--- title: "Connect Stripe and YNAB - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Charge\" fires in Stripe, your agent runs \"Create Transaction\" in YNAB, or \"Goal Completed\" in YNAB to \"Create Customer\" in Stripe." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/stripe-to-ynab" --- # Connect Stripe and YNAB When **New Charge** fires in [Stripe](https://apiant.ai/connections/stripe), your agent runs **Create Transaction** in [YNAB](https://apiant.ai/connections/ynab), or **Goal Completed** in YNAB to **Create Customer** in Stripe. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Stripe **11** triggers Stripe **21** actions YNAB **14** triggers YNAB **4** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Stripe and YNAB to do together? Give your AI client this address. `https://mcp.apiant.ai` One connection does both: ask your client to act in an app once, or have it build an automation that keeps running. Any client that takes a remote MCP server. Nothing to install. Create your free account, then sign in once in your browser. ### Set it up in your client ### Claude Code Run this in the directory you want to work in. `claude mcp add --transport http -s project apiant-ai https://mcp.apiant.ai` Start Claude Code there, approve the server, and sign in in the browser page it opens. [Claude Code guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp/claude-code) ### Claude, web and desktop Open Customize, then Connectors, then Add custom connector, and paste the address. On Team and Enterprise an owner adds it first. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Cursor Add the address to your MCP configuration as a server URL. Cursor signs you in in your browser. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Zed Open Settings, then AI, then MCP Servers, then Add Server, then Add Remote Server. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Codex and the ChatGPT desktop app Open Settings, then MCP servers, then Add server, and choose Streamable HTTP. From the terminal, Codex takes the address with its own add command and then signs you in. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Any other MCP client Paste the address where the client asks for a remote MCP server URL, and name the server apiant-ai where it lets you. APIANT's skills reach the client over the same connection. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) Example flows ## What Stripe and YNAB can do together ### From Stripe to YNAB - When **New Charge** in Stripe then **Create Transaction** in YNAB - When **New Customer** in Stripe then **Budget to a Category** in YNAB ### From YNAB to Stripe - When **Goal Completed** in YNAB then **Create Customer** in Stripe - When **New Account** in YNAB then **Create Payment Intent** in Stripe Starting points drawn from the triggers and actions in the catalog today. Describe the flow you need, at any depth, and your agent builds it and tests every scenario before it ships. Everything your agent can do with Stripe and YNAB ## Triggers and actions 25 triggers · 25 actions - Trigger **New Charge** Triggers when a new charge is created. - Trigger **New Charge (instant)** Fires instantly when a charge succeeds in Stripe, via a self-registered webhook (charge.succeeded). The platform registers/deletes the Stripe webhook endpoint automatically at automation activation/deactivation. Payload binds as {{ trigger.body.* }}. - Trigger **New Customer** Triggers when a new customer is created. - Trigger **New Event** Triggers when a new Stripe event is created (covers all event types via the Events API). - Trigger **New Invoice** Triggers when a new invoice is created. - Trigger **New paid and available charge** Triggered when a new paid and available charge is created. - Trigger **New paid charge** Triggered when a new paid charge is created. - Trigger **New plan** Triggered when a new plan is created. - Trigger **New Product** Triggers when a new product is created. - Trigger **New Refund** Triggers when a new refund is created. - Trigger **New Subscription** Triggers when a new subscription is created. - Action **Cancel Subscription** Cancels a subscription by its ID. - Action **Create Charge** Creates a charge. Amount is in the smallest currency unit (e.g. cents). - Action **Create charges (bulk charge creation)** Creates a charge in Stripe. - Action **Create Customer** Creates a new customer in Stripe. - Action **Create Payment Intent** Creates a PaymentIntent (the modern Stripe payment flow). Amount is in the smallest currency unit. - Action **Create Price** Creates a price for a product. unit_amount is in the smallest currency unit. - Action **Create Product** Creates a product (a good or service) in Stripe. - Action **Create Refund** Refunds a charge or payment intent. Provide charge or payment_intent; amount optional for partial refund. - Action **Create refund by charge id (distinct from Create Refund)** Creates a refund for a specific charge id. - Action **Create Subscription** Creates a subscription for a customer to one or more prices. - Action **Delete Customer** Permanently deletes a customer by ID. - Action **Find Customer by Email** Searches for customers matching an email address. - Action **Get Charge** Retrieves a charge by its ID. - Action **Get charge details (distinct from Get Charge)** Retrieves a charge's details by its charge id. - Action **Get Customer** Retrieves a customer by their Stripe ID. - Action **Get