNAB Support2 mths ago
- API & Integrations
POSTing split transactions
Do you have an example of creating a new transaction that is split? I've tried several things through the API, but nothing seems to work. Is this supported? If not, do you have a timeline for it?…
- Robert
- robertmiles3
- 1 yr ago
- 46 replies
- 1,518
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- Gold Wrench2 mths ago
- API & Integrations
Can we get an API endpoint that will allow us to create Payees?
I think the title says it all. I'd like an endpoint to create new payees. I even find it odd that I cannot create payees within the "manage payees" window in YNAB.…
- Troop75Treasurer
- Be Prepared
- troop75treasurer
- 2 mths ago
- 1 reply
- 51
- ChrissyYNAB Support2 mths ago
- API & Integrations
Passing parameters to the /oauth/token endpoint
Hi. I'm using the simple-oauth2 NodeJS library to authenticate requests to your API, but I keep getting 401 responses from your /oauth/token endpoint. I'm wondering if this is caused by the fact…
- Frederik Creemers
- bigblind
- 2 mths ago
- 1 reply
- 78
- Frederik Creemers2 mths ago
- API & Integrations
How to create a transaction with category set to "To Be Budgeted"
I am trying to use the API to create a transaction (with splits). I am trying to determine what the category id should be for the "To Be Budgeted" special category.…
- Troop75Treasurer
- Be Prepared
- troop75treasurer
- 2 mths ago
- 96
- API & Integrations
Understanding Import_ID
Good afternoon, I am currently using Tasker to grab my credit card notifications and post the transaction to YNAB using the API. Since I also have my accounts being synced with my bank I am using…
- asfd64
- asfd64
- 8 mths ago
- 5 replies
- 245
- Danny DeLoach2 mths ago
- API & Integrations
New real time account sync integration idea
Hello everyone. I'm a software developer and I started using YNAB a month ago. I really love YNAB. I don't really like to use the bank account sync feature because it takes my bank a day or 2 to…
- Doug Steinberg
- Slate_Blue_Koala.9
- 2 mths ago
- 3 replies
- 94
- Troop75Treasurer2 mths ago
- API & Integrations
Import transactions from comdirect bank
Hey YNAB community, I developed a webapp that parses and imports transactions from CSV files from the german bank "comdirect". You can find the webapp here: https://khujo.github.…
- Khujo
- Powder_Blue_Display_3a5
- 7 mths ago
- 2 replies
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- Khujo2 mths ago
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