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Connect Google Sheets and Discord

Community managers run Discord servers on spreadsheets: member lists, support logs, announcement queues. FlowMattic connects the two from your WordPress site. Messages, new members and forum posts become rows, and rows can post announcements, answer forum threads or give members a role. It suits creators, course sellers and open-source projects with an active server.

12 triggers 31 actions 6 example workflows 8 ready-made templates Unlimited runs

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When this happens in Google Sheets6 triggers

Do this in Discord12 actions

1. TriggerNew Spreadsheet Row
2. ActionAdd Role

When Google Sheets fires New Spreadsheet Row, FlowMattic runs Add Role in Discord with the data from that event.

You build this in the FlowMattic workflow builder on your own site. See the setup steps

Google Sheets and Discord workflows you can build

Each one uses only triggers and actions the two integrations ship today, plus FlowMattic's own tools. Where the library has a ready-made template, import it instead of building from scratch.

Google Sheets app icon Discord app icon Ready-made template

Log messages from a Discord channel in a sheet

Each message posted to a chosen channel adds a row with the author, text and time, giving you a searchable archive of feedback or questions.

New Message Posted to ChannelAdd New Row

View the template
Google Sheets app icon Discord app icon

Keep a roster of everyone who joins the server

New members are added to a sheet with their username and join date, which helps with welcome follow-ups and growth tracking.

New User AddedAdd New Row

Google Sheets app icon Discord app icon

Post rows from an announcement sheet to a channel

Plan announcements in a sheet. Each new row is posted to your announcements channel, so a teammate without server admin rights can publish.

New Spreadsheet RowSend Channel Message

Google Sheets app icon Discord app icon

Give members a role from a column in the sheet

Course sellers and paid communities type a tier into the sheet. The workflow finds the member and adds the matching Discord role.

Update Specific Column ValueFind UserAdd Role

Google Sheets app icon Discord app icon

Track forum questions in a support sheet

Each new forum post becomes a row with its title and author, so moderators can assign questions and see which ones are still open.

New Forum PostAdd New Row

Google Sheets app icon Discord app icon

Answer a forum thread from the support sheet

When a moderator writes an answer in the Reply column, it is posted into the matching forum post, using the post ID stored in the row.

Update Specific Column ValueSend message in Forum Post

Set up: channel messages logged as rows

By the end, every message in the channel you pick is written to a Google Sheet as a new row.

  1. Create the log sheet

    Add headers such as Time, Author, Message and Message ID.

  2. Connect Discord and Google Sheets

    Under Connects in FlowMattic, add a Discord connection for your server and a Google Sheets connection.

  3. Pick the channel

    Create a workflow with New Message Posted to Channel, choose the server and channel, and post a test message.

  4. Add the row

    Add Add New Row, map the message fields to the columns, test and switch the workflow on.

Import the ready-made template Beginner, about 5 min to set up
Log messages from a Discord channel in a sheet Template
  1. Discord app icon 1. Trigger in Discord New Message Posted to Channel
  2. Google Sheets app icon 2. Action in Google Sheets Add New Row

    Fields mapped from the earlier steps (a typical setup)

    From Google SheetsTo Google Sheets
    TimestampTime
    Author usernameAuthor
    Message contentMessage
    Message IDMessage ID
Built on the FlowMattic canvas. Test each step with real data, then switch the workflow on.

Triggers and actions in this pair

A trigger starts a workflow. An action is something FlowMattic does in the app as a step.

Good to know

  • Find User searches by name, so keep the exact Discord username in the sheet for the role example.
  • Store the forum post ID when you log a forum post. Send message in Forum Post needs it to reply in the right thread.
  • Logging a busy channel adds a row per message, so pick the channels you really need to archive.
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Google Sheets

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Triggers (6)

  • New Spreadsheet RowTrigger when a new row is added to the spreadsheet
  • New Or Updated Spreadsheet RowTrigger when a row is updated in the spreadsheet
  • Deleted Spreadsheet RowTrigger when a row is deleted from the spreadsheet
  • Update Cell DataTrigger when any cell is updated in the spreadsheet
  • Update Specific Cell DataTrigger when a specific cell is updated in the spreadsheet
  • Update Specific Column ValueTrigger when a specific column value is updated in the spreadsheet

