Google Sheets and Postgres integration

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How to connect Google Sheets and Postgres

Step 1: Create a new workflow
Step 2: Add and configure nodes
Step 3: Connect
Step 4: Customize and extend your integration
Step 5: Test and activate your workflow

Step 1: Create a new workflow and add the first step

In n8n, click the "Add workflow" button in the Workflows tab to create a new workflow. Add the starting point – a trigger on when your workflow should run: an app event, a schedule, a webhook call, another workflow, an AI chat, or a manual trigger. Sometimes, the HTTP Request node might already serve as your starting point.

Google Sheets and Postgres integration: Create a new workflow and add the first step

Step 2: Add and configure Google Sheets and Postgres nodes

You can find Google Sheets and Postgres in the nodes panel. Drag them onto your workflow canvas, selecting their actions. Click each node, choose a credential, and authenticate to grant n8n access. Configure Google Sheets and Postgres nodes one by one: input data on the left, parameters in the middle, and output data on the right.

Google Sheets and Postgres integration: Add and configure Google Sheets and Postgres nodes

Step 3: Connect Google Sheets and Postgres

A connection establishes a link between Google Sheets and Postgres (or vice versa) to route data through the workflow. Data flows from the output of one node to the input of another. You can have single or multiple connections for each node.

Google Sheets and Postgres integration: Connect Google Sheets and Postgres

Step 4: Customize and extend your Google Sheets and Postgres integration

Use n8n's core nodes such as If, Split Out, Merge, and others to transform and manipulate data. Write custom JavaScript or Python in the Code node and run it as a step in your workflow. Connect Google Sheets and Postgres with any of n8n’s 1000+ integrations, and incorporate advanced AI logic into your workflows.

Google Sheets and Postgres integration: Customize and extend your Google Sheets and Postgres integration

Step 5: Test and activate your Google Sheets and Postgres workflow

Save and run the workflow to see if everything works as expected. Based on your configuration, data should flow from Google Sheets to Postgres or vice versa. Easily debug your workflow: you can check past executions to isolate and fix the mistake. Once you've tested everything, make sure to save your workflow and activate it.

Google Sheets and Postgres integration: Test and activate your Google Sheets and Postgres workflow

Sync new data between two apps

This template shows how to sync data from one service to another. Specifically, in this example we're saving a new qualified lead from a Postgres database to a Google Sheets file.

Setup instructions are located inside the workflow template.

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Build your own Google Sheets and Postgres integration

Create custom Google Sheets and Postgres workflows by choosing triggers and actions. Nodes come with global operations and settings, as well as app-specific parameters that can be configured. You can also use the HTTP Request node to query data from any app or service with a REST API.

Google Sheets supported actions

Document
Sheet Within Document

Create

Create a spreadsheet

Delete

Delete a spreadsheet

Append or Update Row

Append a new row or update an existing one (upsert)

Append Row

Create a new row in a sheet

Clear

Delete all the contents or a part of a sheet

Create

Create a new sheet

Delete

Permanently delete a sheet

Delete Rows or Columns

Delete columns or rows from a sheet

Get Row(s)

Retrieve one or more rows from a sheet

Update Row

Update an existing row in a sheet

Postgres supported actions

Database

Delete

Delete an entire table or rows in a table

Execute Query

Execute an SQL query

Insert

Insert rows in a table

Insert or Update

Insert or update rows in a table

Select

Select rows from a table

Update

Update rows in a table

Google Sheets and Postgres integration details

Google Sheets is a web-based spreadsheet program offered by Google for free. It similar to Microsoft Excel, and can be accessed anywhere on any device, you only need a Google account.

Google Sheets node docs + examples

Google Sheets credential docs

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Postgres, or PostgresSQL, is a free, open-source tool that helps you emphasize extensibility and SQL compliance. It is an advanced object-relational database that provides high performance, reliability and feature robustness.

Postgres node docs + examples

Postgres credential docs

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