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Google Sheets and Pinata connection
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Ways to connect Google Sheets and Pinata
Create a new workflow and add the first step
In n8n, click the "Add workflow" button in the Workflows tab to create a new workflow. Add the starting point – a trigger on when your workflow should run: an app event, a schedule, a webhook call, another workflow, an AI chat, or a manual trigger. Sometimes, the HTTP Request node might already serve as your starting point.
Popular ways to use the Google Sheets and Pinata connection
Create your own Google Sheets and Pinata connection
Create custom Google Sheets + Pinata automations by choosing triggers and actions. Nodes come with global operations and settings, as well as app-specific parameters that can be configured. You can also use the HTTP Request node to query data from any app or service with a REST API.
Google Sheets supported actions
Create
Create a spreadsheet
Delete
Delete a spreadsheet
Append or Update Row
Append a new row or update an existing one (upsert)
Append Row
Create a new row in a sheet
Clear
Delete all the contents or a part of a sheet
Create
Create a new sheet
Delete
Permanently delete a sheet
Delete Rows or Columns
Delete columns or rows from a sheet
Get Row(s)
Retrieve one or more rows from a sheet
Update Row
Update an existing row in a sheet
Supported API Endpoints for Pinata
POST
Create file
Uploads a file to IPFS using the pinFileToIPFS method.
/pinning/pinFileToIPFS
POST
Pin file to IPFS
Pins a file to IPFS.
/api-reference/endpoint/pin-file-to-ipfs
POST
Pin JSON
Pins JSON data to IPFS.
/api-reference/endpoint/pin-json-to-ipfs
GET
List files
Retrieves a list of files pinned to IPFS.
/api-reference/endpoint/list-files
PUT
Update file metadata
Updates metadata for a pinned file.
/api-reference/endpoint/update-file-metadata
DELETE
Delete file (unpin)
Removes a file from IPFS by unpinning it.
/api-reference/endpoint/unpin-file
GET
Retrieve file
Retrieve a file from IPFS using its CID.
/ipfs/Qmf1rtki74jvYmGeqaaV51hzeiaa6DyWc98fzDiuPatzyy
POST
Create group
Creates a new group for managing pins.
/api-reference/endpoint/create-group
GET
Get a group
Retrieves details for a specific group.
/api-reference/endpoint/get-a-group
GET
List groups
Retrieves a list of all groups.
/api-reference/endpoint/list-groups
PUT
Update group
Updates details for a specific group.
/api-reference/endpoint/update-group
PUT
Add CIDs to group
Adds CIDs to an existing group.
/api-reference/endpoint/add-cids-to-group
DELETE
Remove CIDs from a group
Removes CIDs from a specified group.
/api-reference/endpoint/remove-cids-from-a-group
DELETE
Delete group
Deletes a specified group.
/api-reference/endpoint/delete-group
POST
Pin by CID
Pins a file using its CID.
/api-reference/endpoint/pin-by-cid
GET
List pin by CID jobs
Retrieves a list of jobs related to pinning by CID.
/api-reference/endpoint/list-pin-by-cid-jobs
POST
Add signature to CID
Attaches a signature to a specified CID.
/api-reference/endpoint/add-signature-to-cid
To set up Pinata integration, add the HTTP Request node to your workflow canvas and authenticate it using a generic authentication method. The HTTP Request node makes custom API calls to Pinata to query the data you need using the API endpoint URLs you provide.
See the example hereThese API endpoints were generated using n8n
n8n AI workflow transforms web scraping into an intelligent, AI-powered knowledge extraction system that uses vector embeddings to semantically analyze, chunk, store, and retrieve the most relevant API documentation from web pages. Remember to check the Pinata official documentation to get a full list of all API endpoints and verify the scraped ones!
Google Sheets and Pinata connection details
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