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HubSpot’s Google Sheets marketplace app requires broad permissions to function across the platform, which creates this security limitation by design.
Here’s why this architectural limitation exists and how to implement a more secure alternative that doesn’t compromise functionality.
Replace broad marketplace permissions with API-based connections using Coefficient
The app requests access to all Google Sheets to ensure compatibility with any workflow scenario, but lacks granular permission controls. This happens because marketplace apps use OAuth with broad scope permissions, HubSpot’s workflow system needs to display all available destinations, and no built-in filtering mechanism exists within the integration.
Coefficientprovides a more secure alternative approach that addresses these fundamental architectural limitations.
How to make it work
Step 1. Set up API-based connections.
Use Coefficient’s more precise API connections that can be scoped to specific sheets or ranges. This avoids the need for blanket access permissions that marketplace apps require.
Step 2. Configure connection-specific access.
Create each Coefficient connection for specific sheets only, eliminating the exposure of unrelated sheets to workflow builders. Navigate to “Connected Sources” and establish targeted connections rather than organization-wide access.
Step 3. Implement user-controlled integration.
HubSpotHave users establish their own connections with only the sheets they need, rather than relying on organization-wide marketplace app permissions. This gives each user control over their owndata flows.
Step 4. Use granular data mapping.
Take advantage of Coefficient’s data mapping capabilities that allow precise control over which fields and ranges are accessible. This provides better integration security settings than broad marketplace permissions.
Secure your integration without sacrificing functionality
Get startedThis approach addresses the fundamental marketplace app permissions issue by offering an alternative that doesn’t require exposing all sheets to achieve Google Sheets integration functionality.with secure, granular sheet access today.
