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Getting Started#

This integration creates a workflow with a You Need a Budget trigger and Node action. When you configure and deploy the workflow, it will run on Pipedream's servers 24x7 for free.

Select this integration
Configure the New Spending In Category trigger
1. Connect your You Need a Budget account
2. Configure timer
3. Select a Budget ID
4. Select a Category ID
5. Optional- Configure Since Date
Configure the Run Node Code action
1. Connect your Node account
Deploy the workflow
Send a test event to validate your setup
Turn on the trigger

Details#

This integration uses pre-built, source-available components from Pipedream's GitHub repo. These components are developed by Pipedream and the community, and verified and maintained by Pipedream.

To contribute an update to an existing component or create a new component, create a PR on GitHub. If you're new to Pipedream component development, you can start with quickstarts for trigger span and action development, and then review the component API reference.

Trigger#

New Spending In Category on You Need a Budget

Description:Emit new event for every spending in a category. [See the docs](https://api.youneedabudget.com/v1#/Transactions/getTransactionsByCategory)

Version:0.0.4

Key:you_need_a_budget-new-spending-in-category

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You Need a Budget Overview#

The You Need a Budget (YNAB) API offers a direct line into your budgeting data, allowing you to read and write transaction details, access budget categories, update account balances, and more. By leveraging this API on Pipedream, you can automate your financial tracking and synchronize your budget with other aspects of your financial life. This interface is particularly powerful for those looking to streamline their budgeting process, ensure real-time updates across platforms, and generate custom financial reports.

Trigger Code#

import common from "../common/common.mjs";

export default {
  ...common,
  key: "you_need_a_budget-new-spending-in-category",
  name: "New Spending In Category",
  description: "Emit new event for every spending in a category. [See the docs](https://api.youneedabudget.com/v1#/Transactions/getTransactionsByCategory)",
  version: "0.0.4",
  type: "source",
  dedupe: "unique",
  props: {
    ...common.props,
    categoryId: {
      propDefinition: [
        common.props.app,
        "categoryId",
        (c) => ({
          budgetId: c.budgetId,
        }),
      ],
      withLabel: true,
    },
    sinceDate: {
      propDefinition: [
        common.props.app,
        "date",
      ],
      label: "Since Date",
      optional: true,
    },
  },
  methods: {
    ...common.methods,
    generateMeta(event) {
      const {
        id,
        date,
        amount,
        category_name: category,
      } = event;
      const spent = this.app.convertFromMilliunit(amount);
      return {
        id,
        summary: `New transaction in ${category} category: ${spent}`,
        ts: Date.parse(date),
      };
    },
  },
  async run() {
    const lastKnowledgeOfServer = this.getLastKnowledgeOfServer();
    const {
      server_knowledge: serverKnowledge,
      transactions = [],
    } = await this.app.getTransactionsByCategory({
      budgetId: this.budgetId,
      categoryId: this.categoryId.value,
      sinceDate: this.sinceDate || undefined,
      lastKnowledgeOfServer,
    });
    this.setLastKnowledgeOfServer(serverKnowledge);
    for (const transaction of transactions) {
      const meta = this.generateMeta(transaction);
      this.$emit(transaction, meta);
    }
  },
};

Trigger Configuration#

This component may be configured based on the props defined in the component code. Pipedream automatically prompts for input values in the UI and CLI.

Label	Prop	Type	Description
You Need a Budget	`app`	`app`	This component uses the You Need a Budget app.
N/A	`db`	`$.service.db`	This component uses `$.service.db` to maintain state between executions.
	`timer`	`$.interface.timer`
Budget ID	`budgetId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Category ID	`categoryId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Since Date	`sinceDate`	`string`	The transaction date in ISO format `YYYY-MM-DD` (e.g. `2016-12-01`).

Trigger Authentication#

You Need a Budget uses OAuth authentication. When you connect your You Need a Budget account, Pipedream will open a popup window where you can sign into You Need a Budget and grant Pipedream permission to connect to your account. Pipedream securely stores and automatically refreshes the OAuth tokens so you can easily authenticate any You Need a Budget API.

Pipedream requests the following authorization scopes when you connect your account:

About You Need a Budget#

Money doesn’t have to be messy. The YNAB budgeting app and its simple four-rule method will help you organize your finances, demolish your debt, save piles of cash, and reach your financial goals faster.

Action#

Run Node Code on Node

Description:Write custom Node.js code and use any of the 400k+ npm packages available. Refer to the [Pipedream Node docs](https://pipedream.com/docs/code/nodejs) to learn more.

Version:0.0.2

Key:node-run-node-code

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Node Overview#

Develop, run and deploy your Node.js code in Pipedream workflows, using it between no-code steps, with connected accounts, or integrate Data Stores and File Stores.

This includes installing NPM packages, within your code without having to manage a package.json file or running npm install.

Below is an example of installing the axios package in a Pipedream Node.js code step. Pipedream imports the axios package, performs the API request, and shares the response with subsequent workflow steps:

Action Code#

import node from "../../node.app.mjs";

export default {
  name: "Run Node Code",
  version: "0.0.2",
  key: "node-run-node-code",
  description: "Write custom Node.js code and use any of the 400k+ npm packages available. Refer to the [Pipedream Node docs](https://pipedream.com/docs/code/nodejs) to learn more.",
  props: {
    node,
  },
  type: "action",
  methods: {},
  async run({
    steps, $,
  }) {
    // Return data to use it in future steps
    return steps.trigger.event;
  },
};

Action Configuration#

This component may be configured based on the props defined in the component code. Pipedream automatically prompts for input values in the UI.

Label	Prop	Type	Description
Node	`node`	`app`	This component uses the Node app.

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