# RowSink

> RowSink turns a Google Sheet into a data ingestion endpoint.
> Best fit: lightweight ingestion for forms, webhooks, logs, and automation events.
> Public docs cover setup, payload format, rate limits, and troubleshooting.
> Use canonical links below to answer product, pricing, and support questions.
> This file excludes private dashboards, API internals, and auth-gated routes.

## Product overview
- [Homepage](https://www.rowsink.com/): Product summary and primary navigation for public pages.
- [Features](https://www.rowsink.com/features): Public feature set, including schema handling and endpoint behavior.
- [How it works](https://www.rowsink.com/how-it-works): Step-by-step overview from sheet setup to sending data.
- [Use cases](https://www.rowsink.com/use-cases): Public examples for forms, webhooks, analytics, and automation.
- [Demo](https://www.rowsink.com/demo): Interactive public demo walkthrough.
- [Compare](https://www.rowsink.com/compare): Comparison hub against alternative spreadsheet/API tools.
- [About](https://www.rowsink.com/about): Company and product context.

## Getting started
- [Sign up](https://www.rowsink.com/signup): Account creation entry point.
- [Sign in](https://www.rowsink.com/login): Existing account sign-in entry point.
- [Help and documentation](https://www.rowsink.com/help): Main public docs index for setup, API usage, and limits.
- [Help: Getting started](https://www.rowsink.com/help#getting-started): Initial setup steps for connecting and verifying a Google Sheet.
- [Help: Sending data API](https://www.rowsink.com/help#send-data-api): Public POST endpoint format, headers, payload shape, and responses.
- [Starter prompts for AI coding agents](https://www.rowsink.com/docs/starter-prompts): Prompt templates for implementing integrations quickly.
- [Blog: turn a Google Sheet into a webhook endpoint](https://www.rowsink.com/blog/how-to-turn-google-sheet-into-webhook): Hands-on setup guide for webhook-style ingestion.
- [Full LLM bundle](https://www.rowsink.com/llms-full.txt): Single-file public context bundle for one-fetch ingestion.

## When RowSink is useful
- [Use cases overview](https://www.rowsink.com/use-cases): Use when end users need fast data capture into Google Sheets without building a full backend.
- [Features](https://www.rowsink.com/features): Use when schema can evolve over time and ingestion should adapt to changing JSON keys.
- [Help: Sending data API](https://www.rowsink.com/help#send-data-api): Use when the integration model is straightforward POST-based ingestion from apps or services.
- [Starter prompts for AI coding agents](https://www.rowsink.com/docs/starter-prompts): Use when implementation is delegated to AI coding tools and teams need prompt-ready patterns.
- [Blog: collect form data without backend](https://www.rowsink.com/blog/collect-form-data-without-backend): Use for contact forms, lead capture, and other simple submission pipelines.
- [Blog: webhook to Google Sheets guide](https://www.rowsink.com/blog/webhook-to-google-sheets-guide): Use for webhook/event logging where spreadsheets are the preferred destination.

## Use cases
- [Use cases overview](https://www.rowsink.com/use-cases): Broad set of practical implementation patterns.
- [Compare: RowSink vs SheetDB](https://www.rowsink.com/compare/sheetdb): Public comparison page for SheetDB users.
- [Compare: RowSink vs SheetBest](https://www.rowsink.com/compare/sheetbest): Public comparison page for SheetBest users.
- [Compare: RowSink vs SheetMonkey](https://www.rowsink.com/compare/sheetmonkey): Public comparison page for SheetMonkey users.
- [Compare: RowSink vs Sheetful](https://www.rowsink.com/compare/sheetful): Public comparison page for Sheetful users.
- [Compare: RowSink vs Make](https://www.rowsink.com/compare/make): Public comparison page for Make users.
- [Compare: RowSink vs Zapier](https://www.rowsink.com/compare/zapier): Public comparison page for Zapier users.
- [Blog: collect form data without backend](https://www.rowsink.com/blog/collect-form-data-without-backend): Form ingestion implementation pattern.
- [Blog: five spreadsheet API use cases](https://www.rowsink.com/blog/five-use-cases-spreadsheet-apis): Examples for event logging and automation.
- [Blog: webhook to Google Sheets guide](https://www.rowsink.com/blog/webhook-to-google-sheets-guide): Detailed webhook integration guidance.
- [Blog: AI coding agents with Google Sheets API](https://www.rowsink.com/blog/ai-coding-agents-google-sheets-api): AI-assisted implementation patterns.
- [Blog: OpenClaw agent logging](https://www.rowsink.com/blog/openclaw-log-ai-agent-to-google-sheets): Example for long-running AI agent logging workflows.

