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API endpoint to import available transactions from linked banks
I am building an app to trigger notifications if you have more than a certain number of transactions to import. For example, the app would check everyday for transactions to available to import from…
- MoMo
- Cyan_Wildebeest.5
- 2 yrs ago
- 12 replies
- 293
- MoMo3 mths ago
- API & Integrations
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
- 1 yr ago
- 4 replies
- 302
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- DelaYNAB Support3 mths ago
- API & Integrations
Money Moves endpoint?
I am loving the money moves feature that was just added. Are there any plans for a money moves endpoint? We could export and have history beyond the three months that get stored in the web app.
- JBalloonist
- Blue_Cornet.11
- 7 mths ago
- 6 replies
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- mrspock4 mths 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
- 3 yrs ago
- 24 replies
- 1,990
- 5
- rownie234 mths ago
- API & Integrations
500 error on POST to the transactions endpoint
I'm getting a 500 error when doing a POST to /transactions, similar to the issues described in this topic and this one . I already had ISO-formatted the date and wrapped my request in a transaction…
- Joseph H
- joseph_h
- 8 mths ago
- 3 replies
- 232
- Steel Blue Pegasus7 mths ago
- API & Integrations
CSV import via API?
Hi, Since my banks are not supported, I'm stuck on CSV imports. I wrote a tool that converts my bank's CSVs to a format that can be imported into YNAB and I thought I could simplify the process by…
- Blue Wizard
- Blue_Wizard.14
- 8 mths ago
- 6 replies
- 225
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- Blue Wizard4 mths ago
- API & Integrations
How to transfer money between categories with API?
Hey there, I can see there's an endpoint to update a budget category for a single month ( /budgets/{budget_id}/months/{month}/categories/{category_id} ).…
- Gray Hail
- Gray_Hail.5
- 4 mths ago
- 2 replies
- 55
- Gray Hail4 mths ago
- API & Integrations
No Payee matching for API-created transactions
Or whatever that's called... Here, have a screenshot: I'll admit I haven't tried specifying Import ID yet (since the function is originally for import, maybe it's only working with import id?),…
- Dmitriy Kartashev
- misamoto
- 3 yrs ago
- 19 replies
- 713
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- BradyYNAB Team4 mths ago
- API & Integrations
Using Google Apps Script with the API
Google Apps Script is a JavaScript platform that lets you create custom functionality on Google apps (Calendar, Docs, Sheets, Slides, etc.). You can do some really powerful things with it.…
- BradyYNAB Team
- Developer
- brady_ynab
- 2 yrs ago
- 43 replies
- 2,050
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- David Bright4 mths ago
- API & Integrations
Fix Venmo CSV Statements for YNAB
Hi fellow developers and YNABbers, I've quickly hacked together a script that fixes Venmo's CSV statements to be nicely importable by YNAB, since YNAB's Venmo linked import seems to have been broken…
- Fritz R
- Fritzelr
- 5 mths ago
- 1 reply
- 48
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- MatthewYNAB Support5 mths ago
- API & Integrations
Feature Request: Reimport Exported Transactions without Data Loss
Hello, I wanted to use the following workflow to do an in-place update of an account's history in YNAB: 1. Export the transactions for the account 2. De-duplicate the entities in the "Payee" column…
- Coral Snow
- Coral_Snow.13
- 5 mths ago
- 1 reply
- 47
- MatthewYNAB Support5 mths ago
- API & Integrations
Pythonista Shortcuts
Hi, I’m excited about the new possibilities and created a small python script to automate daily entered transactions. The script runs locally on my iOS device (see Pythonista app).…
- whustedt
- whustedt
- 3 yrs ago
- 6 replies
- 1,029
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- whustedt5 mths ago
- API & Integrations
GET Single Category by Month Broken
The endpoint in question. I originally responded to a year-old thread which experienced a near-identical error here . That thread confirmed that it wasn't supposed to be broken and they pushed a…
- Matt Youngberg
- Developer
- Spring_Green_Drum.8
- 10 mths ago
- 2 replies
- 138
- BradyYNAB Team5 mths ago
- API & Integrations
How to automatically create transactions using Tasker, AutoWeb and YNAB.
