FAQ & Troubleshooting

Visit aistudio.google.com/app/apikey, sign in with your Google account, and click "Create API Key". It's free with generous usage limits.

Copy the key and paste it into 🚀 Social Growth → ⚙️ Setup API Key in your spreadsheet.

• • Check for extra spaces: Make sure there are no leading/trailing spaces when you paste the key.
• • Key may be expired: Delete it and create a new one at aistudio.google.com.
• • Test the key: Run 🚀 Social Growth → ⚙️ Test API Connection to verify it works.
• • Billing: The free tier should be sufficient for normal usage. If you've exceeded limits, you may need to enable billing.

Run 🚀 Social Growth → ⚙️ Clear API Key. This removes the key from PropertiesService so you can safely share the spreadsheet with others.

Yes. Google Apps Script requires permission to access your spreadsheet, generate tabs, and call the Gemini API. These permissions are scoped to YOUR spreadsheet only.

Click "Review Permissions" → select your account → Allow.

This is normal for Apps Script projects. Click Advanced → Go to [Your Sheet Name] (unsafe). It IS safe because it's your own spreadsheet running your own script.

Google shows this warning because the script hasn't been through Google's public verification process (which is for published add-ons, not personal scripts).

Full Wizard typically takes 30-60 seconds to generate all 40 tabs. Quick-Start takes ~15 seconds.

• • Check the toast messages: You should see progress updates ("Generating Strategy..." → "Generating Content..." etc.).
• • If frozen for 2+ minutes: Refresh the page and try again. If it persists, check your API key.

No! Use 🚀 Social Growth → 🔄 Regenerate Tabs → [Specific Tab] to re-run only the failed tab. The system tracks which tabs exist and their last generation time.

You can also view generation status at 🚀 Social Growth → ⚙️ View Generation Status.

Yes. Each Regenerate Single Tab menu item reads the stored context (platform, niche, goals) from PropertiesService and re-generates only that tab. If you want to change context, run the Full Wizard instead.

Use the Content Tools menu:

• • 📝 Generate Draft Content — fills drafts for rows with "Idea Phase" status
• • 🧵 Generate Hooks for Topic — generates 10 hooks from a topic
• • 📅 Generate Next 15 Days — appends 15 more days to the calendar
• • 🎬 Generate Video Script — full script with hook, value, and CTA
• • ♻️ Repurpose This Post — adapts a post to 5 platforms

Yes! Use Google Sheets' native Share button. However:

• • Remove API key first: Run 🚀 Social Growth → ⚙️ Clear API Key before sharing.
• • Team members can view/edit tabs but can't regenerate (they'd need the API key).

Your API key was cleared or removed. Run 🚀 Social Growth → ⚙️ Setup API Key again and paste your Gemini key.

This is a safety feature! The system prevents duplicate tabs. To refresh a tab, use 🚀 Social Growth → 🔄 Regenerate Tabs → [Tab Name] instead of running the Full Wizard.

You've hit the Gemini API rate limit (free tier: 60 requests/minute). Wait a minute and try again. For heavy usage, consider upgrading to the paid tier at aistudio.google.com.