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Too much data while reading from Google sheets

  • 14 July 2023
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I created a Zap that uses New or Updated Spreadsheet Row from the Google Sheets app. This document is updated daily; there is a process that clears the spreadsheet and adds new rows and it could have up to 100k new rows.


I’m receiving the too much data error message when this happens. Is there a different way to do this? Or is this a product limitation?

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Best answer by Troy Tessalone 14 July 2023, 17:22

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Hi @Ops User

Good question.

Google spreadsheets are not optimized for large volumes of information (spreadsheets with around 10,000+ rows), and this can make it a challenge to access them via Zapier.

 

Help: https://help.zapier.com/hc/en-us/articles/8495995099533-Common-Problems-with-Google-Sheets-on-Zapier#interpreting-dates-times-and-timestamps-in-google-sheets-0-9

thanks for the reply @Troy Tessalone, is there a workaround for this?

 

I’m trying to read all thes rows and then update them in Marketo, which after tests, went good. But I can’t make Zapier to read them.

I don’t need this to be on real-time basis, is there a way to read the spreadsheet and load it all on Zapier?

 

Thanks!

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@Ops User 

It’s likely that much data in a GSheet will cause issues/errors in the Zaps.

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@Ops User 

You’d likely have to use the GSheets API and implement looping logic to iterate thru chunks of data (rows) in the GSheet.

 

I don’t see that option in the GSheets app, it is not included on all plans?

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@Ops User 

Available GSheet Zap app triggers/actions: https://developers.google.com/sheets/api/guides/concepts