I just started using n8n automation platform and need help building a workflow that takes incoming webhook information and writes it to a Google Sheets document. I’ve looked through various tutorials and documentation but haven’t found a straightforward setup guide that works for me.
So far I managed to set up the webhook trigger and prepare my Google Sheets document, but the data transfer isn’t working properly. The information from the webhook doesn’t appear in my spreadsheet rows.
Could someone share a working example or walk me through the correct configuration steps? I’m particularly struggling with connecting these two components and making sure the data flows correctly from the webhook response to the sheet columns.
This sounds like a data formatting or authentication timeout issue. I ran into the same thing when I first set up this workflow. Google Sheets wants specific data types for each column, but webhooks send everything as strings. Drop a Code node between your webhook and Google Sheets to transform the data properly. Make sure your Google Sheets node has the right spreadsheet ID and range too. Here’s what got me - empty webhook fields will make the entire row insertion fail silently. Add some error handling and test with a basic payload first before you try your full webhook structure.
check if ur webhook payload structure matches what ur sending to sheets. had this exact prob last month - my webhook was sending nested json but i treated it like flat data. test ur webhook with a simple http request tool first to see the exact format it’s sending, then fix ur google sheets mapping. also make sure ur sheet headers match ur webhook fields.
This usually happens when your webhook trigger isn’t properly mapped to the Google Sheets node. After you set up the webhook, add a Google Sheets node and authenticate your Google account in the credentials section. Pick your spreadsheet and sheet, then choose ‘Append’ or ‘Update’ for the operation. The key part is mapping webhook fields to the right columns. Use the expression editor to reference webhook data like {{$node["Webhook"].json["field_name"]}}. I ran into this same problem - turned out I had the wrong node names in my expressions. Double-check those. Also, look at the execution log to make sure your webhook’s getting the data format you expect.