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  • 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
    • 1 yr ago
    • 37 replies
    • 1,195
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    • Emanuel Borsboom8 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
    • 2 yrs ago
    • 18 replies
    • 1,833
    • 5
    • Lavender Jackal8 mths 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
    • 8 mths ago
    • 108
    • 2
    • 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
    • 8 mths ago
    • 4 replies
    • 92
    • Alemap8 mths ago
    • API & Integrations
    • Answered
    • Answered
  • 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
    • 3 yrs ago
    • 76 replies
    • 15,331
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    • Superbone8 mths ago
    • API & Integrations
    • waterkip
    • waterkip
    • 3 yrs ago
    • 4
    • Reported - view
    Now you can find the Toolkit for all the browsers: https://github.com/toolkit-for-ynab/toolkit-for-ynab
  • 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
    • 9 mths ago
    • 4 replies
    • 89
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    • Ryan Foster9 mths 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
    • 9 mths ago
    • 1 reply
    • 34
    • ChrissyYNAB Support9 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
    • 9 mths ago
    • 2 replies
    • 98
    • berksgr9 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
    • 9 mths ago
    • 1 reply
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    • ChrissyYNAB Support9 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
    • 9 mths ago
    • 1 reply
    • 110
    • NicoleYNAB Support9 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
    • 9 mths ago
    • 1 reply
    • 156
    • ChrissyYNAB Support9 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
    • 10 mths ago
    • 1 reply
    • 79
    • Frederik Creemers10 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
    • 10 mths ago
    • 97
    • 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
    • 1 yr ago
    • 5 replies
    • 275
    • Danny DeLoach10 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
    • 10 mths ago
    • 3 replies
    • 101
    • Troop75Treasurer10 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
    • 1 yr ago
    • 2 replies
    • 381
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    • Khujo10 mths ago
    • API & Integrations
  • New Category Sweep Function

    I thought I would share this little trick we used to help keep track of funds within our Boy Scout Troop. TL;DR; I created a sweep function to transfer all the available amounts from many categories…
    • Troop75Treasurer
    • Be Prepared
    • troop75treasurer
    • 10 mths ago
    • 136
    • 1
    • API & Integrations
  • Telegram bot for YNAB

    About a month ago, I posted the source code of my Telegram bot and wrote an article here. I assumed that users would build their own Telegram bot from the sources and use it with their personal…
    • Gray Harp
    • Gray_Harp.7
    • 10 mths ago
    • 162
    • 2
    • API & Integrations
  • All Accounts screen display is wacky

    When I click on "All Accounts" the first column displayed is very wide & completely blank. It is also the only column displayed that I can't change the size of.…
    • Sea Green Sun (ccf0a561a083)
    • Sea_Green_Sun_ccf0a561a
    • 10 mths ago
    • 4 replies
    • 71
    • Sea Green Sun (ccf0a561a083)10 mths ago
    • API & Integrations
    • Answered
    • Answered
  • 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
    • 1 yr ago
    • 9 replies
    • 259
    • BradyYNAB Team10 mths ago
    • API & Integrations
  • Check number function with Toolkit not working

    I noticed today check numbers are not showing on my account screen. I have been using the toolkit software and have "check number" activated in the settings.…
    • Dave and Lisa
    • Beige_Welder.3
    • 10 mths ago
    • 4 replies
    • 271
    • Dave and Lisa10 mths ago
    • API & Integrations
  • Is there any way to determine if an account is linked or not?

    I'm not seeing a flag for this in the account information currently. I'm currently scanning for transactions with an "import_id" but that seems a little unreliable. Anyone have any recommendations?
    • Blue Guitar
    • Blue_Guitar.2
    • 10 mths ago
    • 15
    • API & Integrations
  • API endpoint for transaction upload

    Hi! My bank doesn't have an external API and so I'm uploading transactions manually. I'm working on a script to grab the data (in Quicken OFX format) from my bank but it appears that there's no API…
    • Turquoise Wrench
    • Turquoise_Wrench.11
    • 10 mths ago
    • 1 reply
    • 160
    • ChrissyYNAB Support10 mths ago
    • API & Integrations
  • Apple Card - import via OFX

    I am new to YNAB and noticed that there were a couple of closed threads (such as https://support.youneedabudget.com/t/637wmy/will-ynab-support-apple-card ) with folks asking about Apple Card and…
    • Cornflower Blue Hail
    • Cornflower_Blue_Hail.9
    • 1 yr ago
    • 3 replies
    • 487
    • 1
    • Tulliandar11 mths ago
    • API & Integrations
  • YNAB Clipper Card import

    Hey friends! I've just finished writing a script that will import your transactions from your Clipper Card account (for SF bay area public transit). I like to treat my Clipper Card as a separate…
    • Timothy J. Aveni
    • tim
    • 1 yr ago
    • 3 replies
    • 194
    • 2
    • Aquamarine Commander11 mths ago
    • API & Integrations
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