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Learn how to Integrate Google Sheets with External Applications

Learn the fundamental concepts of using Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) in Google Apps Scripts. Extend the functionality of Google Sheets into other Google Workspace applications and automate data tasks – No More Copy Pasting!

Streamline sheets so that your work flows better, faster, and your operations are more effective.  Optimize Google Sheets to improve workflow efficiency and effectiveness. Discover methods to make your spreadsheet-related tasks more streamlined and less time-consuming.

Explore how to integrate Google Sheets with various Google Workspace applications such as Docs, Slides, Tasks, Gmail, and Calendar.

Go beyond theory. This course Includes practical applications and real-world examples of complex integrations.


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Supercharged by Integrations
Integrate Sheets with Gmail, Drive, Tasks, Calendar, and the whole Google Workspace
Discover how to connect Google Sheets seamlessly with various Google Workspace applications. Facilitate data exchange and automation.

API Fundamentals
Gain a foundational understanding of APIs, including how to interact with them, the basics of data retrieval, and the essential concepts required for successful integration. 

Import Data Into Sheets
Learn how to Import external data sources into Google Sheets, such as OpenSea and Stripe data. Participants will learn how to structure and utilize this data effectively.

Send Data to External Apps
Explore methods for sending data from Google Sheets to external applications like Ghost, WordPress, and Gumroad. Automate tasks such as creating coupon codes.

Transform Data in Sheets with APIs
Learn how to use APIs to manipulate data within Google Sheets, enabling them to clean, reshape, or prepare data for integration with other systems. In this section we’ll focus on using Open AI’s API to transform text in our sheets.


Note: Available on Udemy as part of "Master Spreadsheet Automation"

27Tutorials

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Add Icons To Your Sheets With a Domain Name

Add visual flair to your Google Sheets when sharing company domain information. You’ll learn how to use an undocumented Google API. ( Easier than you think!)
Most Popular Beginner
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Add Tasks to Google Tasks From Google Sheets

Create tasks in Google Tasks from Google Sheets using Apps Script
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Expense Tracker Template with Data Entry Form Inside Sheets

Create a data entry form for an expense tracker. Simple dashboard too with sum and sum between two dates.
Intermediate
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Convert Google Sheets into a REST API

How to use Google Sheets as a database by turning it into a REST API with Google Apps Script. This makes Google Sheets a powerful tool for managing data online, allowing for easy data entry and retrieval without manual sharing or updating.

This allows you to add and get data from the sheet over the internet without sharing the sheet. It shows how to:
  • Write code in Google Sheets that listens for web requests.
  • Use doGet and doPost functions to handle these requests.
  • Insert data into the sheet and fetch a summary of this data through the web.
  • Deploy the script as a web app to get a URL for accessing the API.
  • Test the API with tools like Postman or embed it in a web form.


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Build a Book Recommender with AI in Google Sheets

Create an Email form that sends a few books to AI and gets back a book recommendation. Build the backend in Google Sheets Apps Script while using Carrd to easily make an online form.
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Build a License Key Generator and API in 20 Minutes

How to leverage Apps Script to create an API in less than 20 minutes. Create a license key for use in your own apps or as a cloud based API service. We'll create the API using Apps Script and the front end system using a basic Carrd page. Also I'll show you how to test your API in Postman, a free api checker web app.
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Create Your Own API by Deploying a Web App

See how you can create your own API using Google Sheets' Web App feature. Deploy a web app and write doGet() to enable others to use an API you create yourself.
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Access Free API's with Google Sheets

Intermediate
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Use Random Quote API in Google Sheets

Learn how to add random movie quotes and famous quotes to a Google Sheet. We'll use RapidAPI to get the code and just have a little bit of editing to the code to be able to use it in Google Sheets.
Intermediate
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OpenSea Data Inside Sheets

Get floor prices into your spreadsheet with URLFETCHAPP. Accessing OpenSea's API directly from google sheets. Get any data you want. from Market Cap to One Hour Volume
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Tag Emails From A List of Members in Google Sheets

Add labels to gmail emails you get from email addresses you put in a Google Sheet list. Great for tagging members, subscribers, users, when you want to prioritize them in your Gmail. Great to see a function laid out that interacts with Gmail inside of Google Sheets Apps Script.
Advanced
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Spreadsheet Automation 101 Lesson 4: Access APIs Introduction

We’re getting data on movies and getting it into Google Sheets. Let’s create some magic inside Google Sheets!
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How to Validate Email Addresses

Intermediate
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Build Your Own Free Domain Availability Checker

Built a Domain Availability Checker in Google Sheets. You can build your own with the code provided. Use RapidAPI and Domainr.com to get an APIEKY for your own free checker.

