Manage YNAB budgets, accounts, categories, and transactions via CLI.
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Install
npm i -g @stephendolan/ynab-cli
Auth
# Get API key from https://app.ynab.com/settings/developer # Then set YNAB_API_KEY env var, or: ynab auth login ynab auth status
Budgets
ynab budgets list ynab budgets view [id] ynab budgets set-default <id>
Accounts
ynab accounts list ynab accounts view <id> ynab accounts transactions <id>
Categories
ynab categories list ynab categories view <id> ynab categories transactions <id> ynab categories budget <id> --month <YYYY-MM> --amount <amount>
Transactions
ynab transactions list ynab transactions list --account <id> --since <YYYY-MM-DD> ynab transactions list --approved=false --min-amount 100 ynab transactions search --memo "coffee" ynab transactions search --payee-name "Amazon" ynab transactions view <id> ynab transactions create --account <id> --amount <amount> --date <YYYY-MM-DD> ynab transactions update <id> --amount <amount> ynab transactions delete <id> ynab transactions split <id> --splits '[{"amount": -50.00, "category_id": "xxx"}]'
Payees
ynab payees list ynab payees view <id> ynab payees update <id> --name <name> ynab payees transactions <id>
Months
ynab months list ynab months view <YYYY-MM>
Scheduled
ynab scheduled list ynab scheduled view <id> ynab scheduled delete <id>
Raw API
ynab api GET /budgets ynab api POST /budgets/{budget_id}/transactions --data '{"transaction": {...}}'
Notes
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