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Add Option to Support Pending Transactions and Schedule Imports

Feature Request

Would it be possible to add the option to import pending transactions? I’m aware it comes with unique challenges such as duplicate transactions, etc. but I use Actual Budget via the API as my destination and I can establish rules to eliminate the duplications. If there was an option in the terminal UI for the API use, or even in LunchFlow itself.

The transaction delay, especially over weekends, impacts my financial planning as I like to look at my budget software and trust that it matches my bank balance exactly.

I also wonder if there could be an option to schedule imports more than the current once a day limit- I can do it with the terminal UI but remoting into my server to execute these commands is a bit of a hassle. Thanks!

Posted by Keith ·
Status: On Provider1 comment

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  • Amr from Lunch Flow

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    Nov 2, 2025

    Hey @Keith 👋

    Thank you very much for the feedback!

    On pending transactions, there’s a feature request here: Support Pending Transactions , I’ll add your vote to it. I need to do a better job of explaining the limitations, and I realize that the handling of pending transactions will differ based on which destination you’ll use, so will capture that nuance. I’m working on updating the help center, and will add more details there and then share.

    On scheduling imports, you can run the import script more frequently than once a day, but whether it’ll pull fresh data will really depend on the open banking provider’s frequency, which is different for each institution. How are you automating the import script currently? do you use a cron job or somthing similar?

    I do recognize the terminal UI is not ideal, it was the fastest way to get up and running, but I’m working closely with the Actual Budget team, and they’re building a new plugin system that should allow me to build Lunch Flow into Actual, similar to SimpleFin, which should make the experience much smoother. They don’t have an ETA for when this will be finalized, but hopefully by the end of this year.