I've setup a google app script that would be triggered from an external system. This script would fetch the details from the third party system and add them to google sheet row.
function doPost(request) {
try{
var jsonString = request.postData.getDataAsString(); //get the request from KF as JSON String
setLog("\n postData*********************"+jsonString+"************************************* \n");
setLog("before the row append");
ss.appendRow([jsonString["Name"], jsonString["Age"], jsonString["Contact"]]);
setLog("After the row append");
var returnJson = '{"status": "success"}';
//used to send the return value to the calling function
setLog("/n returnJson****************************"+returnJson+"************************************* /n")
return ContentService.createTextOutput(returnJson).setMimeType(ContentService.MimeType.JSON);
}
There's absolutely no errors or warnings, but somehow it keeps adding the blank rows into the sheet.
Note: setLog() is a function where I print the values into google doc for debugging.
Maybe the reason your script is not working has to do with the value of jsonString.
I could not find any reference to request.postData.getDataAsString() inside GAS Documentation, so maybe you are trying to call a method on an object which does not support it, which would not raise an Error, but would return undefined.
One quick way to debug this would be to LOG the value (using your custom function or Logger.log(jsonString)) BEFORE you call .appendRow(). Then, you can verify if your variable has the value you expect it to have.
On the other hand, my suggestion is to use this method:
var jsonString = JSON.parse(request.postData.contents) //Gets the content of your request, then parses it
This method is present in the Documentation, and has been consistently working on all of my projects.
I think you should sort the coulmns with google app script. Write this code after ss.appendRow. The column will be sorted and all blank rows gets down.
// Sorts the sheet by the first column, ascending
ss.sort(1)
or if errors try this one also
var fl = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = fl.getSheets()[0];
fl.sort(1)
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I have set up a script to pull in data from a JSON API into a Google Sheet. I have set it to refresh by adding a third parameter which isn't used in the API call but is linked to a cell which another script adds the current time to. This ensures that the API is called regularly.
We are then using this Google Sheet to input data into Google Ads.
It all seems to function correctly, however, when the sheet has been closed for a while (e.g. overnight) and Google Ads tries to update from the sheet, it imports #NAME? instead of the correct API value.
I have set up another script which records the API values at regular intervals. This seems to record the values correctly, suggesting that the API calls are working whilst the sheet is closed.
// Make a POST request with a JSON payload.
// Datetime parameter isn't use in API call but is used to refresh data
function TheLottAPI(game,attribute,datetime) {
var data = {
'CompanyId': 'GoldenCasket',
'MaxDrawCount': 1,
'OptionalProductFilter': [game]};
Logger.log(data);
var options = {
'method' : 'post',
'contentType': 'application/json',
// Convert the JavaScript object to a JSON string.
'payload' : JSON.stringify(data)};
var response = UrlFetchApp.fetch('https://data.api.thelott.com/sales/vmax/web/data/lotto/opendraws', options);
Logger.log('output: '+ response);
// Convert JSON response into list
var json = JSON.parse(response)
var drawList=json ["Draws"];
// Extract attribute from list
for(var i=0;i<drawList.length;i++)
{var value=drawList[i][attribute];}
Logger.log(value)
return value;
SpreadsheetApp.flush();
};
// Set date & time to refresh API call
function RefreshTime() {
SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet().getSheetByName("Attributes").getRange("K4").setValue(new Date().toTimeString());
}
The correct numeric values from the API should be shown, rather than the #NAME? error.
I have checked that the API call is functioning correctly by using another script to copy the current values. The API was updating at the appropriate times overnight.
function RecordDraws() {
var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = ss.getSheetByName("Draw Amounts");
var source = sheet.getRange("A3:D3");
var values = source.getValues();
values[0];
sheet.appendRow(values[0]);
};
This is my guess
Google Sheets custom functions definitions are loaded when the spreadsheet is opened by using the Google Sheets UI, then formulas are calculated and as custom functions are already defined they are calculated correctly. If the spreadsheet isn't opened this way the custom functions definitions aren't loaded thus the spreadsheet doesn't know what to do with that function and returns #NAME?
If you are already running a script that updates some values, enhance that script to do the calculations that does your custom function.
Try converting this
SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet().getSheetByName("Attributes").getRange("K4").setValue(new Date().toTimeString());
Into this:
SpreadsheetApp.openById("id").getSheetByName("Attributes").getRange("K4").setValue(new Date().toTimeString());
Because I don't think there is an "active sheet" when the Spreadsheet it's closed or the method is called from the API.
I have a Google Sheet with 5 columns (First Name, Address, SKU, Quote, Status).
I have an apps script function (createQuote) which looks at the above variable's values from google sheet row and create a google document quote replacing the variables to values.
I use Zapier to insert row into my above google sheet.
What am struggling with-:
I need a way to trigger my createQuote function right when a new row is inserted via zapier (Google Sheet API call).
