From 4526cf633ed641e25070ce329bcf23c18ebaa948 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: sunbeam60 Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2024 15:52:16 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Clarified how often budgeteers can pull data via GoCardless Previous documentation listed "up to 50 pulls a month". That is not the case. According to https://gocardless.com/bank-account-data/ and https://bankaccountdata.zendesk.com/hc/en-gb/articles/11528933493916-Bank-Account-Data-API-Usage-how-is-your-usage-number-calculated the limit is on connections, but the number of pulls is unlimited within those connections (nevermind that fact that the banks may rate limit the number of pulls, which they seem to do). --- docs/advanced/bank-sync/gocardless.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/advanced/bank-sync/gocardless.md b/docs/advanced/bank-sync/gocardless.md index 7301b8c6..ec0f2050 100644 --- a/docs/advanced/bank-sync/gocardless.md +++ b/docs/advanced/bank-sync/gocardless.md @@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ If you are setting up Actual for the first time, it is much easier not to try to **How many times can I sync with GoCardless?** -In the free tier, you can sync 50 times per month. If you sync to two different banks (with three accounts in each bank), that is counted as two connections. +In the free tier, you can have up to 50 bank connections. If you sync to two different banks (with three accounts in each bank), that is counted as two connections. Once a connection is active, you can pull data from that connection as many times as you like, although many banks rate-limit GoCardless, and thus you, to a couple of pulls every day. For more information, see the [Bank Account Data API Usage](https://bankaccountdata.zendesk.com/hc/en-gb/articles/11528933493916-Bank-Account-Data-API-Usage-how-is-your-usage-number-calculated) topic in the GoCardless FAQ.