Answer 'what happened on this account' from a Notion comment
When a question about an account pops into your head, the answer is buried behind a login you will not do right now. Notis shortens that: comment the question on a Notion page and it lists that YNAB account's transactions so you get the answer where you asked.
Trigger
Comment Created
Triggers when a new comment is created in Notion. Optional `page_id` filter scopes to comments on a specific page. When omitted, fires for any new comment in the workspace the integration has access to. Requires the 'Read comments' capability on the Notion integration. If a connection was authorized before that capability was enabled, the user must re-authorize the connection for comment events to flow.
Action
List Transactions by Account
Tool to list transactions for a specific account. Use when you need all or delta-filtered transactions for a given account after confirming the budget and account ID.
Why this helps
Quick 'what went through this account' questions go unanswered because logging into YNAB to check feels like more effort than the question is worth.
- Account questions get answered in the place you asked them.
- No login just to satisfy a passing curiosity about an account.
- Answers arrive in a channel you already have open.
- Small questions stop turning into ignored to-dos.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Notion and YNAB to Notis once from the portal.
- 2Create a New Automation named 'Notion comment to YNAB account activity'.
- 3Instruct Notis: 'When a Notion comment asks about an account, list that YNAB account's transactions.'
- 4Choose the Comment Created trigger and set the channel where answers should land.
- 5Comment a test account question and confirm the transactions come back.
Questions about this workflow
How does it know which account I mean?
It reads the account you name in your comment. You describe it naturally and Notis matches it to the right YNAB account.
Can I ask for a time range?
Yes. Mention a period in the comment, like 'this month', and Notis scopes the transaction list to match.
Does it edit anything?
No. It only reads and lists the account's transactions in response to your question.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Notion to Ynab. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Notion triggers
Ynab actions
All Page Events
Triggers when any Notion page is created or updated across the workspace.
Create a new account in a budget
Tool to create a new account in a budget. Use when you need to add a manual (non-linked) account to a specific budget.
Comment Created
Triggers when a new comment is created in Notion. Optional `page_id` filter scopes to comments on a specific page. When omitted, fires for any new comment in the workspace the integration has access to. Requires the 'Read comments' capability on the Notion integration. If a connection was authorized before that capability was enabled, the user must re-authorize the connection for comment events to flow.
Create Scheduled Transaction
Creates a scheduled (recurring) transaction in a YNAB budget. Use this to set up bills, recurring expenses, or income that repeats on a schedule. Requires an account_id (from YNAB_LIST_ACCOUNTS), a date, frequency, and amount in milliunits.
New Comment
Triggers when a new comment is added to a specified Notion block or page.
Delete Scheduled Transaction
Permanently deletes a scheduled transaction from a YNAB budget. Use this when a recurring transaction is no longer needed. This action cannot be undone. Obtain the scheduled_transaction_id from list_scheduled_transactions or get_scheduled_transaction_by_id before calling this.
Database Created
Triggers when a new Notion database (the container) is created. A database is the post-2025-09-03 container that holds one or more data sources. This trigger fires for the container's creation event (`database.created`), distinct from `NOTION_DATASOURCE_CREATED` which fires when a new data source is added to an existing database. Most customers calling Notion's `POST /v1/databases` (the legacy API) or creating a database via the Notion UI will see this event. Adding a new data source to an existing database fires `data_source.created` instead — use `NOTION_DATASOURCE_CREATED` for that. Notion's payload puts `entity.type: "block"` (the container is a `child_database` block in the content tree) and `entity.id` is the database id.
Get Account by ID
Tool to retrieve a single account resource. Use when you need details of a specific account by its ID after determining the budget.
Data Source Created
Triggers when a new Notion data source is created. Fires workspace-wide. The payload's `data.parent` carries the data source's tree parent (typically the teamspace) for downstream filtering. A single template-based database creation can fire multiple `data_source.created` events at once — one per data source the template instantiates.
Get Budget By ID
Retrieve a complete budget export by ID, including all accounts, categories, payees, and transactions. Use this tool when you need comprehensive budget data. The response includes: - Budget metadata (name, date/currency formats) - All accounts with balances - Category groups and categories with budgeted amounts and balances - All payees - All transactions and scheduled transactions (optional, may be large) For incremental syncing, use last_knowledge_of_server to only fetch changes since your last request. Note: Currency amounts are in 'milliunits' format (divide by 1000 for standard units).
Data Source Schema Updated
Triggers when a Notion data source's schema is updated. Fires on column add / remove / rename. Payload includes `data.updated_properties: [{id, name, action}]` so consumers can discriminate the kind of change downstream. Optional `data_source_id` filter scopes to schema changes on a single data source. When omitted, fires for any schema change in the workspace the integration has access to. Note: adding a column also fires `page.properties_updated` once per existing row in the data source. Customers wanting a single structural-change signal should use this trigger.
Get Budget Month
Tool to retrieve a specific budget month. Use when you need detailed summary and category budgets for a given month after confirming the budget ID. Monetary amounts are returned in milliunits (divide by 1000 for standard currency). Response includes high-level aggregates and a nested category array within the month payload for per-category budget analysis.
New Page
Triggers when a new page is added to a Notion database.
Get Budget Settings
Tool to retrieve budget-level settings. Use when you need to fetch currency and date formatting preferences for a specific budget.
Page Added to Page
Fires when a new subpage (a `child_page` type block) is added under a specified parent Notion page.
Get Category by ID
Retrieve a single YNAB budget category by its ID. Use this to get detailed category information including budgeted amounts, activity, balance, and goal settings. Amounts are returned for the current budget month (UTC). Requires both budget_id and category_id - use 'last-used' or 'default' for budget_id if you don't have a specific budget ID.
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