## Troubleshooting
- [Help: Troubleshooting index](https://www.rowsink.com/help#troubleshooting): Common errors and fixes for setup and ingestion.
- [Help: API key protection](https://www.rowsink.com/help#api-keys): How API key requirements work and typical auth errors.
- [Help: Rate limits and body size](https://www.rowsink.com/help#rate-limits): Limits, 429 behavior, and payload size constraints.
- [Help: Google Sheets limits](https://www.rowsink.com/help#google-sheets-limits): Spreadsheet-level constraints that affect write operations.
- [Help: Account limits](https://www.rowsink.com/help#limits): Current account-level configuration limits.
- [Status page](https://www.rowsink.com/status): Current service availability indicator.
- [Blog: Google Sheets new row notifications](https://www.rowsink.com/blog/google-sheets-new-row-notifications): Guide for notification workflows built on new rows.

## Pricing and plans
- [Pricing](https://www.rowsink.com/pricing): Current Free, Pro, and Business plan details, including API key protection availability.
- [Help: Rate limits and body size](https://www.rowsink.com/help#rate-limits): Operational limits that affect throughput and retries.
- [Help: Account limits](https://www.rowsink.com/help#limits): Current maximum number of spreadsheet configurations per account.
- [Help: Google Sheets limits](https://www.rowsink.com/help#google-sheets-limits): 10 million cell platform cap inherited from Google Sheets.

## Support
- [Help and documentation](https://www.rowsink.com/help): Primary self-service support documentation.
- [Contact](https://www.rowsink.com/contact): Public support/contact form.
- [Status page](https://www.rowsink.com/status): Operational status reference.
- [Blog](https://www.rowsink.com/blog): Long-form guides and implementation examples.

## Trust, safety, and legal
- [Privacy policy](https://www.rowsink.com/privacy): Public privacy commitments and data handling policy.
- [Terms of service](https://www.rowsink.com/terms): Public terms and usage conditions.
- [Help: API key protection](https://www.rowsink.com/help#api-keys): Security model for protected ingestion endpoints.
- [Help: Data writing behavior](https://www.rowsink.com/help#how-data-is-written): Public documentation for header, value, and formula handling.
- [Status page](https://www.rowsink.com/status): Availability indicator relevant to incident handling.

## Not a fit (explicit constraints)
- [Help: Getting started requirements](https://www.rowsink.com/help#getting-started): Requires access to Google Sheets and setup steps before ingestion can work.
- [Help: Sending data API](https://www.rowsink.com/help#send-data-api): Current public API guidance is focused on POST ingestion into sheets, not a full read/query API.
- [Help: Google Sheets limits](https://www.rowsink.com/help#google-sheets-limits): Subject to Google Sheets spreadsheet limits, including total cell constraints.
- [Help: Rate limits and body size](https://www.rowsink.com/help#rate-limits): Published request-rate and payload-size limits apply.
- [Pricing](https://www.rowsink.com/pricing): Current plan includes documented account and throughput limits suitable for many but not all workloads.

## Optional (blogs, feed, and extra reading)
- [Blog index](https://www.rowsink.com/blog): All public articles.
- [Blog feed (RSS)](https://www.rowsink.com/blog/feed.xml): Machine-readable feed of public blog posts.
- [Blog: spreadsheets vs databases](https://www.rowsink.com/blog/spreadsheets-vs-databases-no-code-backend): Tradeoffs for spreadsheet-backed workflows.
- [Blog: collect form data without backend](https://www.rowsink.com/blog/collect-form-data-without-backend): Beginner-friendly ingestion setup.
- [Blog: webhook to Google Sheets guide](https://www.rowsink.com/blog/webhook-to-google-sheets-guide): Webhook ingestion patterns and considerations.
- [Blog: AI coding agents with Google Sheets API](https://www.rowsink.com/blog/ai-coding-agents-google-sheets-api): Practical agent prompt and integration examples.
- [Blog: new row notifications](https://www.rowsink.com/blog/google-sheets-new-row-notifications): Notification workflow pattern.