Invoice** Retrieves an invoice by its ID. - Action **Get Refund** Retrieves a refund by its ID. - Action **Get Subscription** Retrieves a subscription by its ID. - Action **Get transaction details** Retrieves a transaction's details by its transaction id. - Action **List balance transactions** List balance transactions (txn_xxx) for the account, most recent first. - Action **Update Customer** Updates an existing customer by ID. - Trigger **Category Overspent** Triggers when a category is overspent and has a negative balance. - Trigger **Goal Completed** Triggers when a goal is completed. - Trigger **Low Account Balance** Triggers when a Checking or Savings account balance drops below a certain amount during a month. - Trigger **Low Category Balance** Triggers when a category balance drops below a certain amount. - Trigger **New Account** Triggers when a new account is created. - Trigger **New Category** Triggers when a new category is created. - Trigger **New or Updated Account** Triggers when a new account is created or an existing account is updated. - Trigger **New or Updated Category** Triggers when a new category is created or an existing category is updated. - Trigger **New or Updated Scheduled Transaction** Triggers when a scheduled transaction is created or updated. - Trigger **New or Updated Transaction** Triggers when a transaction is created or updated. - Trigger **New Payee** Triggers when a new payee is created. - Trigger **New Transaction** Triggers when a new transaction is created. - Trigger **Spending in Account** Triggers when a new outflow transaction is created in an account. - Trigger **Spending in Category** Triggers when a new outflow transaction is assigned to a category. - Action **Budget to a Category** Budgets to a category in the current month. - Action **Create Transaction** Creates a new transaction. - Action **Get Current Budget Month** Returns the current month of the last-used budget, including Age of Money, income, budgeted, activity, and to-be-budgeted amounts. - Action **Get Current Month Summary** Returns the current budget month's summary, including age of money, income, budgeted, activity, and to-be-budgeted amounts. ## Each app on its own - [ **Stripe** Stripe is a payment processing platform for online businesses.](https://apiant.ai/connections/stripe) - [ **YNAB** YNAB is an award-winning personal finance app and method that helps you gain total control of your money.](https://apiant.ai/connections/ynab) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Stripe - [ **Stripe to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/stripe-to-slack) - [ **Stripe to Gmail** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/stripe-to-gmail) - [ **Stripe to Pipedrive** Pipedrive is a sales CRM and pipeline management tool.](https://apiant.ai/connect/stripe-to-pipedrive) - [ **Stripe to Airtable** Organize anything with Airtable, a modern database created for everyone.](https://apiant.ai/connect/stripe-to-airtable) - [ **Stripe to JIRA** Atlassian JIRA Cloud — issue tracking and project management.](https://apiant.ai/connect/stripe-to-jira) - [ **Stripe to ClickUp** ClickUp is an all-in-one app to plan, track, and manage your work in a beautifully intuitive environment.](https://apiant.ai/connect/stripe-to-clickup) ## More into YNAB - [ **Vercel to YNAB** Vercel is a platform for building, deploying, and scaling fast, modern web applications effortlessly.](https://apiant.ai/connect/vercel-to-ynab) - [ **Postman to YNAB** Postman is a platform for building and testing APIs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/postman-to-ynab) - [ **HubSpot to YNAB** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-ynab) - [ **Salesforce to YNAB** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-ynab) - [ **Slack to YNAB** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-ynab) - [ **Gmail to YNAB** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-ynab) Questions ## Stripe and YNAB, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Stripe? Any of Stripe's 11 triggers in the catalog, including New Charge, New Charge (instant), New Customer and New Event. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in YNAB when something happens in Stripe? Any of YNAB's 4 actions, including Create Transaction, Budget to a Category, Get Current Budget Month and Get Current Month Summary. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from YNAB to Stripe? Yes. When something happens in YNAB, your agent can act in Stripe too. This page covers both directions: YNAB's triggers and Stripe's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Stripe or YNAB? No. Both are in the catalog with their triggers and actions. You describe the automation; your agent builds it, tests every scenario and keeps it running. ### ### Can my AI client use Stripe and YNAB without building an automation? Yes. With your AI client connected to APIANT, ask it to do something in either app once and it runs that action on the spot. Ask for an automation and your agent builds it, tests every scenario and keeps it running. One connection covers both. ### ### What happens when something fails? Your agent works that out for you. It plans the failure paths along with the happy path, then tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Is there a free plan? Yes. Every plan includes the agent, including free, and building from your own AI client spends no assistant credits.