Issues Linking to Discover
Has the switch to Plaid finally fixed the issue with linking to Discover?
I re-entered my credentials in YNAB when the transition to Plaid first happened, but then Discover notified me my account was locked out and I had to call their fraud department to verify my identity and request a password reset. This happened minutes after connecting with Plaid, so I have to assume that's what triggered the alert.
I don't want to try it again unless others are actually having success.
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Discover is generally working well on Plaid, but if you're having any issues connecting, please get in touch with support!
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I had issues with Discover too. Sometime after I linked to Discover I had changed my Discover login ID. importing still worked fine. It wasn't until they switched to PLAID that it broke. The error kept telling me to use the original user ID, which was pointless as that ID no longer existed.
I had to create new Discover accounts (credit card and savings) then link those. It worked fine and I haven't had any issues since.
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I had the same problems and just unlinked the accounts for awhile. After having some success (I think) working with support on some issues with my other accounts, I decided to try and relink it. I haven't gotten the fraud alerts again this time (thank god!) and everything seems to be pretty smooth. The connections have maintained just fine for a few days, but transaction importing is still lagging - more than 24 hrs between imports. Gonna cross my fingers that some of that is just the weekend, and this gets better.
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I have the same issue with Discover. It has locked my account numerous times.
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Hi Bo !
When you have a moment, please report a Bank Importing Issue so our Direct Import Team can take a closer look at your account connections. :)
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I took the plunge and added Discover again after seeing the posts from Sea Green Beat and EP. It's been working now for a few days, which is better than the last time I tried. My weekly reconciliation is so much easier when Direct Import is working; no need to look for the QFX files anymore! 🎉
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Dave M. Yay! So glad it's working well for you too. Mine is now updating on schedule - it actually caught a transaction before I had manually entered it today!
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I've been having problems connecting to Discover too. Reports credentials are wrong. I've used the YNAB Troubleshooting on this topic. Still no luck. I tried unlinking my Discover account and adding it anew. Still no love. Guess I'll have to follow the leads above and manually import until PLAID & YNAB & DISCOVER are at 100% agreement. This is making me very sad. I am still finding my legs with YNAB and while I know that all parties are doing their best, I find I've been avoiding YNAB and my money because of this frustration. [Yes, I know I am simply venting ;)
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Thanks for giving the troubleshooting steps a try, Tomato Rhythm ! Since those didn't do the trick, can you report the issue here. Our team would be happy to help get that Discover connection back up & running!
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I have submitted an issue. I kept getting an unavailable message (don’t remember the exact message) via plaid. I am not sure if that locked me out or the message was because I was locked out. I don’t need to look at it everyday so I am not sure about time frames.
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Black cat Thanks for reporting the issue! Our importing team will be in touch soon. 🙂
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I had to delete the linked account & add it back. Now the connection works perfectly.
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I use Discover as my primary bank as well as a credit card. I am able to log in to Discover through Plaid and import transactions, but I do have to do this every time I log in to YNAB (every other day or so). It has been my personal experience that Discover and Capital One do not just stay connected like, for example, Citibank and Chase.
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Hey FunnyGroundhog ! Some banks are a little more strict with their security measures, and may request for more frequent reauthorization. Though the Discover connection is one that's currently being worked on! If you can report a Bank Importing Issue here, our importing team is happy to look closer at what's going on.
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I was heartened to see that Discover linking worked better initially after the switch to plaid. However, more recently I have to go through the 2-factor verification every time I use YNAB. For a few weeks it would sync after doing that. Now, it just sends me into an endless loop of requesting the code by text, entering it, verifying it and then back to requesting the code. I've stopped trying it more than once as I have also been locked out of my account by Discover due to the repeated requests for a code. For now, just downloading manually. Since this is the card I use for most things, I would love to have a solution for this.
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Ellie Armsby I've just made an update to your Discover connection that I think will improve things. However, if you run into any other issues with Discover or any other bank connections, please use the form to report a bank importing issue!
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Matthew Wow! That seems to have worked. This morning when I went into YNAB, I saw a different indication next to that account and when I went through the steps, it worked. I hope the connection will stay connected. Thank you so much!
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Ellie Armsby So glad to hear it!
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Discover never works for me. I've submitted a ticket.
It fails to connect and then tells me to try connecting another account... I don't have another account I want to connect :'(.
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ynab isn't considered a secure partner by discover, so you either won't be able to sync or you will get kicked out often. I spend a good amount of time trying to figure out and finally the guys at Discover said that only quicken-software is considered safe and plaid isn't part of it. I have send emails to Ynab, but they change the topic or tell me to keep re-entering my credentials every time, which is about 3 times a week. Hopefully, ynab doesn't keep getting sided by other banks.
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Hi Gold Tugboat !
Unfortunately, you're absolutely correct. Quicken was created by Intuit, who owns Mint and only provides aggregation services for their own products. They have a lot of direct connections with financial institutions. We're working with Plaid to improve the direct import experience but, for now, frequent reauthorization is expected for that reason.
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Faness if by frequently you mean daily and after multi tries it might connect. Plaid isn't working, find a new partner
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Gold Tugboat We do work with multiple providers (MX and Plaid). Our importing team is happy to check to see if the other would be a better fit and go over the options!
It looks like you wrote in via email, and Tamika is helping with that process. I wanted to mention it here too, if someone else has a similar question!
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