HTML to Text API + Google Sheets Integration

Why connect them

The HTML to Text API in Google Sheets.

Google Sheets is the go-to collaborative spreadsheet for teams worldwide. Connecting APIs to Google Sheets transforms your spreadsheets into dynamic, self-updating data hubs. Automatically populate rows with API responses, validate data in real-time, and create living dashboards that reflect the latest information.

What you can build

Workflows worth wiring.

Automatically validate email addresses in a contact list and flag invalid entries

Build a real-time currency conversion tracker that updates exchange rates hourly

Create a lead scoring spreadsheet that enriches contact data with IP geolocation

Monitor domain SSL certificates and log expiration dates for your portfolio

Templates

Ready-made ideas.

New row added in Google Sheets Send HTML from row to HTML to Text API → write text, wordCount, and characterCount back to the row

Extract Text from HTML in Google Sheets

When HTML content is added to a spreadsheet, automatically extract plain text and populate word count and character count columns.

New row added in Google Sheets Send HTML from row to HTML to Text API → write first 150 characters of text as preview to the row

HTML Email Preview Generator in Sheets

Generate plain text previews from HTML email content stored in Google Sheets.

Setup

Connect it in a few steps.

Set up with Zapier

1
Set the trigger. Create a Zap with Google Sheets as the trigger app and "New row added" as the event. Connect your account.
2
Add the API action. Add APIVerve as the action, select the HTML to Text API, and map your trigger data to the request.
3
Send it back. Add a second Google Sheets action for "Add row" and map the returned fields (like text) into it.
4
Test & turn on. Test the Zap with real data to confirm the mapping, then turn it on.

Set up with Make

1
Add the trigger. Create a scenario and add a Google Sheets module set to "New row added". Authenticate your account.
2
Call the API. Add an HTTP module pointing at api.apiverve.com/v1/htmltotext with your x-api-key header. Pass the trigger's data as the input.
3
Parse & map. Add a JSON module to read the response, then a Google Sheets module for "Add row". Map fields like data.text into place.
4
Activate. Run once to confirm the mapping, then switch the scenario on and set its schedule.

Set up with n8n

1
Add the trigger node. Start a workflow with a Google Sheets trigger node for "New row added" and connect your credentials.
2
Add an HTTP Request node. Point it at api.apiverve.com/v1/htmltotext using Header Auth (x-api-key). Feed in the trigger data.
3
Map with expressions. Add a Google Sheets node for "Add row" and reference the response with expressions such as {{ $json.data.text }}.
4
Execute & activate. Execute manually to verify, then activate the workflow for production.

The payload

What Google Sheets receives.

text"This is an example paragraph. Anything in the body tag wi…"

parsedtrue

detectedLanguagelanguage, confidence

characterCount118

wordCount22

HTML to Text API + Google Sheets