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API access unauthorised 401 error
Fallen at the first hurdle. Generated my token in the app, tried to do the curl request and immediately get "401 unauthorized" back. I've actually generated multiples to try and they all fail.…
- Pink Wildebeest
- Pink_Wildebeest.6
- 5 mths ago
- 2 replies
- 132
- ChrissyYNAB Support5 mths ago
- API & Integrations
Chrome browser sluggishness/failure
For the last month or so, YNAB has performed poorly in Chrome. It reacts very slowly to most actions, and I often get an error message that the web page is unresponsive.…
- pepperpat
- pepperpat
- 5 mths ago
- 9 replies
- 245
- FanessYNAB Support5 mths ago
- API & Integrations
colors in reports
Hi all, Does anyone know if it is possible to change the colors in the reports? I find them very useful, but sometimes the colors of different categories are very close,…
- Salmon Guitar
- Salmon_Guitar.3
- 5 mths ago
- 1 reply
- 93
- FanessYNAB Support5 mths ago
- API & Integrations
Can I really not link my PayPal accounts?
That's what I primarily use, without that I really can't switch from Mint (which attaches to PayPal flawlessly). I don't want to waste time downloading a file and importing it to YNAB all the time…
- Slate Gray Griffin
- Slate_Gray_Griffin.7
- 6 mths ago
- 2 replies
- 321
- 1
- FanessYNAB Support6 mths ago
- API & Integrations
How do i find category id ?
Hi, i am trying to use post transaction. I would like to know how to find the category ID to make use of it in my API
- Forest Green Stallion
- Forest_Green_Stallion.6
- 6 mths ago
- 2 replies
- 140
- Forest Green Stallion6 mths ago
- API & Integrations
Category ID
How do I find the ID of a category to use in a "Post" transaction using the API?
- Magenta Piranha
- Magenta_Piranha.2
- 10 mths ago
- 4 replies
- 97
- Forest Green Stallion6 mths ago
- API & Integrations
Transactions to Import, Approve or Categorize
Does anyone know if it's possible, via the API to get the count of bank transactions needing categories and approval via the API? Not sure if that functionality exists (hoping it does).
- Don
- Creator of bar for YNAB
- donniefitz2
- 6 mths ago
- 4 replies
- 211
- Don6 mths ago
- API & Integrations
New Apple Shortcuts for Siri
Is anybody starting to use the Shortcuts app? I'd love to develop a shortcut or two for YNAB but I'm new to the process and would love some help getting started.
- Sam Elowitch
- Sky_Blue_Piranha
- 1 yr ago
- 10 replies
- 1,554
- Curtis F6 mths ago
- API & Integrations
Automatically Rename Payees
Hi First of all thanks a ton for the awesome API. Living in Dubai I don't have the luxury of direct import, so I've been looking forward to having an automated way of entering my transactions -…
- Pete vH
- petevh
- 1 yr ago
- 13 replies
- 726
- MatthewYNAB Support6 mths ago
- API & Integrations
On the topic of dropping YNAB 4 Support
The way I use YNAB 4 is to keep track of expenses for my business. I think YNAB 4 just makes things so much easier, then anything else that I have seen out in the internet wild.…
- Maroon Mainframe
- Maroon_Mainframe.1
- 8 mths ago
- 5 replies
- 398
- 2
- Adam Waller6 mths ago
- API & Integrations
Matching API Transactions
What are the limitations on matching for API transactions? Just had one imported, and i want to match it with a Scheduled transaction, but it will not let me.
- Scott Robertson
- syncforynab.com Founder
- scottrobertson
- 2 yrs ago
- 28 replies
- 2,150
- 3
- mydran6 mths ago
- API & Integrations
- Answered
- Answered
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
- 7 mths ago
- 4 replies
- 160
- FanessYNAB Support6 mths ago
- API & Integrations
Refresh of transactions only when Web-version or App was opened
Hey there, i wanted to build a small monitor that has several functions (graphs for net-wort, uncleared transactions etc). But now i have encountered a problem: I am using this URL https://api.…
- Steel Blue Yeti
- Steel_Blue_Yeti
- 6 mths ago
- 26
- API & Integrations
Using IFTTT with the API
Although the YNAB API isn't listed as an official service on IFTTT currently (we're looking into that!) I wanted to demonstrate how to get IFTTT working with the new API so you can build that…
- BradyYNAB Team
- Developer
- brady_ynab
- 1 yr ago
- 16 replies
- 3,529
- 11
- alexdresko6 mths ago
- API & Integrations
All my budgets just got wiped out.
