Hello everyone, I too have faced the challenge of obtaining the list of subvalues. I’ve developed a fast and scalable method that makes it accessible for virtually anyone to use without much difficulty. I’m pleased to share it with you.
Here’s the procedure to use the Google Apps Script to retrieve subvalues of a property from HubSpot’s API and write them to a specific sheet named “Script” in Google Sheets:
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Open Google Sheets:
- Go to Google Sheets and open a new or existing spreadsheet.
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Access Google Apps Script Editor:
- In your Google Sheets, click on “Extensions” in the menu bar.
- Choose “Apps Script” from the dropdown menu. This opens the Google Apps Script editor in a new tab.
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Paste the Script:
- In the Google Apps Script editor, paste the provided script into the script editor window.
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Update API Token:
- Replace ‘YOUR_HUBSPOT_API_TOKEN’ in the script with your actual HubSpot API token.
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Save the Script:
- Click the disk icon or select “File” → “Save” to save your script. You can give it a relevant name, like “HubSpotAPI”.
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Run the Script:
- To run the script, click the play button (triangle icon) in the toolbar of the script editor.
- If this is your first time running the script, you will be prompted to authorize the script to access your Google Sheets data. Follow the on-screen instructions to grant the necessary permissions.
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Check the “Script” Sheet:
- Go back to your Google Sheets document.
- If the script runs successfully, it will either find or create a sheet named “Script” and write the retrieved data from HubSpot into this sheet.
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Debugging (if needed):
- If the script doesn’t work as expected, you can view the logs by clicking on “View” → “Logs” in the script editor. This can help you identify any issues or errors in the script.
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Automate the Script (Optional):
- If you wish to run this script automatically at set intervals, you can use Triggers in Google Apps Script.
- Go to the script editor, click on the clock icon (current project’s triggers), and set a new trigger for the function you want to automate.
This procedure allows you to interact with HubSpot’s API directly from Google Sheets, automating the data retrieval and making it accessible for further analysis or reporting within your spreadsheet.
Here’s the complete Google Apps Script code with comments to retrieve subvalues of a “property_name” property from a ‘products’ object in HubSpot’s API and write them to a sheet named “Script” in Google Sheets:
// Function to retrieve subvalues of a specified property from HubSpot API
function getHubSpotPropertySubValues() {
// Define the object type and property name
var objectType = ‘products’; // The object type (e.g., ‘contacts’, ‘deals’, ‘products’, etc.)
var propertyName = ‘property_name’; // The name of the property
// Your HubSpot API token
var token = ‘YOUR_HUBSPOT_API_TOKEN’; // Replace with your actual HubSpot API token Authentication overview - HubSpot docs
// Construct the URL for the HubSpot API request
var url = ‘https://api.hubapi.com/crm/v3/properties/’ + objectType + ‘/’ + propertyName;
// Set up the headers for the API request, including the authorization token
var headers = {
‘Authorization’: 'Bearer ’ + token,
‘Content-Type’: ‘application/json’
};
// Define the options for the API request
var options = {
‘method’ : ‘get’,
‘headers’ : headers,
};
try {
// Make the API request
var response = UrlFetchApp.fetch(url, options);
var json = response.getContentText();
var data = JSON.parse(json);
// Get or create the ‘Script’ sheet in the current spreadsheet
var spreadsheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = spreadsheet.getSheetByName(“Script”);
// If the ‘Script’ sheet does not exist, create it
if (!sheet) {
sheet = spreadsheet.insertSheet(“Script”);
}
// Check if the property data has options (subvalues) and write them to the sheet
if (data && data.options) {
sheet.clear(); // Clear the sheet before writing new data
// Loop through each option and write its label and value to the sheet
data.options.forEach(function(option) {
sheet.appendRow([option.label, option.value]);
});
} else {
Logger.log(“No subvalues found for the specified property.”);
}
} catch (error) {
// Log any errors encountered during the API request
Logger.log("Error when querying HubSpot API: " + error.toString());
}
}
To use this script, you need to replace ‘YOUR_HUBSPOT_API_TOKEN’ with your actual HubSpot API token. The script will create a new sheet named “Script” if it doesn’t exist and write the subvalues of the specified property into this sheet. Remember that the specific structure of the data may vary depending on the property you are querying, so you might need to adjust the script accordingly.
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