Video Tutorial - Integrate Google Sheets data in SSIS
This video covers following and more so watch carefully. After watching this video follow the steps described in this article.
- How to download / install required driver for
Google Sheets integration in SSIS - How to configure connection for
Google Sheets - Features about
API Source (Authentication / Query Language / Examples / Driver UI) - Using
Google Sheets Connection in SSIS
Prerequisites
Before we perform steps listed in this article, you will need to make sure following prerequisites are met:- SSIS designer installed. Sometimes it is referred as BIDS or SSDT (download it from Microsoft site).
- Basic knowledge of SSIS package development using Microsoft SQL Server Integration Services.
- Make sure ZappySys SSIS PowerPack is downloaded and installed (download it). Check Getting started section for more information.
- Optional (If you want to Deploy and Schedule ) - Deploy and Schedule SSIS Packages
How to read data from Google Sheets in SSIS (Export data)
In this section we will learn how to configure and use Google Sheets Connector in API Source to extract data from Google Sheets.
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Begin with opening Visual Studio and Create a New Project.
Select Integration Service Project and in new project window set the appropriate name and location for project. And click OK.
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In the new SSIS project screen you will find the following:
- SSIS ToolBox on left side bar
- Solution Explorer and Property Window on right bar
- Control flow, data flow, event Handlers, Package Explorer in tab windows
- Connection Manager Window in the bottom
Note: If you don't see ZappySys SSIS PowerPack Task or Components in SSIS Toolbox, please refer to this help link. -
Now, Drag and Drop SSIS Data Flow Task from SSIS Toolbox. Double click on the Data Flow Task to see Data Flow designer.
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From the SSIS toolbox drag and API Source (Predefined Templates) on the data flow designer surface, and double click on it to edit it:
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Select New Connection to create a new connection:
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Use a preinstalled Google Sheets Connector from Popular Connector List or press Search Online radio button to download Google Sheets Connector. Once downloaded simply use it in the configuration:
Google Sheets -
Proceed with selecting the desired Authentication Type. Then select API Base URL (in most cases default one is the right one). Finally, fill in all the required parameters and set optional parameters if needed. You may press a link Steps to Configure which will help set certain parameters. More info is available in Authentication section.
Steps to get Google Sheets Credentials
This connection can be configured in two ways. Use Default App (Created by ZappySys) OR Use Custom App created by you.
To use minimum settings you can start with the ZappySys created App. Just change UseCustomApp=false on the properties grid so you dont need ClientID / Secret. When you click Generate Token you might see a warning about App is not trusted (Simply Click Advanced Link to expand hidden section and then click Go to App link to Proceed). To register a custom app, perform the following steps (Detailed steps found in the help link at the end):- Go to Google API Console.
- From the Project Dropdown (usually found at the top bar) click Select Project.
- On the Project Popup click CREATE PROJECT.
- Once the project is created you can click Select Project to switch the context (You can click on Notification link or Choose from Top Dropdown).
- Click ENABLE APIS AND SERVICES.
- Now we need to Enable two APIs one by one (Sheets API and Drive API).
- Search Sheets. Select and click ENABLE.
- Search Drive. Select and click ENABLE.
- Go back to the main screen of the Google API Console
- Click the OAuth Consent Screen tab. Enter necessary details and Save.
- Click the Credentials tab.
- Click CREATE CREDENTIALS (some where in topbar) and select OAuth Client ID option.
- When prompted Select Application Type as Desktop App and click Create to receive your ClientID and Secret. Later on you can use this information now to configure Connection with UseCustomApp=true.
NOTE: If you are planning to use your current data connection/token for automated processes, we recommend that you use a generic account for token generation when the login box appears (e.g. sales_automation@mycompany.com instead of bob_smith@mycompany.com). When you use a personal account which is tied to a specific employee profile and that employee leaves the company, the token may become invalid and any automated processes using that token will fail. Another potentially unwanted effect of using a personal token is incorrect logging; the API calls (e.g. Read, Edit, Delete, Upload) made with that token will record the specific user as performing the calls instead of an automated process.
- Go to OAuth Consent Screen tab. Under Publishing Status click PUBLISH APP to ensure your refresh token doesnt expire often. If you planning to use App for Private use then do not have to worry about Verification Status after Publish.
