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2FA isn't my issue here. Actually downloading the statements is. Lots of banks use JS, some go through really weird hoops getting you the PDF that are difficult
by wfunction 9y ago
2FA isn't my issue here. Actually downloading the statements is. Lots of banks use JS, some go through really weird hoops getting you the PDF that are difficult for non-experienced people to automate. Stuff like JS in embedded iframes that generate the link on the fly and open a new tab that you have to navigate. It's hard to accurately detect all the links and handle things like "Next Page" and so on, especially for more than one bank. It's quite nontrivial.
- vidarh 9y agoIf you don't have 2FA issues, then while I agree it's non-trivial, it's certainly doable with a headless browser. But yes, I'd love for there to be simpler ways to do this in general.