Integrate the PostgreSQL API with the Google Sheets API

Setup the PostgreSQL API trigger to run a workflow which integrates with the Google Sheets API. Pipedream's integration platform allows you to integrate PostgreSQL and Google Sheets remarkably fast. Free for developers.

Overview of PostgreSQL#

Assuming you want a few paragraphs on what you can do with the PostgreSQL API:

The following examples demonstrate some of the things that can be done with the
PostgreSQL API:

Developing a custom storage engine for PostgreSQL
Adding a new data type to PostgreSQL
Creating a new function for PostgreSQL
Building a graphical user interface for PostgreSQL
And much more!

Connect PostgreSQL#

module.exports = defineComponent({
  props: {
    postgresql: {
      type: "app",
      app: "postgresql",
    }
  },
  async run({steps, $}) {
    const { Client } = require('pg')
    
    const { host, user, password, port, database } = this.postgresql.$auth
    
    const client = new Client({
      host,
      database,
      user,
      password,
      port,
    })
    
    await client.connect()
    this.results = (await client.query("SELECT NOW()")).rows
    await client.end()
  },
})

Overview of Google Sheets#

Some examples of things you can build using the Google Sheets API include:

A web app that lets users input data into a Google Sheet
A script that automatically updates a Google Sheet with data from another
source
A tool that generates graphs and charts from data in a Google Sheet
A service that sends data from a Google Sheet to another API or application

Connect Google Sheets#

import { axios } from "@pipedream/platform"
export default defineComponent({
  props: {
    google_sheets: {
      type: "app",
      app: "google_sheets",
    }
  },
  async run({steps, $}) {
    return await axios($, {
      url: `https://www.googleapis.com/oauth2/v1/userinfo`,
      headers: {
        Authorization: `Bearer ${this.google_sheets.$auth.oauth_access_token}`,
      },
    })
  },
})

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