Google SheetsUser Account [OAuth]https://sheets.googleapis.com/v4/spreadsheetsRequired Parameters UseCustomApp Fill in the parameter... Default SpreadSheetId Fill in the parameter... Optional Parameters ClientId Fill in the parameter... ClientSecret Fill in the parameter... Scope Fill in the parameter... Default Tab Name (i.e. Sheet1) Fill in the parameter... RetryMode Fill in the parameter... RetryStatusCodeList Fill in the parameter... RetryCountMax Fill in the parameter... Redirect URL (Only for Web App) Fill in the parameter... Steps to get Google Sheets Credentials
Use these steps to authenticate as service account rather than Google / GSuite User. Learn more about service account here Basically to call Google API as Service account we need to perform following steps listed in 3 sections (Detailed steps found in the help link at the end)Create Project
First thing is create a Project so we can call Google API. Skip this section if you already have Project (Go to next section)- Go to Google API Console
- From the Project Dropdown (usually found at the top bar) click Select Project
- On Project Propup click CREATE PROJECT
- Once project is created you can click Select Project to switch the context (You can click on Notification link or Choose from Top Dropdown)
- Click ENABLE APIS AND SERVICES
- Now we need to Enable two APIs one by one (Sheets API and Drive API).
- Search Sheets. Select and click ENABLE
- Search Drive. Select and click ENABLE
Create Service Account
Once Project is created and APIs are enabled we can now create a service account under that project. Service account has its ID which looks like some email ID (not to confuse with Google /Gmail email ID)- Go to Create Service Account
- From the Project Dropdown (usually found at the top bar) click Select Project
- Enter Service account name and Service account description
- For Role, do not select anything for now and Click Continue and then click Done. Next we will create Key.
Create Key
Once service account is created we need to create key file (i.e. credentials).- In the Cloud Console, click the email address for the service account that you created.
- Click Keys.
- Click Add key, then click Create new key.
- Click Create and select P12 format. A P12 key file is downloaded to your computer. We will use this file in our API connection.
- Click Close.
- Now you may use downloaded *.p12 key file as secret file and Service Account Email as Client ID (e.g. some-service-account-name@your-project-id.iam.gserviceaccount.com ).
Add Permission
Now last thing is give read/write permission to Service Account. Basically you can create or open Google Sheet and add the Service Account as an editor to it as below.- Copy the email address of your service account we created in previous step (its usually like this some-service-account-name@your-project-id.iam.gserviceaccount.com).
- Create or select an existing Google Sheet.
- Navigate to Sheet for which you like to give read/write access to Service Account.
- Click on the Share button in the top right, and add the email address of the service account as an editor. Here is how to share file(s) with specific people. Juse share with Service Account (use Service Account Email found on previous section)
Google SheetsService Account (Using Private Key File) [OAuth]https://sheets.googleapis.com/v4/spreadsheetsRequired Parameters Service Account Email Fill in the parameter... Service Account Private Key Path (i.e. *.p12) Fill in the parameter... Default SpreadSheetId Fill in the parameter... Optional Parameters Scope Fill in the parameter... Default Tab Name (i.e. Sheet1) Fill in the parameter... RetryMode Fill in the parameter... RetryStatusCodeList Fill in the parameter... RetryCountMax Fill in the parameter... -
Select the desired endpoint, change/pass the properties values, and click on Preview Data button to make the API call.
API Source - Google SheetsRead / write Google Sheets data inside your app, perform many Google Sheets operations without coding using easy to use high performance API Connector for Google Sheets -
That's it! We are done! Just in a few clicks we configured the call to Google Sheets using Google Sheets Connector.
You can load the source data into your desired destination using the Upsert Destination, which supports SQL Server, PostgreSQL, and Amazon Redshift. We also offer other destinations such as CSV, Excel, Azure Table, Salesforce, and more. You can check out our SSIS PowerPack Tasks and components for more options. (*loaded in Trash Destination)
Load Google Sheets data in SQL Server using Upsert Destination (Insert or Update)
Once you read data from the desired source, now let's see how to Load Google Sheets data in SQL Server using Upsert Destination. Upsert Destination can Merge/Synchronize data from source to target for Microsoft SQL Server, PostgreSql and Redshift. It supports very fast Bulk Upsert (Update or Insert) operation along and Bulk delete.
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From the SSIS toolbox drag and drop Upsert Destination on the dataflow designer surface
Connect our Source component to Upsert Destination
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Double click on Upsert Destination component to configure it.
