Access Live Twitter Data in Google Sheets



Use CData Connect Cloud to gain access to live Twitter data from your Google Sheets.

Google Sheets is a web-based spreadsheet program provided by Google. When integrated with CData Connect Cloud, you can effortlessly gain access to Twitter data directly within Google Sheets for tasks such as data analysis, collaboration, calculations, and more. This article offers a comprehensive guide on connecting to Twitter within your Connect Cloud instance and accessing live Twitter data seamlessly within Google Sheets.

CData Connect Cloud offers a seamless cloud-to-cloud interface designed for Twitter, enabling effortless access to live Twitter data directly within Google Sheets. Use the dedicated Connect Cloud Google Sheets Plug-In to connect with live Twitter data. With built-in optimized data processing, CData Connect Cloud efficiently channels all supported query operations, including filters, JOINs, and more, directly to Twitter. This leverages server-side processing to promptly retrieve the desired Twitter data.

This setup requires a CData Connect Cloud instance and the CData Connect Cloud Add-On for Google Sheets. To get started, sign up a free trial of Connect Cloud and install the free Connect Cloud Google Sheets Add-On.


Configure Twitter Connectivity for Google Sheets

Connectivity to Twitter from Google Sheets is made possible through CData Connect Cloud. To work with Twitter data from Google Sheets, we start by creating and configuring a Twitter connection.

  1. Log into Connect Cloud, click Connections and click Add Connection
  2. Select "Twitter" from the Add Connection panel
  3. Twitter uses OAuth to authenticate. Click "Sign in" to authenticate with Twitter.
  4. Navigate to the Permissions tab in the Add Twitter Connection page and update the User-based permissions.

With the connection configured, you are ready to connect to Twitter data from Google Sheets.

Access Live Twitter Data from Google Sheets

The steps below outline connecting to CData Connect Cloud from Google Sheets to access live Twitter data.

  1. Log into Google Sheets, create a new sheet (or open an existing one).
  2. Click Add-ons and click Get Add-ons (if you have already installed the Add-on, jump to step 5).
  3. Search for CData Connect Cloud Add-On and install the Add-on.
  4. Authorize the Add-On.
  5. Back in Google Sheets, click Add-ons and open the CData Connect Cloud Add-On.
  6. In the Add-On panel, click Authorize to authenticate with your CData Connect Cloud instance
  7. In the CData Connect Cloud panel in Google Sheets, click Import
  8. Choose a Connection (e.g. Twitter1), Table (e.g. Tweets, and Columns to import
  9. Optionally add Filters, Sorting, and a Limit
  10. Click Execute to import the data

Live Access to Twitter Data from Cloud Applications

New, you have a direct, cloud-to-cloud connection to live Twitter data from your Google Sheets workbook. You can add more data to your workbook for calculations, aggregations, collaboration, and more.

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