Expensify Auto Login

Automates Expensify login by monitoring Gmail for magic codes.

Setup

1. Install

bun install
bunx playwright install chromium

2. Create Gmail App Password

1. Enable 2-Step Verification: https://myaccount.google.com/security
2. Create App Password: https://myaccount.google.com/apppasswords

3. Configure

cp .env.example .env

Edit .env:

EMAIL=your-email@gmail.com
APP_PASSWORD=your16charpassword
LOGIN_URL=https://new.expensify.com/
FROM_EMAIL=concierge@expensify.com
HEADLESS=false
DEVTOOLS=false

Usage

bun start

Press Ctrl+C to exit.

Notes

• Supports email aliases (e.g., user+tag@domain.com logs in but receives codes at user@domain.com)
• Browser state persisted in browser-data/
• Set DEVTOOLS=true to open DevTools (undock manually on first run)