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Select the desired Microsoft SQL Server/PostgreSql/Redshift Target Connection or click NEW to create new connection. Select Target Table or click NEW to create new table based on source columns.
Configure SSIS Upsert Destination Connection - Loading data (REST / SOAP / JSON / XML /CSV) into SQL Server or other target using SSIS -
Set Action to Upsert => (insert if not matching in target else update). Select Target Connection and Target Table. Check on Insert and Update. Click on Map All to Mappings all columns and check on Only Primary Key columns.
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Click on OK to save Upsert Destination settings UI.
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That's it. Run the SSIS Package and it will read the data from the Google Sheets and load the data in the SQL Server/PostgreSql/Redshift using Upsert Destination.
Video Tutorial - Write or lookup data to Google Sheets using SSIS
This video covers following and more so watch carefully. After watching this video follow the steps described in this article.
- How to download SSIS PowerPack for
Google Sheets integration in SSIS - How to configure connection for
Google Sheets - How to Write or lookup data to
Google Sheets - Features about SSIS API Destination
- Using
Google Sheets Connector in SSIS
How to write or lookup data to Google Sheets in SSIS (Import data)
In upper section we learned how to read data, now in this section we will learn how to configure Google Sheets in the API Source to Post data to the Google Sheets.
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Read the data from the source, being any desired source component. In example we will use ZappySys Dummy Data Source component.
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From the SSIS Toolbox drag and drop API Destination (Predefined Templates) on the Data Flow Designer surface and connect source component with it, and double click to edit it.
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Select New Connection to create a new connection:
API Destination - Google SheetsRead / write Google Sheets data inside your app, perform many Google Sheets operations without coding using easy to use high performance API Connector for Google Sheets -
Use a preinstalled Google Sheets Connector from Popular Connector List or press Search Online radio button to download Google Sheets Connector. Once downloaded simply use it in the configuration:
Google Sheets -
Proceed with selecting the desired Authentication Type. Then select API Base URL (in most cases default one is the right one). Finally, fill in all the required parameters and set optional parameters if needed. You may press a link Steps to Configure which will help set certain parameters. More info is available in Authentication section.
Steps to get Google Sheets Credentials
This connection can be configured in two ways. Use Default App (Created by ZappySys) OR Use Custom App created by you.
To use minimum settings you can start with the ZappySys created App. Just change UseCustomApp=false on the properties grid so you dont need ClientID / Secret. When you click Generate Token you might see a warning about App is not trusted (Simply Click Advanced Link to expand hidden section and then click Go to App link to Proceed). To register a custom app, perform the following steps (Detailed steps found in the help link at the end):- Go to Google API Console.
- From the Project Dropdown (usually found at the top bar) click Select Project.
- On the Project Popup click CREATE PROJECT.
- Once the project is created you can click Select Project to switch the context (You can click on Notification link or Choose from Top Dropdown).
- Click ENABLE APIS AND SERVICES.
- Now we need to Enable two APIs one by one (Sheets API and Drive API).
- Search Sheets. Select and click ENABLE.
- Search Drive. Select and click ENABLE.
- Go back to the main screen of the Google API Console
- Click the OAuth Consent Screen tab. Enter necessary details and Save.
- Click the Credentials tab.
- Click CREATE CREDENTIALS (some where in topbar) and select OAuth Client ID option.
- When prompted Select Application Type as Desktop App and click Create to receive your ClientID and Secret. Later on you can use this information now to configure Connection with UseCustomApp=true.
NOTE: If you are planning to use your current data connection/token for automated processes, we recommend that you use a generic account for token generation when the login box appears (e.g. sales_automation@mycompany.com instead of bob_smith@mycompany.com). When you use a personal account which is tied to a specific employee profile and that employee leaves the company, the token may become invalid and any automated processes using that token will fail. Another potentially unwanted effect of using a personal token is incorrect logging; the API calls (e.g. Read, Edit, Delete, Upload) made with that token will record the specific user as performing the calls instead of an automated process.
- Go to OAuth Consent Screen tab. Under Publishing Status click PUBLISH APP to ensure your refresh token doesnt expire often. If you planning to use App for Private use then do not have to worry about Verification Status after Publish.
