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In case anyone wonders if this is actively beig used, Lion currently powers the internal ING web component library that applies our own design system on top. It is the foundation of the "next generation" web platform for all our web programs internationally. In some countries, it also powers our mobile offering through webviews/Cordova.

Many hundreds of web developers at ING use it for their projects, and all active web development is using powered by it. Lion is a core component of our web strategy. At this time, over 10 million customers are using products built with it, on a daily basis.

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Hi Ruphin. I guess you are a developer at ING -- may I ask you something Off-topic?

I have a simple giro account at ING and just would like to query the balance regularly with a script. Nothing fancy at all. Is there some API you offer? I've seen your website https://developer.ing.com/ but it seems that developer access is only intended for developing activities and not intended for "productive" usage, even if it is with the giro bank account of the developer.

Hi ktpsns,

As far as I know it is currently difficult to get API access as an individual. The APIs are available to third party developers as is required by European regulation, but they have to go through a procedure to receive access to production data.

We have several teams working on improving our open APIs, including availability. If you reach out to me by email I will ask one of the teams and let you know when we expect to be able to offer what you're looking for. You can find my email in my profile.

In the United States, TD Ameritrade offers (and has for many years) an API (both trading and account stuff) to any account holder upon request.

https://developer.tdameritrade.com/

Hello ktpsns! Many thanks for your feedback on https://developer.ing.com/. For the moment, the "Account Information API" is indeed only available to companies with a PSD2 license. But, there are discussions to open the API to individuals so they can programmatically consult their accounts only.

Do not hesitate to post this question/request as a suggestion on the website, https://developer.ing.com/openbanking/support

Yes! Please! I sent an email on the 27th of October 2019 with exactly the same request to dev portal at ing dot com. Definitely want this!

I'm using https://myponto.com/ for this. Basically, it's a (paid) API service to a bunch of (currently mostly European) banks.

You can check if your bank is supported here: https://myponto.com/en/reach

Check the API docs here: https://documentation.myponto.com/api

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