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How can I fill a google form with IFTTT

I have a google form I have to fill every day with the same info.

Whats the best way to text a number and then automatically fill the form?

What do I use for scanning the web page and filling the form?

Solution

  • Google lets you send the form URL with pre-filled answers. The directions below are from here.

    • Open a form in Google Forms.
    • In the top right, click More
    • Choose Get pre-filled link.
    • Fill in any answer fields you want to pre-populate.
    • Click Submit.
    • To send the pre-populated form to respondents, copy and send the link at the top.

    If it's not your form, you can still do this but it's a bit more hassle.

    You'll need to figure out the form entry ids by viewing the page source.

    In this example form, we'd be able to fill out the two form elements with the following URL.

    https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfcOpri8vqdMan2j2_FZNMEEf7M-nj-XZ_duLOwxKFQDT95gw/viewform?entry.317303506=answer+one&entry.1178107516=b

    You can figure out the entry ids by viewing source like the image below.view source to find entry id

    entry.317303506 then becomes ?entry.317303506=answer+one to fill out that element, the next piece &entry.1178107516=b selects option b.