Integration

AppsFlyer to Google Sheets reporting automation

Stop exporting AppsFlyer data and pasting it into Google Sheets by hand. Opera reads your existing sheet, appends the right numbers to the right rows, and keeps it current.

Yes — you can automate AppsFlyer reporting in Google Sheets without exporting anything or breaking a formula. Opera reads your existing sheet, pulls installs (attributed), skan conversions (ios), in-app events & revenue at your grain, and appends each period to the right rows on a schedule you set.

What you can pull from AppsFlyer

Opera pulls at the exact grain you report on and uses your KPI definitions, not generic defaults.

What you can pull
MetricsInstalls (attributed), SKAN conversions (iOS), In-app events & revenue, CPI / CAC, ROAS, Retention & cohorts
Grainmedia source, campaign, ad set, geo and date
DestinationYour existing Google Sheets — append-only, formulas preserved
CadenceDaily, weekly or monthly

How the pull actually works

Master API — aggregated performance: cost, impressions, clicks, installs and in-app events by media source, campaign, adset, geo and date. The workhorse for spend, CPI and rollups.

Raw Data Pull API — event-level rows (event_name, event_time, media_source, campaign, country_code, appsflyer_id) for event-counter KPIs: counting purchase, purchase or trial_started per campaign per day, deduplicated per user.

SKAN reporting — aggregated SKAdNetwork postbacks for the iOS view, kept in separate columns so delayed, coarse iOS data never contaminates the attributed series.

Source mechanics
Account modelPer app (one per OS); every pull is scoped to the app and runs in the app's configured timezone
Example pullLast ISO week · geo = US · campaigns starting US_ · event = purchase → purchases by day

Filters that make the numbers client-correct

A correct pull is mostly correct filtering. Opera applies this client's rules on every run — not whoever-exported-it's defaults:

date range (app timezone)geo / country_codecampaign prefix (e.g. US_)media_source include / excludeevent_namere-engagement excluded

Date ranges resolve in the right timezone, campaign prefixes scope to the right market, and event names match this client's taxonomy exactly.

The manual AppsFlyer workflow today

Every cycle, someone exports AppsFlyer, reshapes the columns, finds the right week, pastes it in, fixes formatting, and hopes no formula broke. It's an hour lost on every report, every client, every week.

"Update last week's report with installs (attributed), skan conversions (ios), in-app events & revenue from AppsFlyer, by channel."

How Opera updates your Google Sheets

Opera reads your sheet's structure first — tabs, headers, weekly blocks, monthly sections — then appends the new data to the right row. Formulas are extended, never overwritten; writes are append-only by default.

SKAN vs attributed, and cohort vs activity

AppsFlyer reports standard attribution and SKAN (SKAdNetwork) conversions, and they rarely agree: SKAN postbacks arrive delayed and coarsely bucketed, so iOS installs lag and look lower than reality for a day or two. Separately, cohort metrics (revenue and retention tied to the install date) behave differently from activity metrics (events that happened during the period). A report that mixes them will double-count or undercount. The fix is to keep SKAN and attributed columns side by side and label cohort vs activity explicitly.

Spend and installs that actually tie out

AppsFlyer attributes installs and events its own way; your ad platforms report their own spend and conversions. Opera builds the reconciliation into the report — both sides side by side — so blended CAC and ROAS stay honest and the variance is visible, not buried.

What one refresh writes

Illustrative — the structure of one appended week, not real figures.

Week Installs CPI New customers CAC D7 ROAS
Wk 23 12,480 $1.84 1,910 $12.02 0.71
Wk 24 13,205 $1.79 2,070 $11.41 0.78
Bottom line

Opera turns the weekly AppsFlyer export into a scheduled job that keeps your existing Google Sheets current and reconciled — so your team spends its time on decisions, not data entry.

Rolling it out

Implementation checklist
Connect AppsFlyer and share the target Sheet (view access is enough to map it)
Confirm the mapping — Opera shows you the tabs, sections and columns it detected
Run once with preview — review the diff of exactly what will be appended
Schedule it — pick the cadence and the Slack/email channel for the summary

Schedule it and forget it

Run it daily, weekly or monthly. Opera refreshes the data, updates the sheet, and posts a Slack or email summary — without anyone touching an export again.

Safe enough for production

Opera is built to touch production reports and live ad accounts without breaking anything:

  • No destructive writes. Updates are append-only by default — your existing data and formulas are never overwritten.
  • Preview before execution. You see exactly what Opera will change before a single cell is written.
  • Campaigns paused by default. New campaigns are created paused, with approvals required before any spend.
  • Full audit logs and client-level isolation. Every action is logged, and each client's data and rules stay separate.

See this running on your own reports.A 45-minute workflow audit maps your current process and shows exactly what Opera automates — step by step.

Frequently asked questions

Will Opera overwrite my formulas?
No. Opera appends to the right rows; formulas are extended, not replaced. Writes are append-only by default.
How does it handle AppsFlyer's attribution quirks?
AppsFlyer reports standard attribution and SKAN (SKAdNetwork) conversions, and they rarely agree: SKAN postbacks arrive delayed and coarsely bucketed, so iOS installs lag and look lower than reality for a day or…
Which AppsFlyer metrics are supported?
Installs (attributed), SKAN conversions (iOS), In-app events & revenue, CPI / CAC, ROAS, Retention & cohorts — at the grain you report on (media source, campaign, ad set, geo and date).
Do I need to migrate my reports?
No. Opera works inside the Google Sheets you already use — no template, no rebuild.

Watch Opera run a real workflow, end to end.

Three minutes: a plain-language request, a Sheet schema read, an AppsFlyer pull, a previewed append, a Slack summary — then a paused campaign launch.