YNAB’s API Gets Even Better

April 27, 2026

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Our API just got more powerful! Whether you're a developer building custom tools or a regular joe using AI assistants to interact with your finances, these updates make connecting with your plan faster, easier, and more flexible than ever.

Here's what's new:

Create and update categories, category groups, and targets
Improved account creation with support for more account types
Support for payee creation
Support for money movements
Completely new design on Endpoints documentation page - https://api.ynab.com/v1
Enhanced OAuth server and security improvements
Updated client libraries for JavaScript, Ruby, and Python

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Here's what else has changed in YNAB since our last post.

[Web, iOS, Android] Now, when either side of a transfer is approved, we'll auto-approve the counterpart — regardless of whether it's cleared.
[Web, iOS, Android] New imported inflow transactions will now default to the Ready to Assign category if they import into a checking, savings, or cash account.
[iOS] You can now swipe to remove a category when editing a split transaction on iOS.

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