# Low Account Balance — You Need a Budget

> Emit new event when an account balance drops below a certain amount

- Key: `you_need_a_budget-low-account-balance`
- Type: Trigger (Polling)
- Version: 0.0.4
- App: You Need a Budget (`you_need_a_budget`) — https://pipedream.com/apps/you-need-a-budget.md
- This page (HTML): https://pipedream.com/apps/you-need-a-budget/triggers/low-account-balance
- Source: https://github.com/PipedreamHQ/pipedream/blob/master/components/you_need_a_budget/sources/low-account-balance/low-account-balance.mjs

## Props

| Prop | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `timer` | `$.interface.timer` | Yes | Timer |
| `budgetId` | `string` | Yes | Budget ID Options are loaded from the connected account. |
| `accountId` | `string` | Yes | Account Options are loaded from the connected account. |
| `amount` | `string` | Yes | E.g. -290.99 |

## Returns

Events emitted by You Need a Budget.

## Run it

**TypeScript**

```ts
import { PipedreamClient } from "@pipedream/sdk"

const pd = new PipedreamClient({
  projectId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID!,
  clientId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_ID!,
  clientSecret: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_SECRET!,
  projectEnvironment: "production",
})

const deployed = await pd.triggers.deploy({
  id: "you_need_a_budget-low-account-balance",
  externalUserId: "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
  configuredProps: {
    you_need_a_budget: { authProvisionId: "apn_xxxxxxx" },
    timer: { "intervalSeconds": 900 },
    budgetId: "Budget ID",
  },
  webhookUrl: "https://example.com/webhooks/you-need-a-budget",
})

console.log(deployed.id)
```

**cURL**

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.pipedream.com/v1/connect/{project_id}/triggers/deploy \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "X-PD-Environment: production" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer {access_token}" \
  -d '{
    "external_user_id": "{external_user_id}",
    "id": "you_need_a_budget-low-account-balance",
    "webhook_url": "https://example.com/webhooks/you-need-a-budget",
    "configured_props": {
      "you_need_a_budget": { "authProvisionId": "apn_xxxxxxx" },
      "timer": { "intervalSeconds": 900 },
      "budgetId": "Budget ID"
    }
  }'
```

**MCP**

MCP servers expose You Need a Budget actions as on-demand tools.

Low Account Balance is an event source, so your application deploys it with the Connect SDK or API and then either receives each event at a webhook URL or retrieves events on demand with the trigger events API.

## Event delivery

Every event is sent to the HTTP endpoint you choose when you deploy the source. Or: no webhook required — your app or agent can fetch recent events from the [trigger events API](https://pipedream.com/docs/connect/api-reference/list-trigger-events.md) instead.

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