
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? If it is supported, can we have an example json that works? Thanks!
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Hey Robert ! For right now, adding split transactions through the API isn't supported ( https://api.youneedabudget.com/v1#/Transactions/createTransaction ), but I added it to our list of feature requests!
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+1 to this feature -- my use case would be for divvying my paystub up. My current workflow is to take my direct deposit transaction and manually split earnings, deductions, taxes, etc. I've written a Python script to scrape the paystub PDF and grab all that information. If I could PATCH an existing transaction to split it automatically, then I could automate this completely!
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I would also like to be able to patch in split transactions.
What I want to be able to do, is set aside tax on income transactions in a verifiable manner.
In YNAB4, I used to set a month-category note detailing the transactions that allocation covered. YNAB online doesn't seem to have per-month category notes anymore.
The best way I can think of doing this now is adding a split category on income transactions between my tax category and the To be Budgeted category. I would much prefer to be able to do this via the API rather than a lot of clicking and work with calc.
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Yes! Want this! Need this!
Incidentally, I tried to export a transaction that was split 5 ways to a csv and then import those same transactions back into YNAB (again via the csv) and what I got was 3 separate transactions in YNAB: two were missing, and they weren't recorded as a split in YNAB. Seems a little buggy to me...
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George Thanks for replaying. YNAB is great--but I do have a hard time believing that what is exported from YNAB can't be re-imported exactly. It just doesn't make sense. There is a real use case for FBI of potentially MANY transactions. Seems like a major deficiency. See, for example: https://support.youneedabudget.com/t/63d1fg/csv-import-with-budget-categories
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I'm looking forward to this feature. I split my income percentage-wise based on anticipated tax, amounts for various things like business R&D, etc., and was wondering if I'd be able to automate that (e.g. interfacing with a Google Sheet containing these percentages).
I see splits aren't supported yet, so I won't be able to do so until then. Fingers crossed!
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Kevin K. and Stephen Dolan If you have a moment, would you mind submitting a Feature Request for this? It lets our development team know what's important to you. Thanks!
And anyone else interested can do the same. :)Reply -
Oh, look at that. I hadn't noticed. That's cool. I think that may have been triggered by our manual "record feature request" flow. Regardless, different people submitting the same feature request helps us better gauge interest.
We just updated the manual Feature Request form to include API options so we can use that (self-serve) form for API feature request, too.
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Any update on this? I saw that there was an API update last Jun 11, 2019. I tested if creating split transaction would now work but unfortunately, it is still not. Shouldn't this be a simple feature to implement (add subtransactions property) but has a very high value to customers? I also didn't see this in Up Next page. It's been 1 year already since the original request...
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