Data & Databases
Extract MySQL data and update Google Sheets on a schedule
3 nodes
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Scheduled trigger
Workflow Description
A scheduled automation that extracts data from your MySQL database at defined intervals and pushes it directly to Google Sheets, ensuring your spreadsheets stay current without manual updates or data entry tasks.
How it works
- 1.Execute the scheduled trigger at your specified time intervals
- 2.Run a query against your MySQL database and retrieve the data
- 3.Push the results and update rows in your Google Sheets workbook
Use cases
- Automatically refresh daily sales reports from your production database
- Monitor key performance indicators in a shared spreadsheet in real time
- Sync new customer records to a centralized tracking sheet each morning
Requirements
- MySQL database credentials with appropriate query permissions
- Google account with edit access to your target spreadsheets
- Basic understanding of SQL query syntax
Service Value
Ready-made workflow template for automation delivery and service execution.
Apps Used
Schedule
MySQL
Google Sheets
Details
Trigger
Scheduled trigger
Nodes
3
Apps
3
Views
127
Downloads
77
How to Use
- 1.Click "Download Template"
- 2.Open your n8n dashboard
- 3.Go to Workflows > Import from File
- 4.Select downloaded file and configure credentials
Nodes Used (3)
Cron
Cron
MySQL - insert
My Sql
Google Sheets - read
Google Sheets