Connect Google Sheets with DotSimple - Schedule posts (via Zapier)

Automation saves time - especially in social media management. In this article, we will show you step by step how to create a Link Google Sheet with DotSimple and your content automatically via Zapier publish. This allows you to implement editorial plans directly from tables - without any manual copy-paste.

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

Before we start, make sure you have the following ready:

• A Google account with access to Google Sheets
• A DotSimple Account with access token & workspace ID
• One Zapier account

 

🗂️ Step 1: Prepare your Google Sheet

Create a new Google Sheet with these three columns:

• Text: The content of your social media post
• Image link: Direct link to a publicly accessible image
• Date: Publication date in format YYYY-MM-DD

Important: Make sure that the image link is publicly accessible (e.g. Dropbox, Google Drive or a CDN link).

 

⚙️ Step 2: Create Zap in Zapier

1. Set up trigger:
   App: Google Sheets
   Event: New or Updated Spreadsheet Row
   → Select spreadsheet and tab (e.g. "Sheet1")
2. Upload image to DotSimple:
   App: DotSimple
   Event: Upload file
   → Log in to your DotSimple app, go to Settings → Access tokenclick on "Create new token", copy the token and enter it in Zapier.
   → The Workspace ID can be found in the address bar of your browser - it is located directly after /app/ in the URL (e.g. https://app.dotsimple.io/app/abc12345-def...) - simply copy this ID and paste it into Zapier to log in.

3. Create a post at DotSimple:
   App: DotSimple
   Event: Create Post
   → Fill in the fields:
   • Date: from Google Sheet + manual time (e.g. 12:00)
   • Schedule: true
   • IsOriginal: true
   • Body (text): from Google Sheet
   • Media: Image ID from upload step
   • Platform: z.e.g. LinkedIn page

📌 Tip: Test the workflow with a dummy post and then activate the Zap via "Publish Zap".

 

📈 Result: Automated posting, without additional effort

From now on, all you have to do is add a new line in the Google Sheet - and your post will be automatically scheduled and published. Social media has never been so simple and efficient!

 

💡 Additional tips for your workflow

• Add an additional column for times if you want to plan more flexibly
• Use your own tags or notes for team members
• Create multiple Zaps for different platforms or content

 

🧠 Conclusion: Google Sheets + DotSimple = Efficient social media automation

You can create a smart, scalable workflow with just a few clicks. Google Sheets becomes the interface for your entire content team - and DotSimple automatically takes care of the rest. Sounds simple? It is.

👉 Discover DotSimple now or Book a free demo and take your social media management to a new level!