I’m just starting with n8n and need help building an automation flow. I want to capture information from a webhook trigger and automatically add it to a Google Sheets spreadsheet.
I’ve been looking around for tutorials but most of them seem too complicated for beginners. The basic setup seems straightforward but I’m missing something important.
Right now I have the webhook node set up and my Google Sheet is ready, but when I test it the data doesn’t actually get written to the spreadsheet. The connection seems to work but nothing shows up in the rows.
Can anyone walk me through the proper configuration steps? I’m probably making a simple mistake somewhere in the process.
This sounds like a Google Sheets node config issue. Check your authentication first - make sure you’ve got the right service account credentials or OAuth permissions set up. I hit this exact same problem when I started with n8n. The webhook would fire but the Google Sheets node would fail silently because of bad permissions. Make sure you’ve selected the right operation (usually “Append” for new rows) and double-check your spreadsheet ID is correct. Don’t forget to map your webhook payload fields to the right columns. I’d test the Google Sheets node by itself first to make sure it can write data before hooking it up to your webhook trigger.
hey, make sure u check your column mapping in the google sheets node. often, the webhook fields don’t match the correct columns and that can mess things up. also, confirm ur headers are in row 1 and spelled right!
Your data transformation between the webhook and Google Sheets nodes is probably broken. I had this exact issue - the webhook payload structure didn’t match what Google Sheets expected. You need to fix the data format with an intermediate step. Drop a “Set” node between your webhook trigger and Google Sheets node. Map each webhook field to your exact spreadsheet column names manually. Also double-check that your Google Sheets node points to the right worksheet tab. I got burned by this multiple times when I had several sheets in one document. Check n8n’s execution log - it’ll show you exactly what data passes between nodes so you can spot where things break.