YNAB

Interact with YNAB (You Need A Budget) API

Actions15

Budget Actions
Account Actions
Transaction Actions
Category Actions
- Get All
- Get
Payee Actions
- Get All
- Get

Overview

This node integrates with the YNAB (You Need A Budget) API to retrieve information about payees associated with a specific budget. The "Get All" operation under the "Payee" resource fetches all payees for a given budget ID. This is useful for users who want to list or analyze all payees involved in their budgeting activities, such as generating reports, syncing payee data with other systems, or automating financial workflows.

Practical examples:

Automatically retrieving all payees to populate a dropdown menu in a budgeting app.
Exporting payee lists for reconciliation or auditing purposes.
Integrating payee data into CRM or accounting software for enhanced financial tracking.

Properties

Name	Meaning
Budget ID	The ID of the budget to retrieve payees from. This is a required string input.

Output

The output JSON contains an array of payee objects under the property data.payees. Each payee object includes details about individual payees associated with the specified budget. The exact structure of each payee object follows the YNAB API's payee schema, typically including fields like payee ID, name, and possibly other metadata related to the payee.

No binary data output is produced by this operation.

Dependencies

Requires an API key credential for authenticating requests to the YNAB API.
The node makes HTTP GET requests to the endpoint /budgets/{budgetId}/payees on the YNAB API base URL (https://api.ynab.com/v1).
Proper configuration of the API key credential within n8n is necessary for successful authentication.

Troubleshooting

Common issues:
- Invalid or missing Budget ID: Ensure the Budget ID is correctly provided and corresponds to an existing budget in YNAB.
- Authentication errors: Verify that the API key credential is valid and has sufficient permissions.
- Network or API downtime: Check internet connectivity and YNAB API status.
Error messages:
- Unauthorized or 401 errors indicate invalid or missing API credentials.
- 404 errors may indicate the Budget ID does not exist or is inaccessible.
- Rate limiting errors suggest too many requests in a short period; implement retry logic or reduce request frequency.