Connect Interactive Brokers to YNAB
Automatically sync your portfolio balances and trades to your YNAB budget accounts.
Features
From
Interactive Brokers
- Secure read-only connection with automatic portfolio syncing
- Account balances, holdings, and positions
- Trade history, dividends, and corporate actions
To
YNAB
- Keep your budget up to date with automatic bank sync
- Map any transaction field to YNAB-specific fields
- Transform transactions with transfer link rules
- Enrich transactions with clean merchant names, logos, and more (Pro)
Setup
How it works
Connect securely
Log in through Interactive Brokers's own authentication flow. Synci never sees or stores your credentials.
Pick accounts
Choose which Interactive Brokers accounts you want to sync.
Link to YNAB
Point those accounts at your YNAB budget accounts.
Sync automatically
Balances, holdings, and trades flow from Interactive Brokers to YNAB from that point on.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
- How often does Interactive Brokers sync to YNAB?
- Synci polls Interactive Brokers for new data every 30 to 360 minutes, depending on your plan. When new balances, holdings, or trades are found, they are transferred to YNAB within seconds.
- What gets synced from Interactive Brokers to YNAB?
- Account balances, holdings, and historical trades — including dividends and corporate actions where available. You control which Interactive Brokers accounts sync, and rules can transform data before it reaches YNAB.
- Is my Interactive Brokers login shared with Synci?
- No. Synci connects to Interactive Brokers through a secure data provider, which means authentication happens on Interactive Brokers's own login flow. Your login credentials are never shared with or stored by Synci.
- Which provider does Synci use to connect to Interactive Brokers?
- Synci currently connects to Interactive Brokers through SnapTrade, a secure data provider. Providers handle the technical connection to the brokerage — your login credentials stay between you and Interactive Brokers.
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