Overview

How to install Packs
How to use Packs
Watch a video about Packs
Packs examples

How to remove Packs

Making your own Packs

FAQs

A Pack is an extension that adds new powers to your doc. Packs work by supplementing the core building blocks of Coda, so you can customize how your doc looks, works, and integrates. Makers have created Packs that do everything from integrate your Salesforce contacts into a CRM table, to generate memes from your meeting notes! You can even create your own Packs or use ones from the Gallery.

If you don't know which pack you want to use, you can add Packs to your doc by either:

If you know the name of the pack you wish to use you can also add it by typing / onto the document canvas followed by the name of the Pack you want to use:

After going through either of the above options, you should see a pop-up screen giving an overview of the pack. You can scroll down to learn more about the pack, such as what formulas it has. If you're ready to proceed, you can click the blue "Sign in to add to doc" button.

After clicking the blue "Sign in to add to doc" you will see a menu asking you to either select an account to use with the pack. If you have already used an account to set up the pack in another doc in the workspace, that account should appear in the menu.

Select the account you'd like to use, and then determine who can see the data from this Pack:

You'll be asked to decide who can view the application data from the account you're using to set up the pack.

Then you'll then decide who can take actions using the connected account:

You'll have three options to choose from:

Once you install a Pack, you'll see in the Packs panel:

You can then adjust your settings by clicking the Pack and exploring the Settings menu:

Note: To see what Coda can access with Packs, check out this article.

Once you install a Pack, there are four ways you can interact with them:

You can then add a Packs Table by adding via the Building Blocks menu in the right-hand panel. Find out more about which Packs have Tables and more details on setting them up here:

One of the most powerful parts of Packs is that you'll be able to see all the information from URLs. For example, if you have a Table with links to Intercom conversations, you can then call on information about that link.

You can then automatically add columns using the data from the link. You'll also see pack-specific column formats to choose from when adding a new column to your table:

Under the / insert menu (accessed by typing / into your document), when you select the button option, you'll see pre-packaged buttons based on your installed Packs. For example, for my Intercom Pack, I can add a button to create conversations. If you have multiple Packs, you'll see all of them listed in this menu as well:

You can also include Pack buttons in your tables. To begin, choose the button column format:

Then, you can customize the action the button will take using your installed Packs.

Like any other part of Coda's formula language, you can type the Pack name to access its special formula building blocks. For Figma, I'll see the following:

To set up the requesting update workflow, you'll want to add a button column to your task table with the following settings:

Just like in the Slack Pack example, you'll add a button to a column:

For this example you'll simply add one button to the canvas.

To uninstall a pack, follow the instructions below:

Curious to make your own Pack? Check out the Packs SDK!

The best way to learn about what a pack does is to go to coda.io/packs and search out the pack's listing page. Those pages should be updated with a general overview of what the pack does in addition to the specific building blocks associated with it. If you think there's something missing, please reach out to the support team!

There are a few things to check if this happens. First, check that your Pack is installed and your connection is working by clicking the Packs icon and clicking the Pack that you're troubleshooting.

Next, try pasting the link into a new column. The column format associated with that link will be shown in the column header. When pasting into an existing column the link should reference data of the same format.

For example, the Spotify Pack offers three column formats, Album, Track and Playlist. The Spotify links usually contain a hint as to the format of their referenced data in the URL, e.g. the link open.spotify.com/album/....  refers to an album and should be pasted into a column of format Album.

If your doc has more than 10,000 rows with Pack links, you will see a slowing of performance in your doc. We are always working to increase this threshold.

This is up to you!

We are always looking for Pack requests! If you have a Pack idea, go here to request a pack.

Certain packs are available only in a Pro or Team plan. Some of these can still be used in a Free plan, with a limit on the number of monthly actions taken and only manual data refresh. You can see which packs are available in which plans on our Packs page, or by clicking Add a new Pack inside Coda. 

Check out this article!

When a Pack maker updates a Pack - or “releases” a new version of a Pack - you will have immediate access to these changes. Pack makers are asked to document what changes were made in the change logs.

Check out this article!

Looking for some inspiration? Check out our Packs category in the gallery.