Access Live Printify Data in Google Sheets through Connect Spreadsheets
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Google Sheets is a web-based spreadsheet program provided by Google. When integrated with Connect Spreadsheets by CData, you can effortlessly gain access to Printify data directly within Google Sheets for tasks such as data analysis, collaboration, calculations, and more. This article offers a comprehensive guide on connecting to Printify within Connect Spreadsheets and accessing live Printify data seamlessly within Google Sheets.
Connect Spreadsheets is the easiest way to get all your live data into Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets - no more downloading, wrangling, and uploading files again. Just connect to your data, select the dataset you'd like to see, and import it into your spreadsheet.
This setup requires a Connect Spreadsheets account and the Connect Spreadsheets Add-On for Google Sheets. To get started, sign up a free Connect Spreadsheets account and install the free Connect Spreadsheets Google Sheets Add-On.
Configure Printify Connectivity for Google Sheets
Connectivity to Printify from Google Sheets is made possible through Connect Spreadsheets. To work with Printify data from Google Sheets, we start by creating and configuring a Printify connection.
- Log into Connect Spreadsheets, click Sources and click Add Connection
- Select "Printify" from the Add Connection panel
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Enter the necessary authentication properties to connect to Printify.
Start by setting the Profile connection property to the location of the Printify Profile on disk (e.g. C:\profiles\Profile.apip). Next, set the ProfileSettings connection property to the connection string for Printify (see below).
Printify API Profile Settings
In order to authenticate to Printify, you'll need to provide your API Key. To get your API Key navigate to My Profile, then Connections. In the Connections section you will be able to generate your Personal Access Token (API Key) and set your Token Access Scopes. Personal Access Tokens are valid for one year. An expired Personal Access Token can be re-generated using the same steps after it expires. Set the API Key to your Personal Access Token in the ProfileSettings property to connect.
- Click Create & Test
With the connection configured, you are ready to connect to Printify data from Google Sheets.
Access Live Printify Data from Google Sheets
The steps below outline connecting to Connect Spreadsheets from Google Sheets to access live Printify data.
- Log into Google Sheets, create a new sheet (or open an existing one).
- Click Add-ons and click Get Add-ons (if you have already installed the Add-on, jump to step 5).
- Search for Connect Spreadsheets Add-On and install the Add-on.
- Authorize the Add-On.
- Back in Google Sheets, click Add-ons and open the Connect Spreadsheets Add-On.
- In the Add-On panel, click "Log in" to sign into and authenticate with your Connect Spreadsheets account
- In the Connect Spreadsheets panel in Google Sheets, click Import
- Choose a Connection (e.g. API1), Table (e.g. Tags, and Columns to import
- Optionally add Filters, Sorting, and a Limit
- Click Execute to import the data and opt to overwrite the existing sheet or create a new one.
Live Access to Printify Data from Cloud Applications
New, you have a direct, cloud-to-cloud connection to live Printify data from your Google Sheets workbook. You can add more data to your workbook for calculations, aggregations, collaboration, and more.
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