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#33 · Published: 2025-04-23 08:01 UTC

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#toolsn8n #customtoolsn8n Today we’ll get acquainted with an interesting custom tool for n8n — the Firefly III node. What is it exactly? It’s an integration with Firefly III — a cool, self-hosted personal finance manager. It helps track expenses, income, budgets, and generally keep your money under control. If you love keeping your finances organized (and who doesn’t?), this tool is for you. Why is this needed in n8n? Imagine: you want to automate your personal finance routine. For example, automatically transferring transactions from banks to Firefly III, generating reports, or reminding yourself about budgets. The Firefly III node provides access to all Firefly III functions via API — create, update, and manage your accounts, expenses, and categories directly from your n8n workflows. A couple of quick use cases: 1. Suppose you have several cards and accounts in different banks. With this node, you can automatically create transactions in Firefly III so that all expenses immediately go into one personal finance dashboard — no manual work, everything is clear and transparent. 2. Another option is setting up notifications if your budget is exceeded. n8n can periodically poll Firefly III via the node and send you a message in Telegram or email. That’s how easily you keep track of your finances, and no one will forget to stop shopping in time ;) Setup is simple: you need to get an API token from your Firefly III (whether you host it yourself or use someone else’s), enter it into the n8n node, select the desired operation — and you’re ready to create your financial automations. You can find more about the node and ideas here: https://www.npmjs.com/package/n8n-nodes-fireflyiii This node doesn’t aim for cosmic innovation, but it effectively handles the basic work with your financial API — and that’s enough for useful features. Try it out, experiment, and share what cool scenarios you’ve created! Share your opinions and experiences in the comments — it’s very interesting to see how you implement such automation in your setups. 💸🤖
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The Firefly III node for n8n is a custom integration that connects the popular self-hosted personal finance manager, Firefly III, with n8n automation workflows. This node enables users to automate their financial management tasks, such as tracking expenses, income, and budgets, by leveraging Firefly III's API. With this integration, users can create, update, and manage accounts, transactions, and categories directly from n8n, streamlining their financial routines. Practical use cases include automatically importing transactions from multiple bank accounts into Firefly III, consolidating expenses into a single dashboard, and setting up notifications for budget overruns via email or messaging platforms like Telegram. Setting up the node is straightforward: users need to generate an API token from their Firefly III instance, input it into n8n, and select the desired operations to automate their financial tasks. This tool simplifies routine financial management, making it easier to monitor and control personal finances without manual effort. Although not groundbreaking, the Firefly III node offers essential features for effective financial automation, encouraging experimentation and sharing of innovative use cases among users.

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