I tried playing with triggers but couldn't make it, any help is appreciated.
thank you
here is the code for my function-
function quoteCreator(){
docTemplate = "googledocidgoeshere"
docName = "Proposal"
var sheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActive().getSheetByName("Main")
var values = sheet.getDataRange().getValues()
var full_name = values[1][0]
var copyId = DriveApp.getFileById(docTemplate).makeCopy(docName+" for "+full_name).getId()
// Open the temporary document
var copyDoc = DocumentApp.openById(copyId);
// Get the document’s body section
var copyBody = copyDoc.getActiveSection();
// Replace place holder keys/tags,
copyBody.replaceText("keyFullName", full_name);
copyDoc.saveAndClose();
// Convert temporary document to PDF by using the getAs blob conversion
var pdf = DriveApp.getFileById(copyId).getAs("application/pdf");
// put the link of created quote in the quote column
var url = DocumentApp.openById(copyId).getUrl()
var last = sheet.getRange(2, 7, 1, 1).setValue(url)
}
Note-: I haven't put the loop yet in above, i'll do that once it starts working as per my requirements.
Changes made via Sheets API or Apps Script do not fire onEdit triggers. I give two workarounds for this.
Web app
Have whatever process updates the sheet also send a GET or POST request to your script, deployed as a web application. As an example, a GET version might access https://script.google.com/.../exec?run=quoteCreator
function doGet(e) {
if (e.parameter.run == "quoteCreator") {
quoteCreator();
return ContentService.createTextOutput("Quote updated");
}
else {
return ContentService.createTextOutput("Unrecognized command");
}
}
The web application should be published in a way that makes it possible for your other process to do the above; usually this means "everyone, even anonymous". If security is an issue, adding a token parameter may help, e.g., the URL would have &token=myToken where myToken is a string that the webapp will check using e.parameter.token.
GET method is used for illustration here, you may find that POST makes more sense for this operation.
Important: when execution is triggered by a GET or POST request, the methods getActive... are not available. You'll need to open any spreadsheets you need using their Id or URL (see openById, openByUrl).
Timed trigger
Have a function running on time intervals (say, every 5 minutes) that checks the number of rows in the sheet and fires quoteCreator if needed. The function checkNewRows stores the number of nonempty rows in Script Properties, so changes can be detected.
function checkNewRows() {
var sp = PropertiesService.getScriptProperties();
var oldRows = sp.getProperty("rows") || 0;
var newRows = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet().getSheetByName("Main").getLastRow();
if (newRows > oldRows) {
sp.setProperty("rows", newRows);
quoteCreator();
}
}
I've written a custom function [=ROUTEPLAN(origin,destination,mode,departuretime)] in the Google Sheets script editor. The function assigns a unique ID to the request, calls the Google Maps Directions API, passes as params the arguments as listed in the function, parses the JSON and extracts the duration, end latitude and end longitude for each step of the journey, and then appends a row for each step, with the request ID for the whole journey, the sequential step number, the duration, end latitude and end longitude:
function ROUTEPLAN() {
//Call the google route planner api
//(variables for api declared here but removed for brevity)
var routeResponse = UrlFetchApp.fetch("https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/directions/json?origin=" + origin
+ "&destination=" + destination
+ "&mode=" + mode +
"®ion=uk&departure-time=" + departuretime
+ "&key=MYAPIKEY")
//Assign a unique ID to this request
var requestID = Date.now() + Math.random();
//Parse JSON from routeResponse
var json = routeResponse.getContentText();
var data = JSON.parse(json);
//Insert the RequestID, step number, duration, end Latitude and end Longitude for each step of the journey into the RouteDetails sheet
var steps = data["routes"][0]["legs"][0]["steps"];
for (i = 0; i < steps.length; i++) {
var stepID = i + 1;
var duration = steps[i]["duration"]["value"];
var endLat = steps[i]["end_location"]["lat"];
var endLng = steps[i]["end_location"]["lng"];
var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = ss.getSheetByName("RouteDetails")
sheet.appendRow([requestID,stepID,duration,endLat,endLng]);
}
}
Or at least that's what I want it to do. It worked fine until I tinkered with it, and now I'm getting an ERROR when I call the function in the spreadsheet, telling me I don't have permission to call appendRow. I know why this is happening (although I don't understand why it wasn't happening before), but I cannot work out what I'm supposed to do about it.
If appendRow exists, there must be some circumstance in which it can be used to write data the sheet, but I can't figure out the circumstances in which permission to write to the sheet would be granted.
The purpose of the sheet is to provide data to a chatbot (the chatbot app has read & write permissions to the sheet). I'm not intending to provide access beyond that (i.e. i'm not intending to publish this for wider use). I've tried going down the installable trigger route, but despite following all the instructions that made absolutely no difference to the outcome. From the limited understanding I gained from reading about API Executables, that doesn't seem to be an option either.
