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How to automate screenshots of a Google Sheet

Learn how to automatically take screenshots of a Google Sheet using PagePixels.

Introduction

PagePixels is a screenshot automation solution that you can use to take automated scheduled screenshots of web pages, including screenshots of Google Sheets spreadsheets.

PagePixels is free to start, and this tutorial demonstrates how to create a screenshot automation that takes a screenshot of a Google Sheet every 15 minutes.

How to automate taking a screenshot of a Google Sheet.

To capture recurring screenshots of a Google Sheet every 15 minutes:

1

Create a screenshot

Log in to your PagePixels account, and click the "+Create Screenshot" button.

2

Set your schedule

By default, recurring screenshots are set to every 5 minutes.

To take a screenshot every 15 minutes, click into the input field with the default value 5 and change it to 15.

3

Add your URL

Copy and paste the public link for your Google Sheet into the "Website URL to Capture" field.

4

Save Screenshot

Click the green Save Screenshot button (top-right).

Your screenshot automation is officially set, and your first screenshot will be taken shortly.

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Notes

  • The defaults for screenshots generated by PagePixels are "Page Width" (1920px), "Page Height" (1000px), and "Wait Time to Capture Screenshot" (1500ms). These settings can be changed in your screenshot configuration at anytime.
  • Need help getting your Google Sheets screenshot to look just right? Send us a message.

What else can PagePixels do?

When you automate screenshots of your Google Sheets with PagePixels, you can also:

  • Schedule screenshots of your Google Sheets by time interval, days of the week, time of day, and time zone using PagePixels' built-in scheduling system (no other tools required).
  • Automatically post screenshots of your Google Sheets spreadsheets and dashboards to a public or private Slack channel, a Custom Webhook address, or upload the images to your Dropbox account.
  • Leverage no-code integration platforms Zapier and Make (Integromat) to take, send, and save your Google Sheets spreadsheets and dashboards to thousands of services, such as Google Drive, Gmail, and Google Chat.
  • Click to view a different sheet, hover over cells, and perform other user actions on your Google Sheet before taking a screenshot with PagePixels' Multi-Step Screenshot functionality.
  • Display the latest screenshot of your Google Sheets data in your website, data visualization / business intelligence dashboard tool, and more, using a single Embed URL.
  • Create screenshots from your private Google Sheets data with Custom HTML Screenshots.
  • Capture screenshots of private Google Sheets spreadsheets using the PagePixels Screenshots Chrome Extension.
  • Track and receive an alert when changes happen to data in your Google Sheet spreadsheet using PagePixels' Change Notification feature.
  • Customize the look of your Google Sheets spreadsheets and dashboards with PagePixels Custom CSS injection feature.
  • Use PagePixels' Screenshot API to programmatically take instant and scheduled screenshots of your Google Sheet spreadsheets and dashboards.
  • Automatically take Google Sheets screenshots and have an AI analyze the resulting images with the AI Analysis Screenshot feature.
  • Have AI compare and contrast your Google Sheet screenshot images with the Multiple Image AI Analysis endpoint of our Screenshot API.

Explore our features page to discover even more things PagePixels can do for you.

Support

Questions? Contact us anytime by email:

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Or send us a message through our Support page.