谷歌表格按钮打开带有特定插件页面的市场？

Question

Is there a way to write an apps script function that opens up google workspace marketplace with a specific addon page? I've seen some addons do this.

Like I want to create a button drawing on my sheet and assign an apps script function to it that opens up the marketplace on that sheet with a single click.

Answer 1

You can't open a Dialog like the mentioned

Google Spreadsheet cannot contain a button that opens an iframe since it's outside docs.google.com

As a workaround you can open the add-on link in another tab rather than in a dialog on the same Spreadsheet page. There are several posts related despite they are not the same in your case but pretty much what you are looking for:

• Google Apps Script to open a URL
• How do I open a web browser using google apps script?

Answer 2

The "trick" is done by creating a spreadsheet from a template having an add-on.

When a user that have not installed yet the add-on tries to run the add-on, the Marketplace listing will be shown, otherwise the function assigned to the button will be ran.

Broad steps

Preparation

1. Create the add-on
2. Create the spreadsheet to be used as a template
3. Install / activate the add-on on the spreadsheet
4. Add the button and assign on of the the add-on functions.
5. Submit the spreadsheet to the template gallery

Distribution

1. Use the template to create a new spreadsheet
2. Share the new spreadsheet to the user(s)

Use

1. The user open the new spreadsheet
2. The user clicks the button

Resources

• Create a file from a template