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Why creating a future transaction is not permitted in the API???
Why would you prevent API users from creating future transactions? In Brazil it is VERY common to buy something that is lets say 1000,00 then you may 10 payments of 100 each,…
- Cyan Grizzly
- Cyan_Grizzly.12
- 1 yr ago
- 4 replies
- 184
- NicoleYNAB Support1 yr ago
- API & Integrations
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 yr ago
- 5 replies
- 187
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- That Mike Guy1 yr ago
- API & Integrations
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
- 1 yr ago
- 5 replies
- 128
- Beige Storm1 yr 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
- 1 yr ago
- 1 reply
- 189
- monkeyhanger1 yr 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
- 2 yrs ago
- 6 replies
- 273
- FanessYNAB Team1 yr 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
- 1 yr ago
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- 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
- 1 yr ago
- 3 replies
- 156
- Chrissy1 yr 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
- 1 yr ago
- 124
- 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
- 3 yrs ago
- 57 replies
- 1,773
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- Tan Camera1 yr 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
- 2 yrs ago
- 6 replies
- 156
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- Masso1 yr 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
- 1 yr ago
- 2 replies
- 95
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- JB1 yr 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
- 1 yr ago
- 77
- 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
- 1 yr ago
- 3 replies
- 70
- Masso1 yr 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
- 2 yrs ago
- 17 replies
- 378
- 1
- Gray Wizard1 yr 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
- 1 yr ago
- 3 replies
- 77
- Kevin K.1 yr 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
- 1 yr ago
- 4 replies
- 90
- Wessel1 yr 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
- 1 yr ago
- 2 replies
- 53
- NicoleYNAB Support1 yr 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
- 1 yr ago
- 4 replies
- 101
- Wessel1 yr 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
- 1 yr ago
- 6 replies
- 255
- Aquamarine Commander1 yr 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
- 1 yr ago
- 4 replies
- 96
- Justin Hoy1 yr 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
- 622
- Don1 yr 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
- 1 yr ago
- 2 replies
- 86
- 1
- jayne_m1 yr 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
- 1 yr ago
- 96
- 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
- 1 yr ago
- 39
- 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
- 1 yr ago
- 3 replies
- 87
- Olive Branch1 yr ago
- API & Integrations

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