Google Sheets Quickstart

Get Started Free Forever

Create your free Detrics account, no credit card required. You’ll receive a personalized onboarding sheet with generous free usage limits perfect for individuals and small teams.

After clicking “Connect to Google Sheets”, you’ll be prompted to sign in with your Google account:

Install Detrics Add-on

Follow the steps from the onboarding file created for you in the previous step to install the Detrics Add-on for Google Sheets.

Complete Installation

Click the “Install” button in the pop-up that appears showing the app in Google Workspace Marketplace. You’ll then need to go through the Google authorization flow to authorize Detrics to connect to your Google account.

Open Detrics Sidebar

Create a new tab in the onboarding sheet that was created for you and open the Detrics sidebar by going to Extensions → Detrics → Launch Detrics.

Connect Data Source

Select the data source you want to connect to Detrics and retrieve data from. You can choose from various platforms like Facebook (Meta) Ads, Google Ads, Google Analytics 4, and more.

Grant Access

Grant access to Detrics in order for Detrics to be able to retrieve data from your selected data source. Click the connect button to authorize Detrics to access your account data.

Select Account and Run Your First Query

Select the account you want to pull data from. You can search by name or ID for a quick search to find your specific account. Then select one of the suggested Queries to streamline the Query creation process. Data will appear on the sheet in no time.

Open Detrics sidebar

Open a new Google Sheets document (click here to create one), then go to Extensions → Detrics → Launch Detrics.

Connect a data source

Click “Connect Account” and select your first data source (e.g., Facebook (Meta) Ads, Google Ads).

Select Data Source

Choose the specific data source you want to connect from the available options.

Start from Template

Select “Start from Template” and choose your desired data source. If your desired data source can’t be found, you’ll need to connect it by clicking “Connect Data Source”.

Choose Desired Template

Choose between all the template options. Take a look at the name and description to understand what the template will download or what information the output will be.

Select Account and Execute Template

Input the account you want to use for the desired template. You can search by name or ID to find your account quickly. Click “Execute Template” and the data will be visible in the spreadsheet.

Schedule Updates

Activate the toggle to set up automatic refresh at 9 AM in your local timezone to keep your data up-to-date.

Next Steps