Let us look at how you can integrate Google Sheets with OpenAI, automatically generate articles with images using OpenAI and save them in Google Sheets.
This automation requires a one-time setup, for which we will use Pabbly Connect.
We will first link Google Sheets with Pabbly Connect to capture the topic for your article, then link Pabbly Connect with Open AI to generate an article and image, and lastly link OpenAI with Google Sheets to save the generated article.
Steps to Automatically Generate Articles with Images and Save them in Google Sheets
1. Sign In / Sign Up to Pabbly Connect and Create a Workflow
2. Establish a Connection between Google Sheets and Pabbly Connect
3. Setup OpenAI as the Action App to Generate Articles
4. Setup OpenAI as the Action App to Generate Images
5. Setup Google Sheets as the Action App to Update Data
Step 1:- Sign In / Sign Up to Pabbly Connect and Create a Workflow
A. Sign In / Sign Up
To begin this process, visit Pabbly Connect and create your account by clicking on the ‘Sign Up Free’ button. You can also click on Sign In if you already have an account.
Click on the Pabbly Connect ‘Access Now’ button
B. Create Workflow
To create a new workflow, click the ‘Create Workflow’ button.
Name your workflow, and click on ‘Create’.
Step 2:- Establish a Connection between Google Sheets and Pabbly Connect
We will now look at the steps through which we will establish a link between Google Sheets and Pabbly Connect. This will help us to fetch the data from Google Sheets.
A. Trigger App
Trigger allows us to choose the application that will receive the data for Pabbly Connect. In our case, it would be Google Sheets.
Choose ‘Google Sheets’ as the Trigger App and select ‘New or Updated Spreadsheet Row’ as a Trigger Event.
B. Webhook URL
A new Webhook URL will get generated. You will use this Webhook URL to create a connection with your Google Sheets account. Copy the Webhook URL.
As soon as you Copy the Webhook URL, Pabbly Connect will start looking to capture data from Google Sheets, as indicated by the rotating Waiting For Webhook Response button.
C. Connect Google Sheets Account
To connect with your Google Sheets account, open the sheet where you want to enter the data, click on Extensions > Add-ons > Get add-ons, and search for ‘Pabbly Connect Webhook’.
Install the Pabbly Connect Webhook extension.
After installing the add-on, again click on Extension > Pabbly Connect Webhooks > Initial Setup.
Paste the Webhook URL that we copied earlier, and in the Trigger Column, mention the name of the last column in which the data is available, and click on ‘Send Test’.
Now that the data is sent successfully – click on ‘Submit’.
Switch back to Pabbly Connect, expand Response Received, and the data you entered must be visible, thus confirming our established connection.
Step 3:- Setup OpenAI as the Action App to Generate Articles
Action allows us to choose the application that will get executed by the workflow trigger.
Since we want to generate articles on the captured topics using OpenAI – it will be our Action App.
A. Action App
Choose ‘OpenAI’ as the Action App, select ‘Generate Content’ as an Action Event, and click on ‘Connect’.
B. Connect OpenAI Account
To connect with your OpenAI account, select ‘Add New Connection’. You will be prompted to enter your API Token. Find your API Token by clicking on the ‘OpenAI API Keys page’ button.
Generate and copy your API Token, paste it into its given field, and click on ‘Save & Send Test Request’.
Select the AI Model you want to use for generating the article.
C. Enter / Map the Necessary Fields
Now that you have connected your OpenAI account, all you need is to map the necessary details from the step above. Mapping ensures our data remains dynamic and changes as per the received responses.
Compose a Prompt by mapping the details from the step above.
Similarly, select/enter other fields, leaving the unnecessary ones empty, and click on ‘Save & Send Test Request’.
As soon as you click on Save & Send Test Request, an article will automatically be generated using OpenAI.
Step 4:- Setup OpenAI as the Action App to Generate Images
Since we want to generate images on the captured topics using OpenAI – it will be our Action App.
A. Action App
Choose ‘OpenAI’ as the Action App, select ‘Generate Image’ as an Action Event, and click on ‘Connect’.
B. Establish Connection
Since we are already connected to the OpenAI account, all we need is to ‘Select Existing Connection’ and click on ‘Save’.
C. Map Necessary Fields
Map the ‘Prompt’ from the step above, select the Image Size, and click on ‘Save & Send Test Request’.
The moment you click on Save & Send Test Request, an image will automatically be generated for the given topic.
Step 5:- Setup Google Sheets as the Action App to Update Data
We essentially want to update row data in Google Sheets. Thus, Google Sheets will be our Action App.
A. Action App
Choose ‘Google Sheets’ as the Action App, select ‘Update Row’ as an Action Event, and click on ‘Connect’.
B. Connect Google Sheets Account
To connect with your Google Sheets account, select ‘Add New Connection’, and click on ‘Connect With Google Sheets’. Also, grant the authorization.
Select the Spreadsheet and Sheet you want to use for storing your data.
Map the Row Index from the trigger step.
As soon as you select your sheet, the columns of this sheet will start reflecting as fields in your Action Step.
C. Map Necessary Fields
Map the Fields from the steps above, and click on ‘Save & Send Test Request’.
The moment you click on Save & Send Test Request, the content and image URL will automatically be updated in your Google Sheets spreadsheet.
Our automation is complete. We have successfully integrated Google Sheets with OpenAI. Each time you enter a new topic in your Google Sheets spreadsheet, an article along with an image will automatically be generated and saved in that same Google Sheets spreadsheet.
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