How to use Google Sheets as a database by turning it into a REST API with Google Apps Script. This makes Google Sheets a powerful tool for managing data online, allowing for easy data entry and retrieval without manual sharing or updating.
This allows you to add and get data from the sheet over the internet without sharing the sheet. It shows how to:
Write code in Google Sheets that listens for web requests.
Use doGet and doPost functions to handle these requests.
Insert data into the sheet and fetch a summary of this data through the web.
Deploy the script as a web app to get a URL for accessing the API.
Test the API with tools like Postman or embed it in a web form.