Receipt API + Google Sheets: Spreadsheet Automation
Transform your Google Sheets into a receipt generation system. Add a row, get a professional receipt image. Our Receipt API creates thermal POS-style receipts with authentic fonts and textures, or clean modern formats. Each receipt is hosted with a public URL ready to embed or email.
Key Features
Auto-generate receipt images when new rows are added. Connect via Zapier or Make for seamless automation.
Generate thermal POS-style receipts with realistic fonts and textures, or choose clean modern layouts.
Use Google Sheets formulas to calculate totals, taxes, discounts before sending to the Receipt API.
Automatically log hosted receipt URLs back to your spreadsheet for easy access and record-keeping.
What You Get
Professional Receipt Images
- Thermal POS style: Authentic dot-matrix fonts, paper textures, and realistic thermal print appearance
- Modern clean style: Professional layouts for digital documentation
- Customizable: Add logos, adjust colors, custom fields and layouts
Hosted Receipt URLs
- Public URLs: Each receipt is hosted and accessible via unique URL
- Embed anywhere: Perfect for emails, dashboards, expense reports
- 30-90 day storage: Receipts hosted based on your plan tier
Use Cases
Manual Order Entry
Sales teams can enter orders in Sheets and receipts are generated automatically.
Donation Spreadsheets
Non-profits can log donations in Sheets and send receipts to donors instantly.
Expense Logging
Log expenses in a shared Sheet and generate matching receipts for reimbursement.
Batch Receipt Generation
Add multiple rows at once to generate batches of receipts efficiently.
How to Connect
Set Up Your Sheet
Create a Google Sheet with columns for receipt data—customer, items, amount, date, etc.
Connect via Zapier/Make
Use Zapier or Make to watch for new rows and trigger receipt generation.
Add Receipt URL Column
Configure the workflow to write the generated receipt URL back to your sheet.
Pro Tip: Use the Visual Builder
Don't write JSON from scratch! Design your receipt visually in our receipt generator, then click "API Payload" to copy the exact JSON structure. Use that payload as your template—just swap in dynamic data (amounts, dates, customer names).
Try Visual Builder →API Quick Reference
# Generate a receipt
POST https://www.easyreceiptmaker.com/api/v1/receipts
# Headers
Authorization: Bearer erm_sk_your_api_key
Content-Type: application/json
# Response
{
"success": true,
"url": "https://receipts.easyreceiptmaker.com/api/abc123.png",
"expires_at": "2025-01-05T00:00:00.000Z"
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