Can anyone tell me how to solve this? Thank you :-)
A custom function can not modify the structure of the spreadsheet, so calling appendRow() is not allowed as stated in the documentation:
A custom function cannot affect cells other than those it returns a value to. In other words, a custom function cannot edit arbitrary cells, only the cells it is called from and their adjacent cells. To edit arbitrary cells, use a custom menu to run a function instead
If you want to return multiple rows from your function, it needs to return a two dimensional array. Note however that custom functions have the same limitation as native functions of not being able to overwrite content i.e. if you try to return two rows but the row below is already filled the function will error out.
I am very new to Google Apps Script (as well as JavaScript, for that matter), but I have been trying to tinker with it for fun.
I have tried writing a script to fetch API price data in Google Sheets, but am finding that the returned value is not updating when re-evaluating the script in the same cell.
Below is a script to fetch bitcoin price data from Coinbase's API. The script parses the JSON response of the request, as is described here.
function getBTCPrice() {
var url = "https://api.coinbase.com/v2/prices/BTC-USD/spot";
var response = UrlFetchApp.fetch(url);
var jsonSpotPrice = response.getContentText();
var parseSpotPrice = JSON.parse(jsonSpotPrice);
var price = "$" + parseSpotPrice.data.amount;
return price
}
Now, if I type =getBTCPrice() in some cell, and then re-evaluate a few moments later, I get the same price; however, if I evaluate the script in a different cell, I get a different result.
I've read some stuff about Google caching values in cells, so that perhaps the script isn't evaluated because the value of the cell has not changed. Is this the case here? If so, is there a workaround?
Any help is greatly appreciated!
I finally figured it out! Instead of trying to call the custom function from an actual sheet cell (which apparently stores cached values), the trick is to call the function within a script.
Using my above script:
function getBTCPrice(url) {
var response = UrlFetchApp.fetch(url);
var jsonSpotPrice = response.getContentText();
var parseSpotPrice = JSON.parse(jsonSpotPrice);
var price = "$" + parseSpotPrice.data.amount;
return price;
}
You can then call this function from another script. Specifically, I was looking to assign the updated price to a cell. Below is an example, which assigns the price to the active spreadsheet, in cell A1:
function updatePrice(){
var a = getBTCPrice("https://api.coinbase.com/v2/prices/BTC-USD/spot");
SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet().getRange('A1').setValue(a);
}
You can then proceed to set an appropriate time trigger. And that's all there is to it!
Have a look at this answer on Refresh data retrieved by a custom function in google spreadsheet.
As the answerer says, the trick is to
My solution was to add another parameter to my script, which I don't even use. Now, when you call the function with a parameter that is different than previous calls, it will have to rerun the script because the result for these parameters will not be in the cache.
Vik
In addition of Vikramaditya Gaonkar answer, you can use a installable trigger to get a refresh result each minute.
function getBTCPrice(input) {
url = "https://api.coinbase.com/v2/prices/BTC-USD/spot";
response = UrlFetchApp.fetch(url);
var jsonSpotPrice = response.getContentText();
var parseSpotPrice = JSON.parse(jsonSpotPrice);
var price = "$" + parseSpotPrice.data.amount;
return price
}
function up(){
SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet().getRange('A1').setValue(Math.random());
}
The parameter of getBTCPrice function is, in my case, cell A1 which is randomize each minute. For this, I create a installable trigger on up function
function up, time-driven, minute timer, every minute
I was also trying to make my custom function update, after searching I came up with the following function:
function updateFormulas() {
range = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet().getDataRange();
formulas = range.getFormulas();
range.clear();
SpreadsheetApp.flush();
range.setValues(formulas);
}
The function above update all formulas of the spreadsheet. In my experience to make a custom function update I had to change its value, so I get all the data of the sheet, then I get the formulas and store them into a variable, then I clear their values and apply this change with "flush", finally I update the values I have just cleared with the formulas I have stored.
I created this function and in my case I have set the trigger for 1 minute to execute it, every minute all functions of the table are updated.
I hope this helps you.
I make a Facebook API call in Google scripts to get the share count for a URL. It appears that the number (e.g. 31) is being found correctly, but when I pass it to Sheets, it shows e.g. 30/01/1900 in the sheets box.
My appScript code is:
function getShareCount(url) {
var url = "https://any.org/111";
var inputurl = "https://graph.facebook.com/v2.1/?id=" + url + "&access_token=XXXXXXXX";
var response = UrlFetchApp.fetch(inputurl);
var response = JSON.parse(response.getContentText());
var response = response.share.share_count;
Utilities.sleep(500);
return response;
}
and the spreadsheet box has: "=getShareCount(B2)"
If I purposefully break the code and run the debugger in script Apps, I can see that script apps is getting a response with Number: 31. If I change to e.g. "response.id", the URL is returned into sheets as expected. The same with other parts of the object. Those are strings, and this is a number. I can't work out what sort of object sheets is receiving, nor what method I can use to simply show the number `311.
Any ideas? Thanks!
It seems that your cell has a custom format of Date. Select the cells you want to format and click Format > Number > Automatic