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# Connect your bank

With a bank connection, Booko fetches your transactions automatically. You give permission at your own bank, through our regulated open-banking provider. Booko only gets read access to transactions, balances and account details.

## Steps

1. Go to **Settings** > **Bank connections** (or click **Connect bank** on the **Overview**).
2. Click **Connect bank**.
3. Under **Account type**, choose **Business** or **Personal**.
4. Click **Select Your Bank** and pick your bank from the list.
5. Under **Years to import**, tick the years you want to fetch. Banks usually provide one to two years of history.
6. Click **Continue to bank** and sign in at your own bank to give permission.
7. Back in Booko you'll see **Bank account connected!** Click **Go back to settings**.
8. Open the **Connection options** (…) menu and choose **Sync Transactions**.

## Good to know

- You only sign in at your own bank. Booko support will never ask for your bank password, login codes, IBAN or BSN in chat.
- Under **Connection permissions** you see until when access is valid. Click **Renew access** in time.
- Use **Change years** to adjust the import years later.
- **Disconnect** stops automatic syncing. Transactions already imported stay.
- Bank not listed? Import a bank statement instead (see "Import a bank statement").

## Still stuck?

- **The bank authorization was cancelled or could not be completed.** Try again via **Connect bank**.
- Status **Access expired** or **Reconnect required**? Click **Renew access**.
- Other errors, or a connection that keeps failing? See "Bank sync issues" or ask for a colleague in the chat.