data_pipeline_for_YNAB/docs/Get_Started.md

How to get started

This document will guide you through the process of setting up the project on your local machine. It will cover the following topics:

• Prerequisites
• Setting up the project
• Running the project

Prerequisites

.env file

Create a .env file in the root of the project with the following content:

API_TOKEN=your_api_token_here
BUDGET_ID=your_budget_id_here

You can follow This Link for a guide on how to get your API token
For the BUDGET_ID, you can get it from the URL of your budget page on the YNAB website. It is in between the app.ynab.com/ and the /budget/ in the URL. For example, if your URL is https://app.ynab.com.com/your_budget_id/budget, then your BUDGET_ID is your_budget_id.

setting up the project

Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/Jake-Pullen/data_pipeline_for_YNAB.git

Install dependencies

pip install -r requirements.txt

Running the project

python3 main.py