This post should help get you started on creating transactions using Tasker on your Android phone. I will do my best to help if you get stuck! It is a long post because of the size of the…
- rownie23
- Slate_Gray_Panther.7
- 1 yr ago
- 79 replies
- 1,577
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- Slate Gray Lion5 mths ago
- API & Integrations
Introducing Sheets For YNAB
Hi all! I'm excited to announce the release of Sheets For YNAB , a Google Sheets add-on that simplifies importing YNAB budget data into a spreadsheet 🙂 YNAB is amazing,…
- elson23
- elson23
- 2 yrs ago
- 16 replies
- 1,422
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- Maroon Octopus5 mths ago
- API & Integrations
Average Spent & Average Budgeted
Is there a way to pick average spent and budgeted of a category via API? Thanks!
- Gray Horse
- Gray_Horse.5
- 6 mths ago
- 3 replies
- 133
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- Gray Horse5 mths 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 yr ago
- 4 replies
- 129
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- MatthewYNAB Support6 mths ago
- API & Integrations
BUG? No new connections ("we couldn't connect")
I am getting the attached popup when attempting to re-link ANY account, or create a new linked account. My existing connections are working fine. Usually I would get the PLAID popup but instead I…
- Jason Krasavage
- jasonkrasavage
- 6 mths ago
- 1 reply
- 25
- RachelYNAB Support6 mths 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
- 2 yrs ago
- 40 replies
- 1,455
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- flohjoe6 mths ago
- API & Integrations
API endpoint that exports a budget CSV file?
I was wondering if anyone would find value in an API endpoint that mirrors the functionality of "My Budget -> Export Budget"? I was thinking it could be something like the following:…
- Cadet Blue Clarinet
- Cadet_Blue_Clarinet.9
- 11 mths ago
- 3 replies
- 309
- 1
- Green Boat6 mths ago
- API & Integrations
Total monthly goals more than underfunded
I’m just starting to use the Chrome extension for YNAB. When I glance forward to a month with nothing yet budgeted, the Total Monthly Goals are almost $1000 more than my underfunded amount.…
- Slate Blue Colt
- Slate_Blue_Colt.11
- 7 mths ago
- 1 reply
- 132
- MadDog7 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
- 3 yrs ago
- 13 replies
- 1,111
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- Vinicius Kiss6 mths ago
- API & Integrations
Can I undo a release update?
I ran the latest release update and now all my budgets have been renamed as 'Open Unassigned'. This is made worse by the fact that the order isn't fixed.…
- monkeyhanger
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- monkeyhanger.1
- 6 mths ago
- 4 replies
- 123
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- monkeyhanger6 mths ago
- API & Integrations
- jenmas
- jenmas
- 6 mths ago
- 3
- Reported - view
If you go to Open budget (below the list of Open Unassigned) it will take you to a list of all your budgets. Ultimately it should resolve itself when the Toolkit folks get a chance to update (the…
Ongoing Issues with Delayed Accounts
Is there anyone from YNAB that can comment on the ongoing issues with delayed accounts? I've sent an inquiry over to support regarding one account that tried to un-link/re-link to resolve the issue,…
- Bill A
- Steel_Blue_Tiger.4
- 6 mths ago
- 1 reply
- 63
- 3
- DelaYNAB Support6 mths ago
- API & Integrations
500 error on POST transaction
I'm having a problem similar to those described here , here and most recently here - but I believe I have already rectified the errors from those posts.…
- Gold Yearling
- Gold_Yearling.11
- 7 mths ago
- 3 replies
- 64
- Gold Yearling7 mths ago
- API & Integrations

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