updateCategory

MCP tool from Ynab MCP Server by rgarcia

Update a category

How to use it

updateCategory is exposed by the Ynab MCP Server MCP server. Add the server to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf and others), and the updateCategory tool becomes available to the model automatically. See the full listing for setup details and every tool this server provides.

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Other tools in Ynab MCP Server (29)

Create a new account

createScheduledTransaction

Create a new scheduled transaction

createTransaction

Create a new transaction

deleteTransaction

Delete a transaction

Get a single account

List all accounts for a budget

Get a single budget with all related entities

Get a single budget month

getBudgetMonths

List budget months

List all budgets

getBudgetSettingsById

Get budget settings

List all categories for a budget

getCategoryById

Get a single category

getMonthCategoryById

Get a category for a specific month

Get a single payee

List all payees

getScheduledTransactionById

Get a single scheduled transaction

getScheduledTransactions

List scheduled transactions

getTransactionById

Get a single transaction

getTransactions

List transactions

getTransactionsByAccount

List transactions for an account

getTransactionsByCategory

List transactions for a category

getTransactionsByPayee

List transactions for a payee

Get authenticated user information

importTransactions

Import transactions

updateMonthCategory

Update a category for a specific month

Update a payee

updateScheduledTransaction

Update a scheduled transaction

updateTransaction

Update a transaction