Korbyt supports multiple ways to integrate Google Workspace (G-Suite) into your Korbyt System.

This article reviews the options and general steps to create a connection between your Korbyt system for different components of Google Workspace.
Some of the features reviewed in this article require a subscription to specific Korbyt Services.

Use Cases for Google Workspace Integration

Navigate to specific use cases using the On this Page to the right

Google Drive synchronization with Korbyt Media Manager through Couriers

Google Drive: Korbyt’s Courier feature automatically pulls in content to the Korbyt CMS from your Google Drive.
Users can publish effortlessly without logging into Korbyt—simply create, save to Google Drive, and watch it seamlessly play in rotation.

Steps to Setup:

1. Create a Korbyt Media Manager folder for content sync from Google Drive.

   • For more Information, see Controlling and Configuring Media Players in the CMS

2. Create a Courier to connect with Google Drive.

   • Couriers for Automatic Content Import

3. Drag and drop content into your Google Drive to automatically add it to the Korbyt CMS.

4. Optional - Auto-publishing to your signage screens is also possible from your Google Drive using Clever Rules

Google Sheets and Slides Display Through Korbyt Google Elements

Korbyt has native elements in our Layout Builder Tool that allow a user to connect a specific Google Sheets or Slides document.

Google Sheets Element

The Google Sheets Element allows you to connect a Google Sheets document by entering the document's URL into the settings. You can also authenticate your Google User ID in the element for protected documents.

For specific instructions, see How To Use a Google Sheets Element

Google Slides Element

The Google Slides Element allows you to connect a Google Slides document by entering the URL for the document into the settings. You can also authenticate your Google User ID in the element for protected documents.

For specific instructions, see How To Use a Google Slides Element

Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Korbyt’s HTML Container to display living documents on screens

Google Docs, Sheets, Slides: Korbyt’s HTML Container Element gives you the ability to pull in living Google documents as part of your signage experience. This allows your worksheets to be edited remotely while still being displayed on any screen, anywhere

Steps to Setup:

• Create/re-use a Google Sheet tab that is publicly facing.

  • Publish as an HTML embed code and save this code for the next steps.

• Create a Layout within the Korbyt CMS.

• Add the HTML Container Element to your created Layout. Paste the Google Sheet embed code into the HTML element. Publish the Layout

  

  • For specific instructions, see, How To Use an HTML Container Element

• Add the Layout to a Playlist, assign it to players, and schedule.

• Any changes made to the published Google Sheet tab will automatically update your signage displays whenever the Layout refreshes.

Google Sheets and Korbyt Data Adapters to integrate live data to display on or control your signage

Google Sheets CSV: The Korbyt CSV Data Adapter gives users the ability to render Google Sheets as CSV data on Korbyt Layouts, via the Data Subscriptions feature. Any edits to the Google Sheet (CSV formatted) will update the Data Subscriptions on your signage displays within 15 minutes. Typically, creating an additional tab on the Google Sheet is required to eliminate any unnecessary rows/columns.

Steps to Setup:

• Create/re-use a Google Sheet tab in a CSV format that is publicly facing. Publish as a Shareable URL and save the URL for the next steps.

  1. Follow the steps in this article to create a CSV adapter (requires additional subscription to activate). Use the Google Sheets URL from the previous step in the adapter configuration URL field.

• Create a Layout within the Korbyt CMS.

• Add a Data Integration to your Layout. Select the CSV adapter previously created and publish the Layout when finished.

• Add the Layout to a Playlist, assign it to players, and schedule.

• Any changes made to the published Google Sheet tab will automatically update your signage displays.

Google Calendar and Korbyt Room Schedule Element for Space Management

Google Calendar: Korbyt’s Room Scheduling Element allows users to easily build room scheduling experiences that tie to their Google Calendar. Utilize Korbyt’s no-code Layout builder to customize room scheduling experiences on the fly, synced seamlessly with any calendar.

Steps to Setup:

1. Create a Layout within the Korbyt CMS.

2. Configure the Room Scheduling element within your created Layout and Publish. This process of creating a new Layout + Room Scheduling Element should be repeated for every unique calendar you wish to display.

3. Add the Layout to a Playlist, assign it to players/conference rooms/room scheduling panels, and schedule.

Google Trends to display fresh content through Korbyt’s OnTarget Element

Google Trends: Korbyt’s OnTarget Social Feed allows Google Trends to dynamically provide fresh content on your displays, to make sure everyone on your team has the latest news and updates.

Steps to Setup:

1. Create a Layout within the Korbyt CMS.

   • Add the OnTarget Element (requires an additional subscription to activate) to your created Layout and Publish.

   • Add the Layout to a Playlist, assign it to players, and schedule.

   • Display 50 daily top trends happening on Google, from 46 major countries or the entire world. Refreshes every 30 minutes, with trends one at a time or by grid view.