How to connect Google Sheets to Database

Question

I\'m trying to auto-populate some raw data on a sheet in my google sheets file with a query.

It doesn\'t look like sheets has any built in functionality to do so lik

Answer 1

You might want to have a look at this list of detailed article "the best 7 ways to connect MySQL to Google Sheets in 2020. Some of them require no code whatsoever and others are more technical, so that you can make a choice based on your needs and skills.

Here is the list of solutions (you'll find a presentation of each in the article):

1. Google Apps Script (there are 2 main steps here: 1. create a Google Sheets script to import a SQL table ; 2. run a Google Sheets script automatically every minute to retrieve SQL data => I wrote a step-by-step tutorial on how to automatically retrieve data from my SQL database to Google Sheets with a script — with the actual code to make it work)
2. Zapier
3. Blockspring
4. Actiondesk
5. Kloudio
6. SeekWell
7. QueryClips

I hope this thorough presentation will help you find a solution that will simplify your life with MySQL and help make you and your team more efficient and productive!