Google SheetsUser Account [OAuth]https://sheets.googleapis.com/v4/spreadsheetsRequired Parameters UseCustomApp Fill in the parameter... Default SpreadSheetId Fill in the parameter... Optional Parameters ClientId Fill in the parameter... ClientSecret Fill in the parameter... Scope Fill in the parameter... Default Tab Name (i.e. Sheet1) Fill in the parameter... RetryMode Fill in the parameter... RetryStatusCodeList Fill in the parameter... RetryCountMax Fill in the parameter... Redirect URL (Only for Web App) Fill in the parameter... Steps to get Google Sheets Credentials
Use these steps to authenticate as service account rather than Google / GSuite User. Learn more about service account here Basically to call Google API as Service account we need to perform following steps listed in 3 sections (Detailed steps found in the help link at the end)Create Project
First thing is create a Project so we can call Google API. Skip this section if you already have Project (Go to next section)- Go to Google API Console
- From the Project Dropdown (usually found at the top bar) click Select Project
- On Project Propup click CREATE PROJECT
- Once project is created you can click Select Project to switch the context (You can click on Notification link or Choose from Top Dropdown)
- Click ENABLE APIS AND SERVICES
- Now we need to Enable two APIs one by one (Sheets API and Drive API).
- Search Sheets. Select and click ENABLE
- Search Drive. Select and click ENABLE
Create Service Account
Once Project is created and APIs are enabled we can now create a service account under that project. Service account has its ID which looks like some email ID (not to confuse with Google /Gmail email ID)- Go to Create Service Account
- From the Project Dropdown (usually found at the top bar) click Select Project
- Enter Service account name and Service account description
- For Role, do not select anything for now and Click Continue and then click Done. Next we will create Key.
Create Key
Once service account is created we need to create key file (i.e. credentials).- In the Cloud Console, click the email address for the service account that you created.
- Click Keys.
- Click Add key, then click Create new key.
- Click Create and select P12 format. A P12 key file is downloaded to your computer. We will use this file in our API connection.
- Click Close.
- Now you may use downloaded *.p12 key file as secret file and Service Account Email as Client ID (e.g. some-service-account-name@your-project-id.iam.gserviceaccount.com ).
Add Permission
Now last thing is give read/write permission to Service Account. Basically you can create or open Google Sheet and add the Service Account as an editor to it as below.- Copy the email address of your service account we created in previous step (its usually like this some-service-account-name@your-project-id.iam.gserviceaccount.com).
- Create or select an existing Google Sheet.
- Navigate to Sheet for which you like to give read/write access to Service Account.
- Click on the Share button in the top right, and add the email address of the service account as an editor. Here is how to share file(s) with specific people. Juse share with Service Account (use Service Account Email found on previous section)
Google SheetsService Account (Using Private Key File) [OAuth]https://sheets.googleapis.com/v4/spreadsheetsRequired Parameters Service Account Email Fill in the parameter... Service Account Private Key Path (i.e. *.p12) Fill in the parameter... Default SpreadSheetId Fill in the parameter... Optional Parameters Scope Fill in the parameter... Default Tab Name (i.e. Sheet1) Fill in the parameter... RetryMode Fill in the parameter... RetryStatusCodeList Fill in the parameter... RetryCountMax Fill in the parameter... -
Select the desired endpoint, change/pass the properties values, and go to the Mappings tab to map the columns.
API Destination - Google SheetsRead / write Google Sheets data inside your app, perform many Google Sheets operations without coding using easy to use high performance API Connector for Google Sheets -
Finally, map the desired columns:
API Destination - Google SheetsRead / write Google Sheets data inside your app, perform many Google Sheets operations without coding using easy to use high performance API Connector for Google Sheets -
That's it; we successfully configured the POST API Call. In a few clicks we configured the Google Sheets API call using ZappySys Google Sheets Connector
Advanced topics
Actions supported by Google Sheets Connector
Google Sheets Connector support following actions for REST API integration. If some actions are not listed below then you can easily edit Connector file and enhance out of the box functionality.Parameter | Description |
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TabId |
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NewTabName |
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InitialRowCount |
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InitialColumnCount |
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TabColorRedValue |
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TabColorGreenValue |
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TabColorBlueValue |
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Request Body |
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TabId |
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Range for Table Boundary (Including Header) |
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SpreadSheetId |
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Conclusion
In this article we discussed how to connect to Google Sheets in SSIS and integrate data without any coding. Click here to Download Google Sheets Connector for SSIS and try yourself see how easy it is. If you still have any question(s) then ask here or simply click on live chat icon below and ask our expert (see bottom-right corner of this page).
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