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Automatic category for payee not updated when saving transactions through API
Usually, the workflow goes like this 1) A new transactions is imported from the bank with payee X 2) I approve the transaction through the YNAB App / Web UI and categorize it 3) The next time a new…
- Beige Storm
- Beige_Storm.4
- 4 mths ago
- 5 replies
- 120
- Beige Storm3 mths ago
- API & Integrations
Spending Trends
I'm trying to find if any existing integrations show spending trends. Basically I want to know if a specific category is seeing a rise in spending over time and overall if my spending is growing…
- Slate Gray Storm
- Slate_Gray_Storm.11
- 3 mths ago
- 1 reply
- 178
- monkeyhanger3 mths ago
- API & Integrations
Family Budgets
Anyone else see that the family budgets addon isn't working any more? I sent an email to the creator but crickets. It's the only way I know of to share my budget with the person who helps me do…
- Magenta Python (bea22b0b77fb)
- vexir
- 1 yr ago
- 6 replies
- 251
- FanessYNAB Support4 mths ago
- API & Integrations
FinTS to YNAB (German banks integration)
Hello, I wrote a Python script that taps into the FinTS endpoint (used by most German banks) to grab transaction data and import it into YNAB. Official bank import support in YNAB is still…
- Powder Blue Pony
- Powder_Blue_Pony.19
- 4 mths ago
- 32
- 3
- API & Integrations
Transcactions not matching
Hello I created Android app which parsing my SMS from banks, sending it to my server and then server adding transcations to YNAB accounts with API POST /budgets/{budget_id}/transactions endpoint.…
- Gl
- Skagl
- 7 mths ago
- 3 replies
- 152
- ChrissyYNAB Support4 mths ago
- API & Integrations
[App] Can I Buy It? for YNAB - now available on the Google Play Store!
Google Play Store Link Can I Buy It? for YNAB is an Android app which will allow you to place widgets on your home-screen in order to quickly check your category balances from YNAB.…
- yusefdevs
- Developer of Can I Buy It? for YNAB
- yusefdevs
- 4 mths ago
- 96
- 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
- 2 yrs ago
- 57 replies
- 1,707
- 17
- Tan Camera4 mths ago
- API & Integrations
API Newbie
Just attempting to start up with the YNAB API and am running into some errors. I ran pip install ynab-client That went fine. But ran into an error at import ynab_client I'm getting the following…
- Brian Lindawson
- blindawson
- 1 yr ago
- 6 replies
- 151
- 1
- Masso4 mths ago
- API & Integrations
Write to scheduled transactions?
I have debt payment snowball spreadsheet in a Google Docs sheet that I am attempting to integrate with YNAB through the API and Google Apps script. For each debt payment in YNAB I have a scheduled…
- ThreePeppers
- Threepeppers
- 2 yrs ago
- 11 replies
- 884
- 7
- JB4 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
- 10 mths ago
- 2 replies
- 91
- 2
- JB4 mths ago
- API & Integrations
Toolkit - Thanks for the Balance Over Time report!
I love the "Balance Over Time" report that is added by the toolkit. I've got some longer term budgeted money stored off in a separate account, so this makes it easier for me to make sure I'm…
- CB
- C_B
- 5 mths ago
- 70
- 2
- API & Integrations
How do i delete an existing transaction?
I can't find a way to delete an existing transaction using the API. Does anyone know how to do it?
- Masso
- Masso
- 5 mths ago
- 3 replies
- 60
- Masso5 mths ago
- API & Integrations
Nordic API Gateway: API for Scandinavian Banks
Thought this was worth mentioning. Nordic API Gateway is a project that has integrated almost all banks in Scandinavia. With the new public YNAB API this makes it much simpler to build automated…
- Marcus Mattsson
- Developer
- marcusmattsson
- 1 yr ago
- 17 replies
- 330
- 1
- Gray Wizard5 mths ago
- API & Integrations
Funds for <month> via API
How do I calculate the "funds for <month>" using the API? The /budget/<budget_id>/months/<month> endpoint provides budgeted, to_be_budgeted, and income,…
- Kevin K.
- kkaland
- 6 mths ago
- 3 replies
- 75
- Kevin K.5 mths ago
- API & Integrations
How does the API decide what a Transfer is?
Sometimes when you upload transactions, they are marked as a Transfer payment. Other times they are not. For example, the bottom payment here is marked as a Transfer:…
- Wessel
- wessel
- 5 mths ago
- 4 replies
- 36
- Wessel5 mths ago
- API & Integrations
3 computers 3 looks.... how do I fix.
So I access YNAB via three computers, and all three look different. I realize over time I have changed it on each but it there a way to easily make them all the same look? I do use the toolkit.…
- tgpratt
- Overworked CFO of the family
- Salmon_Filly.4
- 5 mths ago
- 2 replies
- 50
- NicoleYNAB Support5 mths ago
- API & Integrations
Date of last transactions
Hi, I'm looking for a way to get the date of the last transaction that is known in YNAB. Then I can upload all transactions after that and upload those.…
- Wessel
- wessel
- 5 mths ago
- 4 replies
- 44
- Wessel5 mths ago
- API & Integrations
ToolKit Reports
Anyone having issues with the ToolKit Reports? I can't seem to open them, even after turning off/on the ToolKit. This seems to be the only function of the ToolKit that I am having issues with,…
- SilverKitty
- Financial Analyst
- Silverkitty
- 6 mths ago
- 6 replies
- 238
- Aquamarine Commander5 mths ago
- API & Integrations
- Answered
- Answered
Timestamp for when transaction was entered into the register
I've been using the API and browsing through the transactions table through Power Query, I can see the transactions id, date, amount, etc. I see that the date is the date at which you specified as…
- Jorelle Tuvillo
- deuts
- 6 mths ago
- 4 replies
- 90
- Justin Hoy5 mths 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
- 1 yr ago
- 15 replies
- 604
- Don5 mths ago
- API & Integrations
I am looking for plugin ideas
I have some free time and want to play around with the YNAB API. I would love to build a plugin that somebody actually finds useful, so please, hit me up with your ideas!
- Forest Green Rain
- Forest_Green_Rain.9
- 5 mths ago
- 2 replies
- 69
- 1
- jayne_m5 mths ago
- API & Integrations
Siri Shortcuts Anyone?
Anyone created any siri shortcuts that interface with the API? I have mutipe budgets, and I'd like to be able to add a transaction to a particular budget/category,…
- joefish
- joefish
- 8 mths ago
- 67
- API & Integrations
Metadata Field for Future API release
Hi YNAB Team. Many solution implementations require to store some data about the transaction and, for privacy policies that info is not stored elsewhere.…
- Frederick Clark
- Software Developer
- SCLARK2006
- 6 mths ago
- 34
- 1
- API & Integrations
Major desktop display issue
I just now logged into YNAB (first login today) and the display is seriously out of whack - there's about 2 inches of white space between the first column and the main budget/register area,…
- Olive Branch
- Librarian/Info Pro
- olive_branch
- 6 mths ago
- 3 replies
- 81
- Olive Branch6 mths ago
- API & Integrations
YNAB not playing nice with Google CHROME?
Anyone else see this? The screen gets shifted to the right making it hard to navigate the different screens within YNAB
- Turquoise Hail
- Turquoise_Hail.4
- 6 mths ago
- 9 replies
- 317
- Superbone6 mths ago
- API & Integrations

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