Learn how to integrate sheets with a TLD Availability API.
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Build a Job Status Checker API in 15 Minutes

The video tutorial demonstrates how to leverage Google Sheets and Google Apps Script to create a simple API for managing and checking the status of jobs or projects. This is particularly useful for project or product managers who need a straightforward system for tracking job statuses without exposing their entire Google Sheet to external users. The process involves:

  1. Setting up a Google Sheet as a database: The sheet contains job IDs and their corresponding statuses. This setup acts as a backend where job statuses can be updated.
  2. Creating an API with Google Apps Script: By writing a custom script, a doGet function is deployed as a web app. This function allows users to query the Google Sheet by job ID via a URL, returning the job's current status.
  3. Deploying a web app: The script is deployed as a web application, which generates a unique URL. This URL acts as an endpoint for the API, where requests can be sent to check job statuses based on job IDs.
  4. Front-end form for checking job status: A form is created using an online tool (like CARRD) where users can input a job ID. Upon submission, the form sends a request to the API, retrieves the job status from the Google Sheet, and displays it to the user.
  5. Securing data visibility: This method ensures that only the relevant job status information is shared with external users, without revealing the entire content of the Google Sheet.
  6. Integration with other Sheets: The API can also be used in conjunction with other Google Sheets using the IMPORTDATA function, allowing for the automated retrieval of job statuses into other spreadsheets without manual data entry or revealing the original data source.

This approach is valuable for project management, allowing for real-time status checks of various jobs with minimal setup and without the need for complex database systems or advanced coding knowledge.
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Spreadsheet Automation 101 Lesson 4: UrlFetchApp

Use any URL to scrape the web or access an API and get that info into your Google Sheet.
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Spreadsheet Automation 101 Lesson 4: OmdbAPI get ApiKey, get Data in URL

Capture data from OMDb in our Google Sheets with a free API Key. It’s easier than it sounds. Let’s do this!
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Spreadsheet Automation 101 Lesson 4: OmdbAPI Parameter Picker

Get more things than just the poster and movie title by changing our script a bit. By creating different functions, we can get other data such as movie posters or directors.
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Spreadsheet Automation 101 Lesson 4: OmdbAPI get data in Apps Script

Use getData and UrlFetchApp functions, as well as Logger to get OMDb API data in our Google Sheet. Learn how to access an API outside of Google Sheets.
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Spreadsheet Automation 101 Lesson 4: JSON (beautifier) and OmdbAPI parameters

Learn how we get information out of a JSON response. I’ll even show you how you can bring in some cool images in Google Sheets!
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Quickstart Tutorial OpenAI API in Google Sheets

Use the power of OpenAI's GPT-3 inside of Google Sheets. In this quick start tutorial I show you how to take OpenAI's curl commands and change them into Apps Script to use GPT-3 inside of sheets. We write a tweet, we ask questions. And now you can use this power for greater good!
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Shaman: AI Blog Writer

I will introduce you to the power of AI writing in Google Sheets using a tool called Shaman. If you're a blogger looking to take your writing to the next level, this is the video for you. With Shaman, you can unleash your blogging potential by incorporating AI into your writing process.
Intermediate
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ChatGPT Clone in Google Sheets Part 1

In this tutorial, learn how to create a ChatGPT-like interface using Google Sheets and Apps Script. Record your questions and get answers from OpenAI's GPT-3 API. Follow this step-by-step guide to build your own interactive GPT-3 interface.

  • Style a sheet like ChatGPT. Use the correct colors and interface design.
  • Add new rows to record the questions/prompts.
  • Add rows for the responses, and answers we get from OpenAI API.
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ChatGPT Clone in Google Sheets Part 2

We fix the problem of OpenAI's API not remembering our last questions. And we label the text as Human and AI. I also add an archive Chat and new Chat function to create a new chat fresh.
Advanced
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How To Set Up Stripe Webhook to Google Sheets with Google Script

Learn how to set up a Stripe web hook in a Google sheet and Stripe to track new customers, payments, and cancellations with ease! Get the script and code on GitHub, available for everyone. No need to be a Better Sheets member. 
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Create Instant QR Codes

Learn how to use a free Google API to create QR codes in sheet to any URL. And we'll learn how to make them magically appear as you enter domains.
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Access the Dictionary API to get Definitions for Words in Google Sheets

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