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Google Sheets

Read, write, and manage your spreadsheets

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Written by Johan Åkerman

Introduction

Connect Google Sheets to Sana to read, write and manage your spreadsheets. Look up data, add or update rows, create new spreadsheets and worksheets, and keep your data organized. In summary, the connector has the following key characteristics:

  • Category: Documents

  • Connector type: Real-time

  • Auth type: OAuth

  • Hosting type: Managed

Capabilities

This connector is able to do the following:

Capability

List spreadsheets

Read spreadsheets

Create spreadsheets

Add worksheets

Find rows

Add rows

Update rows

Generate formulas

Tools

While the capabilities above describe what the connector can do at a high level, the underlying tools show exactly which operations the agent can use when you ask Sana about Google Sheets. In practice, the agent may call one or more tools to achieve a single capability.

Tool

Add rows

Add worksheet

Find rows

Get spreadsheet info

List spreadsheets

New spreadsheet

Read rows

Update rows

Scope and permissions

This connector uses OAuth. When you connect your account, you will need to sign into your account and grant the required permissions:

Scope

Purpose

email

Know which Google account you use

profile

See your basic account info

Access and update your Google Sheets in Drive

Set up instructions

Prerequisites:

  • Your Sana workspace admin has enabled this integration – if the workspace admin has disabled the integration it won't appear in the list of available integrations.

Step 1: Go to the integrations page in Sana

In Sana, click on ... More in the sidebar, then select Integrations

Step 2: Find Google Sheets in the list of available integrations

Scroll to the Available integrations section and locate Google Sheets.

Step 3: Connect the integration

Click the integration card and select "Connect just for me", this will open a pop-up powered by Pipedream. Follow the steps in the pop-up to complete the set-up.

Step 4: Sign in to Google Sheets and approve the requested scopes

You'll be redirected to Google Sheets to go through their OAuth flow. Sign in and approve the scopes Sana needs to operate the connector.

Step 5: Complete the set up

You've successfully connected your Google Sheets account. Click Continue to complete the setup and start using the connector.

Known limitations

  • Spreadsheet operations: The connector cannot change spreadsheet settings or delete spreadsheets — it can only read and edit cells within an existing spreadsheet.

  • Comments: The connector cannot attach comments to individual cells; comments can only be added at the spreadsheet level.

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