Spreadsheet

Google Sheets + Formspring: each submission, sent on.

Connect Google account, paste your spreadsheet URL and tab name, save, activate the integration, send a test submission, and confirm Deliveries shows HTTP 2xx from Google. Retries run automatically on transient failures.

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What you get

Google Sheets

Append every submission as a new row - great for lightweight CRMs and ops queues
OAuth keeps access scoped to spreadsheets you authorize
Delivery logs and Replay when Google returns quota or permission errors
Your Formspring inbox remains the searchable source of truth

Stored encrypted. HTTPS only.

Set it up

In Formspring, open your form → Integrations → Google Sheets.
Click Connect Google account and complete Google’s consent (spreadsheet access).
Paste the spreadsheet URL from your browser (it must include /spreadsheets/d/...) and enter the tab name exactly as it appears on the tab strip.
Save, turn the integration on, then submit a test from the form.
Open Deliveries for this integration and confirm Google returned 2xx; your sheet should show a new row.

Authorize Formspring once with Connect Google account (OAuth). You choose the spreadsheet and worksheet tab; each clean submission becomes a new row via the official Google Sheets API (values.append). Your Formspring inbox stays the system of record, with Deliveries and Replay like any other integration.

POST https://sheets.googleapis.com/v4/spreadsheets/{spreadsheetId}/values/{sheetName}!A1:ZZ:append
  ?valueInputOption=USER_ENTERED&insertDataOption=INSERT_ROWS

{sheetName} is URL-encoded; tabs with spaces or punctuation are quoted per Sheets rules.

Why teams connect Google Sheets

Each submission becomes a row in a spreadsheet you control - ideal for lightweight CRMs, ops queues, and shared visibility. Formspring calls Google’s Sheets API directly after OAuth; no third-party relay is required.

Reliability and retries

Formspring retries failed deliveries with exponential backoff (up to eight attempts over several hours). Each attempt appears in Deliveries with the HTTP status and response body. Use Replay after you fix the issue on the receiving side.

Security and auth

OAuth 2 with the spreadsheets scope grants Formspring access to spreadsheets the connected Google user can edit. Tokens are stored encrypted. Formspring does not send X-Formspring-Signature to Google - that header applies to generic webhooks only.

Row shape

The built-in integration appends a fixed column order (timestamp, ids, then sorted field values). The dashboard payload filter controls apply to generic webhooks, not to Sheets. For arbitrary columns or branching, add Make, Zapier, n8n, or a generic webhook alongside Sheets.

Questions about this integration

Does Formspring talk to Google Sheets natively?

Yes. After you **Connect Google account**, Formspring stores OAuth tokens and calls **`spreadsheets.values.append`** on each submission. That differs from a [**generic webhook**](/integrations/webhook), which sends Formspring’s signed JSON envelope instead.

How fast do rows appear?

Deliveries are queued right after a clean submission is accepted. Typical append latency to Google is sub-second once the job runs, plus queue wait time.

What if Google returns an error?

The delivery shows Google’s status and body. Fix sharing, quota, or the tab name, then **Replay**. Transient errors retry automatically up to eight times.

I still have an old Apps Script URL - what now?

That path is **retired**. Use **Connect Google account**, paste your spreadsheet link, set the tab name, and save.

Google did not return a refresh token - what should I do?

Revoke Formspring under your **Google Account → Security → Third-party access**, then run **Connect Google account** again so Google issues a fresh offline refresh token.