Hi, This morning, I opened my two bookmarked YNAB budgets from my browser — they're archived versions that I just hadn't gotten around to changing the links for.…
- Tan Mermaid
- Tan_Mermaid
- 6 mths ago
- 6 replies
- 185
- FanessYNAB Support6 mths ago
- API & Integrations
Automatic allocation of money when I get paid
Hi I am using YNAB to manage our family's money, and it's working great. We don't stick to a month-to-month budget per se, as my wife gets paid fortnightly and I monthly,…
- Tomato Chef
- Tomato_Chef.4
- 7 mths ago
- 7 replies
- 217
- 1
- SteveB6 mths ago
- API & Integrations
Using API to scrape basic metrics.
I've been using YNAB for about three years, although not quite as religiously as some. I'm trying to write a simple python script that will return certain metrics of my accounting.…
- Yellow Leafer
- Maroon_Wizard.9
- 7 mths ago
- 1 reply
- 102
- Geoff B.6 mths ago
- API & Integrations
Clearing a transfer via API makes YNAB want a category?
Hi! I'm just starting with the YNAB API, and am going through some weird behaviour: I have a split transaction from my account, and one of the splits is a transfer to another account.…
- Alvim
- alvimynabteste1
- 6 mths ago
- 97
- API & Integrations
Read only Oauth scope
Hi, A question came up from a user of Sheets For YNAB about read/write permissions. Although my add-on never writes data to a users YNAB budget, the only Oauth scope available includes write…
- elson23
- elson23
- 1 yr ago
- 8 replies
- 217
- 2
- BradyYNAB Team6 mths ago
- API & Integrations
How do I report a YNAB Toolkit problem?
I hit the YNAB refresh yesterday and now I can't select a different budget. When I turn the Toolkit off, the problem goes away. BTW, the YNAB app works fine.…
- Aunt Banana
- Funemployed
- Sea_Green_Panther.3
- 7 mths ago
- 3 replies
- 160
- Aunt Banana7 mths ago
- API & Integrations
YNAB in Django-Allauth
Hey Everyone! Just wanted to let everyone know that I added ynab as a provider in django-allauth. Probably not huge news to everyone, but if you're working with python and Django it might be helpful!…
- Trey Corple
- Sales Engineer
- Treygec
- 7 mths ago
- 29
- 1
- API & Integrations
API. Scheduled Tranactions ID is not a GUID
Hello. I added a couple of scheduled transactions to the transaction list, but when I received data from YNAB through the API, I encountered a problem that the ID of such transactions looks…
- Alexandr Gorodiolov
- alexandrgorodilov
- 7 mths ago
- 28
- API & Integrations
Scheduled Category Balance Updates
I'm big fan of using Zapier and I was really excited when you released the integration. I was hoping I would be able to send myself a daily text that showed several of my category balances.…
- Blue Cup
- Blue_Cup.1
- 7 mths ago
- 2 replies
- 68
- NicoleYNAB Support7 mths ago
- API & Integrations
Resetting import_id's stored on account
Hello, I am testing importing transactions from Starling and have made good progress, however to continue testing I'd like to delete the imported transactions and re-import them again.…
- Navy Blue Pegasus
- Navy_Blue_Pegasus.1
- 2 yrs ago
- 6 replies
- 1,095
- BradyYNAB Team7 mths ago
- API & Integrations
What is the "NEED" goal_type?
I have 4 categories in my budget where where API returns the goal_type, NEED. To me, I would have guessed that two of them would be MF (monthly) and two would be TBD (target by date). What is NEED?
- Gold Cup
- Gold_Cup.7
- 7 mths ago
- 129
- API & Integrations

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