Connect Google Sheets with DotSimple - Queue (via Make.com)

You want to plan your content but don't want to post it immediately? With the Queue function from DotSimple you can, for example, set a post to be published every Tuesday at 12:00 noon. As soon as new content is added to the queue, DotSimple will automatically schedule it into this rhythm. In this article, I'll show you how to do this with Make.com and Google Sheets fully automatically and without manual effort.

Would you prefer to see the process in action? No problem! In this video, we show you step by step how to automatically connect DotSimple with Google Sheets - whether with Zapier or Make.com.

▶️ Tip: The video visually guides you through both variants - including setup, image upload and planned publication.

📋 Requirements: What you need

• A Google account with access to Google Sheets
• A DotSimple Account with access token & workspace ID
• One Make.com account

🗂️ Step 1: Prepare your Google Sheet

Create a new Google Sheet with these columns:

• Text: The content of your social media post
• Image linkPublicly accessible direct link to the image (CDN, Dropbox, Google Drive with sharing)

Note: You need no dateas planning is carried out via the DotSimple queue.

⚙️ Step 2: Create scenario in Make.com

1. Module 1 - Google Sheets:
   Module: Watch new rows
   → Select your spreadsheet and the sheet (e.g. "Sheet1")
   → Activate "Headers available" and set a limit for test purposes if necessary

2. Module 2 - HTTP:
   Module: Get a File
   → Use the image URL from the Google Sheet to download the image

3. Module 3 - DotSimple file upload:
   Module: Upload file
   → You must connect your DotSimple account the first time:

   • In your DotSimple app, go to Settings → Access token
   • Click on "Create new token"for example, give it the name Make-Automation and select "never expires"
   • Copy the generated token and paste it into Make.com
   • The Workspace ID can be found in the URL of the DotSimple app - it is located after /app/ (e.g. https://app.dotsimple.io/app/abc12345-def...)

   → Use the output from the HTTP module in the upload module

4. Module 4 - Add contribution to the DotSimple queue:
   Module: Create Post
   → Set the following fields:

   • Cue: true (activates automatic scheduling)
   • Schedule: false (do not plan manually)
   • IsOriginal: Yes
   • Body: Text from the Google Sheet
   • Media: File ID from the upload module
   • Platform: z.e.g. LinkedIn page, Instagram or Facebook

💡 Important: Define your queue rhythm in DotSimple beforehand (e.g. every Tuesday, 12:00 noon). Every new post that you send to the queue via Make.com is then automatically scheduled.

✅ Result: Content automatically ends up in your DotSimple queue

Each new entry in the Google Sheet is processed via Make.com, the image is uploaded and the post is automatically inserted into your DotSimple queue - without manual planning, but with perfect timing.

💡 Additional tips for your workflow

• Add further fields such as hashtags or target group if required
• Use different Google Sheets for different topics
• Test your flow with a "Run once" run in Make.com

🧠 Conclusion: DotSimple Queue + Make.com = time saving & structure

With Make.com, you can automatically add content to the DotSimple Queue - based on a simple Google Sheet. The content is automatically scheduled so that your content appears regularly, even if you don't have time.

👉 Discover DotSimple now or Book a free demo and automate your social media workflow!