Actions (19)

  • Add New RowAdd a new row with mapped data
  • Update RowUpdate existing row in specific spreadsheet with mapped data
  • Delete RowDelete row by ID in specific spreadsheet
  • Clear Row DataClear data or row by ID in specific spreadsheet
  • Lookup Row DataSearch for data in specific spreadsheet
  • Get Cell DataGet data for particular cell in specific spreadsheet
  • Update Cell DataUpdate data for particular cell in specific spreadsheet
  • Get Row CountGet total number of rows in specific spreadsheet
  • Get Row DataGet rows data from the sheet based on specified range
  • Create Spreadsheet ColumnCreate a new column in specific spreadsheet
  • Create New SheetCreate a new sheet in specific spreadsheet
  • Import CSV or JSON to Existing SheetImport CSV or JSON data to existing sheet in specific spreadsheet
  • Copy SheetCopy a sheet to another or within the same spreadsheet
  • Get RowsRetrieve rows in JSON format for use with Iterator
  • Export sheet to CSVExport the selected sheet to CSV format and save to WordPress Media Library
  • Export Sheet to ExcelExport the spreadsheet to Excel (.xlsx) format and save to WordPress Media Library
  • Export Sheet to PDFExport the spreadsheet to PDF format and save to WordPress Media Library
  • Export Sheet to OpenDocumentExport the spreadsheet to OpenDocument (.ods) format and save to WordPress Media Library
  • Export Sheet to TSVExport the selected sheet to TSV format and save to WordPress Media Library

Triggers (6)

  • New Message Posted to ChannelTriggers when a new message is posted to a specific text channel
  • New Forum PostTriggers when a new Post is created on a Forum
  • New Forum MessageTriggers when a new Message is created on a Forum Post
  • New User AddedTriggers when a new user joins the Discord Server
  • New Mention in Text and AnnouncementsTriggers when a User or Role is mentioned in a Text or Announcements channel
  • New Mention in Threads and Forum PostsTriggers when a User or Role is mentioned in a Threads or Forum Posts channel

Actions (12)

  • Add RoleAdd a role to a user
  • Remove User RoleRemove a chosen role from the specified user
  • Send Channel MessagePost a new message to a specific #channel you choose
  • Send message in Forum PostSend a new message in a specific Forum Post
  • Create new Forum PostCreate a new Post on a Forum Channel
  • Create ChannelCreate a new channel or category
  • Create Channel CategoryCreate a new channel category that hold other channels
  • Rename ChannelRename a channel to a specific name you choose
  • Send Direct MessageSend a direct message to a specific user
  • Find UserFind an existing user by name
  • Find ChannelFind an existing channel by matching name
  • Get Channel By NameGet an existing channel by exact name

Why run this pair with FlowMattic

Google Sheets and Discord connect through FlowMattic on your own site, with no separate automation account in the middle and no charge per run.

Community data passes through your site

Messages and member names go from Discord to Google through your own WordPress server.

Busy servers cost the same

Runs are unlimited, so logging thousands of messages a month needs no bigger plan.

Sheets become a control panel

Moderators without admin rights can post, reply and give roles by editing a sheet.

Common questions

Can I log more than one Discord channel?

Yes. Build one workflow per channel, each writing to its own tab, or send several channels to one tab with a Channel column.

Can I welcome new members from the sheet?

Yes. After New User Added writes the row, add Send Direct Message to greet the member, or post a welcome in a channel.

Can a sheet create Discord channels?

Yes. A new row can run Create Channel or Create Channel Category, which helps when you open a channel per cohort or event.

Can mentions of my role be logged?

Yes. New Mention in Text and Announcements and New Mention in Threads and Forum Posts can each write a row, so you can track when the team is called on.

Can rows remove roles too?

Yes. Use Remove User Role when a tier column is cleared or set to Expired, for example when a membership ends.

Did not find your answer? You can browse the help center or ask us directly.

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Reviewed 23 Oct 2026. The example workflows are written with AI from the real triggers and actions of both integrations and checked against them. Google Sheets integration 2.2.4, Discord integration 1.1.1.