Google Sheets Subscribe
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Overview
You can use Google Sheets Subscribe Snap to subscribe to the specified spreadsheet for notifications of the changes in the Google Sheet.
Snap Type
Google Sheets Subscribe Snap is a READ-type Snap.
Prerequisites
None.
Support for Ultra Pipelines Â
Works in Ultra Pipelines.Â
Limitations
This Snap does not support Shared Drive or other Drives—it supports only My Drive.
You will receive multiple notifications if you subscribe to a Spreadsheet with multiple channels simultaneously.
If you configure Webhook URL using a Triggered task, there is a two to four-minute delay in receiving notifications on the Channel or Spreadsheet.
Snap Views
Type | Format | Number of Views | Examples of Upstream and Downstream Snaps | Description |
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Input | Document |
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| The Spreadsheet name or ID, Channel ID, and Webhook URL. |
Output | Document |
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| The Snap returns ID, resource ID, and resource URI. |
Error | Error handling is a generic way to handle errors without losing data or failing the Snap execution. You can handle the errors that the Snap might encounter while running the Pipeline by choosing one of the following options from the When errors occur list under the Views tab:
Learn more about Error handling in Pipelines. |
Snap Settings
Asterisk ( * ): Indicates a mandatory field.
Suggestion icon (): Indicates a list that is dynamically populated based on the configuration.
Expression icon ( ): Indicates the value is an expression (if enabled) or a static value (if disabled). Learn more about Using Expressions in SnapLogic.
Add icon ( ): Indicates that you can add fields in the fieldset.
Remove icon (): Indicates that you can remove fields from the fieldset.
Field Name | Field Type | Description |
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Label* Â Default Value:Â Google Sheets Subscribe | String | Specify a unique name for the Snap. Â |
Include Shared Drives  Default Value: Deselected | Checkbox | Select this checkbox to include files from the shared drive. Deselect this checkbox to exclude files from the shared drive. This Snap does not support Shared Drive or other Drives—it supports only My Drive. |
Display Spreadsheet ID in Suggestions  Default Value: Deselected | Checkbox | Select this checkbox to display Spreadsheets ID with the Spreadsheet name in the Spreadsheets Suggestions list. |
Spreadsheet  Default value: N/A | String/Expression/Suggestion | Specify or select the spreadsheet name or ID (or both) containing the worksheet to be subscribed to. |
Webhook URL Default value: N/A Â | String/Expression | Specify the Webhook URL to allow Google to send notifications. Webhook URL is similar to Target URL. To get a target URL, you must create a triggered task. Learn more about Creating a Triggered Task and Running a Triggered Task. Watch the video for more information about how to obtain Webhook URL. |
Channel ID Default value: Math.randomUUID() | String/Expression | Specify a UUID or similar unique string that identifies the channel. |
Expiration (in Minutes) Default value: 60 | Integer/Expression | Specify the time in minutes after which the subscription expires. |
Snap Execution Default Value:Â Validate & Execute | Dropdown list | Select one of the following three modes in which the Snap executes:
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Example
Subscribing and Unsubscribing to a Google Spreadsheet
This example Pipeline demonstrates how to subscribe to and unsubscribe from a spreadsheet using Google Sheets Subscribe and Unsubscribe Snaps.
First, configure the Google Sheets Subscribe Snap to subscribe to the new spreadsheet for update notifications. Specify the following details:
Spreadsheet: The spreadsheet name to subscribe.
Webhook URL: The target URL to which the notifications should be delivered.
Channel ID: The ID of the channel to which the spreadsheet belongs.
Expiration: The expiration time for the subscription with the resource ID.
The following image shows how to do this configuration and the resulting output:
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Next, configure the Mapper Snap to extract the $id
and $resourceId
:
Finally, configure the Google Sheet Unsubscribe Snap to unsubscribe the spreadsheet as shown.
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Video Demonstration
The following video demonstrates how to obtain Webhook URL.
Downloads
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