Hey everyone,
I’m working on a web form and I want the data to go straight into my Google Sheet. The problem is, all the methods I’ve found so far use OAuth2, which means users have to log in to Google. That’s not what I want.
Is there a way to send data to my sheet without the whole OAuth thing? I really don’t want that Google login popup to show up when someone submits the form. It’s annoying!
I’m open to server-side solutions too. I know PHP if that helps. But I’m hoping for a clean way to do this, not some hacky workaround.
Has anyone figured out how to do this? I’d really appreciate any tips or advice. Thanks!
Have you considered using a service account? It’s a solid server-side solution that bypasses the need for OAuth. You’d set it up in Google Cloud Console, give it access to your sheet, then use your PHP skills to authenticate and interact with the sheet. No user login popup, and you maintain full control. Just make sure to keep your credentials secure. It’s a bit more work upfront, but it’s clean and scalable. Plus, you can use it for other Google API integrations down the line if needed. Might be worth looking into if you want a robust, long-term solution.
I’ve actually tackled this issue before in a project. One solution that worked well for me was using Google Apps Script to create a web app. It’s surprisingly straightforward.
Here’s what I did: I wrote a simple script in the Google Sheet to handle POST requests and append data. Then I deployed it as a web app, setting access to ‘Anyone, even anonymous.’ This gave me a URL to use as the form’s action.
On the form side, I just had to set the method to POST and the action to that URL. The script takes care of writing to the sheet.
The best part? No OAuth popups, no user logins. It just works silently in the background. Plus, you have full control over how the data is processed before it hits your sheet.
Just remember to validate your inputs server-side to keep things secure. Hope this helps!
yo, have you tried using google apps script? it’s pretty sweet for this kinda thing. you can set up a web app that takes POST requests and writes to your sheet. no OAuth hassle. just deploy it, set access to ‘Anyone,’ and point your form to the app URL. ez pz!