[GNC] Vanguard OFX Access

[john]

> On Jan 20, 2022, at 3:04 PM, Matt Corallo <gculuvs at mattcorallo.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi!
> 
> I'm trying to do an OFX/Quicken DirectConnect connection to Vanguard from GNUCash. Per a recent discussion on GitHub[1] for this to work, login has to happen via a URL, which then points to a different URL for transaction and account requests. In order for the second request to work, the poster there claims it has to come with a cookie which was returned from the first request.
> 
> From what I can tell, there is no way to get GNUCash to make the first request, take the cookie, and feed it into the second. Am I missing something or is this a missing feature (or a bug?).
> 
> I asked on the AQBanking list, but that forum seems to be substantially less active and less maintained.
> 

You're right. The HTTPS handshake with the cookie is called OFX WebConnect and AQBanking doesn't support that. Your best option is to download your transactions as an OFX file from Vanguard's website and import it.

Regards,
John Ralls