Youneedabudget YNAB API Endpoints

Name: YNAB API Endpoints API
Brand: YNAB API Endpoints
Availability: InStock

★ Only Publicly Available OpenAPI DocumentMaps GeolocationPlaces SearchapiKey31 EndpointsREST

For Agents

Programmatically list budgets, single budget. Covers 31 operations with apiKey authentication.

Use for: I need to budgets, I want to single budget, Search for a new account, Find all account list

Not supported: Does not handle payments, communications, or crm - use for maps and geolocation only.

Our API uses a REST based design, leverages the JSON data format, and relies upon HTTPS for transport. We respond with meaningful HTTP response codes and if an error occurs, we include error details in the response body. API Documentation is at https://api.youneedabudget.com. The API exposes 31 endpoints secured with apiKey authentication.

Install Jentic One Beta

Connect the YNAB API Endpoints to your agent

Jentic One is a self-hosted execution layer for AI agents. It lets your agent call the YNAB API Endpoints, or any other public or private API you need. You set the rules, the agent never sees your credentials, and every call is logged.

Two steps, two machines. Install the instance in a safe environment, then register your agent from wherever it runs.

Step 1: Jentic One Host machine

# On the machine that will host your Jentic One instance:
curl -fsSL "https://jentic.com/install.sh?src=apis&api=%2Fapis%2Fyouneedabudget.com%2Fynab-api-endpoints" | sh

Step 2: Agent machine

# On the machine where your agent runs (keep this separate from the instance):
curl -fsSL "https://jentic.com/install.sh?src=apis&api=%2Fapis%2Fyouneedabudget.com%2Fynab-api-endpoints" | sh
jentic register       # connects your agent to your Jentic One instance

Jentic One is in public beta. The setup above keeps your agent separate from the instance, which is what you want before using real credentials: an agent running as the same OS user as Jentic One can read its stored keys directly. Just evaluating? A single local install is fine to start. See the secure deployment guide for the tiers.

Capabilities

What an agent can do with YNAB API Endpoints API.

List budgets

Single budget

Create a new account

Account list

Monitor YNAB API Endpoints operational status and events

GET STARTED

Start building with YNAB API Endpoints API

Explore with Jentic One

View OpenAPI Document

Automated User Management

Automate user operations by combining multiple YNAB API Endpoints endpoints. Agents can single budget and then create a new account in a single workflow.

Call GET /budgets/{budget_id} to single budget, then verify the result

AI Agent Integration via Jentic

AI agents discover and call YNAB API Endpoints endpoints through Jentic without managing credentials directly. An agent searches for the required operation by intent, receives the matching endpoint schema, and executes the call with Jentic-managed authentication. This eliminates the need to read API documentation or handle apiKey tokens manually.

Search Jentic for 'list budgets', load the operation schema, and execute with Jentic-managed credentials

Key Endpoints

31 endpoints — our api uses a rest based design, leverages the json data format, and relies upon https for transport.

METHOD

PATH

DESCRIPTION

GET

/budgets

List budgets

GET

/budgets/{budget_id}

Single budget

POST

/budgets/{budget_id}/accounts

Create a new account

GET

/budgets/{budget_id}/accounts

Account list

GET

/budgets/{budget_id}/accounts/{account_id}

Single account

GET

/budgets/{budget_id}/accounts/{account_id}/transactions

List account transactions

GET

/budgets/{budget_id}/categories

List categories

GET

/budgets/{budget_id}/categories/{category_id}

Single category

GET

/budgets

List budgets

GET

/budgets/{budget_id}

Single budget

POST

/budgets/{budget_id}/accounts

Create a new account

GET

/budgets/{budget_id}/accounts

Account list

GET

/budgets/{budget_id}/accounts/{account_id}

Single account

GET

/budgets/{budget_id}/accounts/{account_id}/transactions

List account transactions

GET

/budgets/{budget_id}/categories

List categories

GET

/budgets/{budget_id}/categories/{category_id}

Single category

Why Jentic?

What agents get from Jentic-routed access to this vendor.

Setup

Wiring the YNAB API by hand means sending your token in the Authorization header on api.youneedabudget.com, matching its budget and account structure, and handling retries yourself. Through Jentic you install once, import the YNAB API from the API Directory, store the token once, and your agent calls it.

Permission scoping

The YNAB API puts the budget id in the URL path (/budgets/{budget_id}/...), so a rule can pin your agent to one budget: it reads that budget's accounts, categories, and transactions and nothing else. You choose the operations it may call, so writes like creating an account are not included unless you add them.

Credential isolation

Your YNAB token is stored once, encrypted, by your own Jentic One instance and injected at execution time. It never enters the agent's prompt, logs, or context.

Intent-based discovery

Agents search Jentic by intent such as 'list budgets' or 'read account transactions', and Jentic returns the matching YNAB operation with its input schema so the agent calls the right endpoint without browsing the reference docs.

FAQs

Specific to using YNAB API Endpoints API through Jentic.

What authentication does the YNAB API Endpoints use?

The YNAB API Endpoints uses an API key passed in the `Authorization` header. Through Jentic, these credentials are stored encrypted in your Jentic One instance and injected at execution time, so raw secrets never enter the agent context.

Can I list budgets with the YNAB API Endpoints?

Yes. Use the GET /budgets endpoint. The API returns structured JSON responses that agents can parse and act on directly.

What are the rate limits for the YNAB API Endpoints?

Rate limits are not specified in the OpenAPI spec. Check the vendor documentation for current limits. Through Jentic, rate limiting is handled automatically with retry logic built into the execution layer.

How do I list budgets through Jentic?

Install the Jentic SDK with pip install jentic, authenticate through Jentic One, the self-hosted execution layer, then search for 'list budgets'. Jentic returns the matching YNAB API Endpoints operation with its input schema. Load the schema and execute the call - credentials are injected automatically.

How many endpoints does the YNAB API Endpoints have?

The YNAB API Endpoints exposes 31 endpoints covering user, budgets, accounts operations.

Can I limit what my agent is allowed to do with the YNAB API?

Yes. Because you run Jentic One yourself, your own rules decide which YNAB operations and credentials the agent may use. Since the budget id sits in the URL path (/budgets/{budget_id}/...), you can pin the agent to a single budget so it only reads that budget's accounts, categories, and transactions. Write operations such as creating an account (POST /budgets/{budget_id}/accounts) are excluded unless you explicitly grant them.

Youneedabudget YNAB API Endpoints

Connect the YNAB API Endpoints to your agent

Capabilities

Start building with YNAB API Endpoints API

Use Cases

Key Endpoints

Why Jentic?

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