Integrate Mattermost Data into Google Sheets Using Pabbly Connect

Learn how to seamlessly integrate Mattermost data into Google Sheets using Pabbly Connect. Follow this step-by-step guide for automation. This comprehensive guide reveals exactly how to connect your applications and automate repetitive tasks — accessible for professionals of all technical backgrounds.

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1. Accessing Pabbly Connect for Integration

To start integrating Mattermost with Google Sheets, first, access Pabbly Connect. This integration platform allows seamless automation without any coding skills. Begin by signing up for a free account through the link provided in the description.

Once registered, log in to your Pabbly Connect dashboard. Here, you can create workflows that will automate the data transfer between Mattermost and Google Sheets. Click on the ‘Create Workflow’ button to initiate the setup process.

2. Creating a Workflow in Pabbly Connect

After accessing your Pabbly Connect dashboard, you need to create a workflow. Name your workflow appropriately, such as ‘Save Messages from Mattermost into Google Sheets Automatically’. This title helps you easily identify the purpose of the workflow later on.

Next, you will set up the trigger and action for your workflow. The trigger will be a new message in Mattermost, while the action will be to save that message into Google Sheets. Click on the trigger window to select Mattermost as your application, then choose the trigger event as ‘Outgoing Webhooks’.

• Select Mattermost as the trigger application.
• Choose ‘Outgoing Webhooks’ as the trigger event.
• Copy the provided webhook URL for integration.

With the webhook URL copied, you can now move on to configuring Mattermost to send data to Pabbly Connect.

3. Configuring Mattermost for Webhook Integration

To connect Mattermost with Pabbly Connect, go to your Mattermost application and navigate to the channel where you want to receive messages. Click on the integrations icon and select ‘Outgoing Webhooks’. Here, you will add a new webhook.

Fill in the necessary details for the webhook, including the title and description. In the content type, select JSON. Paste the copied webhook URL from Pabbly Connect into the appropriate field and select the channel for the webhook to operate. Save the webhook settings to complete the configuration.

• Provide a title for the webhook, e.g., ‘Record Chats’.
• Select the JSON content type.
• Paste the webhook URL from Pabbly Connect.

Once saved, Pabbly Connect will start waiting for a response from Mattermost, allowing you to capture test data.

4. Testing the Integration with Pabbly Connect

Now that Mattermost is configured, you need to test the integration to ensure it works. Send a test message in the Mattermost channel you configured. For example, type ‘We got a new bug in the dashboard of our application’ and send it.

Return to Pabbly Connect and check if the test message is captured. You should see the message details, including the channel ID, username, and the text of the message. This confirms that the connection between Mattermost and Pabbly Connect is working properly.

Send a test message in Mattermost. Check for the message response in Pabbly Connect. Verify the details of the captured message.

Once confirmed, you can proceed to save this message in Google Sheets.

5. Saving Mattermost Messages to Google Sheets

To save the captured messages into Google Sheets, you will add another action in Pabbly Connect. Select Google Sheets as your action application and choose the action event as ‘Add New Row’. This action will create a new row in your selected spreadsheet each time a message is received.

Connect your Google account to Pabbly Connect and select the spreadsheet where you want to save the messages. Map the fields from the Mattermost message, including the post content, username, and timestamp, to the corresponding columns in your Google Sheets.

Select the relevant Google Sheets spreadsheet. Map the message content to the appropriate columns. Test the action to confirm data is saved correctly.

After completing these steps, your integration will be fully functional, automatically saving messages from Mattermost into Google Sheets.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we explored how to use Pabbly Connect to integrate Mattermost with Google Sheets. You learned to set up a workflow that captures messages from Mattermost and saves them into a Google Sheets spreadsheet automatically. This integration streamlines data management and enhances communication tracking within your organization.

Using Pabbly Connect allows for efficient automation without the need for coding skills, making it accessible for anyone looking to improve their workflow. Start using this integration today to enhance your team’s productivity!