Chat with Your Google Sheets Using ChatGPT: Make Your Data Work for You
Managing data can get overwhelming, especially when you're handling tons of customer information in Google Sheets. But what if you could just ask your Google Sheet a question and get an answer, instantly? With a simple setup on the Ubility platform, you can do exactly that. Here’s how to create a workflow that lets you interact with Google Sheets using ChatGPT and LangChain, so your data becomes as accessible as chatting with a colleague.
Why This Matters?
Imagine being able to ask your Google Sheet for the top-spending customer or the latest entries without manually sifting through rows and columns. This setup allows you to:
Retrieve and analyze data in real time
Keep your hands off repetitive tasks
Get quick insights without needing complex formulas or manual lookups
The Setup: Step-by-Step
Let’s break down the process into a few easy steps.
Set Up the Webhook Trigger
The workflow kicks off with a Webhook Trigger. This trigger listens for a signal to start the process, setting everything in motion. Here’s the setup:
Method: GET, so it’s ready to pull data when you initiate it.
Response Type: Set to send outputs.
Authentication: None – keeping things simple.
Connect to Google Sheets
Next, we set up Google Sheets to share data with ChatGPT:
Use your Google credentials to connect securely.
Select Read Data to fetch the info we need.
Provide the Document ID and Sheet Name to target the correct sheet.
Once you’ve set this up, test the Google Sheet connection. This pulls the customer data, which we store in a variable called customersInfo giving ChatGPT easy access to all the info it needs.
Bring in ChatGPT for Conversational Analysis
Now we add the ChatGPT layer through LangChain’s Conversational Chain. This step lets you ask questions about the data, and ChatGPT will respond with answers based on the dataset.
Chat Model: Powered by ChatGPT, so it understands and answers naturally.
Memory: Uses Conversational Buffer Memory to retain context in each conversation.
For the prompt: we set the question to: "Who has the highest total spend in the sheet? Here’s the data: ${customersInfo}". Now, ChatGPT knows to look at the customer data and find the answer.
Run the Workflow
With everything in place, test the workflow. ChatGPT will scan the customer records and provide an answer in seconds, identifying the highest spender in the dataset, no manual searching required.
Result of the Workflow
Once everything is set up, you can easily test and run your workflow with a single click. Ubility ensures the emails are sent accurately, directly reaching each recipient’s inbox without any manual effort.
Ready to Get Started?
Ready to make your data work for you? With ChatGPT, Google Sheets, and Ubility, handling customer data has never been simpler.