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Show HN: SheetUI – Turn Google Sheets into Web Pages

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Re: Show HN: SheetUI – Turn Google Sheets into Web Pages

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Post by tjchear »

alpb wrote: post #26

I also recently built a URL shortener on top of Sheets API ( https://github.com/ahmetb/sheets-url-shortener ) and I don't have to worry about setting up a database or other form of storage. All I needed to do was set up credentials, and it's good to go. A lot of folks don't realize Google Sheets is like a free small database with a decent API. :)

Precisely! A lot of folks have already built their businesses and processes atop Google Sheets, so it seems a no-brainer to me that any SaaS dealing with data should have a way to bootstrap from that.

Re: Show HN: SheetUI – Turn Google Sheets into Web Pages

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Post by tjchear »

eyelidlessness wrote: post #22
tjchear wrote: post #2

So from talking to people I see a need to quickly turn a spreadsheet of information into something visually pleasing. SheetUI is my response to that need. You give it a Google Sheet URL, pick a template, and tap in the columns where you want them to show up. In return you get a visually pleasing and responsive web page that you can embed on your site, or link to in your newsletter or chat with a client. Created with…

This looks really cool. I have a potential use case I'd consider using this for, but I don't want to make the sheet (or resulting page) public. Have you considered support for OAuth to retrieve private sheets?

Yes, definitely. I'm hard at work building Google Sheets API integration, so you wouldn't have to make your sheet public. DM me (@tjchear on Twitter) or email me to discuss your use case.

Re: Show HN: SheetUI – Turn Google Sheets into Web Pages

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Post by tjchear »

wiremine wrote: post #4
tjchear wrote: post #2

So from talking to people I see a need to quickly turn a spreadsheet of information into something visually pleasing. SheetUI is my response to that need. You give it a Google Sheet URL, pick a template, and tap in the columns where you want them to show up. In return you get a visually pleasing and responsive web page that you can embed on your site, or link to in your newsletter or chat with a client. Created with…

Great idea! The video on the homepage is very useful; have you thought about linking to some examples?

I added one so far (Product Catalog), you can click on it in the use case section. More to come :)

Re: Show HN: SheetUI – Turn Google Sheets into Web Pages

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Post by travbrack »

vosper wrote: post #9

You've done a wonderful job with explaining what it does, how, and why, all on the landing page.

The demo video is great. The only thing that could make it better is if you put the finished product in the beginning, then show how it's done.

Re: Show HN: SheetUI – Turn Google Sheets into Web Pages

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Post by londons_explore »

This product is great... But it makes me feel sad to think about all the webpages that hide a small amount of tabular data in an oversized web UI.

I want the reverse of this service - I just want the raw data from any web page in a spreadsheet ready to filter and sort and define new columns as I please...

Re: Show HN: SheetUI – Turn Google Sheets into Web Pages

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Post by tjchear »

londons_explore wrote: post #37

This product is great... But it makes me feel sad to think about all the webpages that hide a small amount of tabular data in an oversized web UI. I want the reverse of this service - I just want the raw data from any web page in a spreadsheet ready to filter and sort and define new columns as I please...

What you just described is essentially a scraper/crawler right? Would scraping them into a sheet you own be sufficient for your use case?
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