Sheets rejects bursts (60 writes/min quota). This smooths spikes with a 50-per-minute delay gate so a flood of webhooks becomes a steady stream of appended rows instead of 429 errors.
Rate-limit shield for Google Sheets
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How this workflow works
1. Bursty webhook
triggerStarts the workflow — from an inbound HTTP request or on a schedule.
2. Map to sheet row
transformReshapes the payload. ⚠ Replaces it — downstream nodes see only the new shape.
3. Max 50 writes/min
rate-limitCaps how many runs pass through per time window.
4. Append to sheet
google-sheetsAppends or updates rows in a Google Sheet.
Run it without writing any code
Every step above is a visual node in the Requex workflow builder. Clone this template, fill in your own credentials where a step needs them, and it runs in the cloud — no server, no cron box, no npm install. Webhook-triggered workflows get an always-on URL; scheduled ones run on your cron expression.
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