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Google Sheets Connector

Build in-app automations that read, write and sync spreadsheet data for your customers. Use Cyclr to connect Google Sheets to your product, orchestrate bi-directional flows and deploy managed integrations customers enable without leaving your app.

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Faster time to market

Ship Sheets integrations without rebuilding auth and orchestration.

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Governed MCP tools

Expose controlled Sheets methods as managed, auditable tools.

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Scalable orchestration

Compose multi-step flows spanning Sheets and other apps.

04

Embedded experience

Deliver customer-facing workflows natively inside your SaaS product.

CONNECTOR OVERVIEW

Overview

The Google Sheets API v4 gives programmatic access to create spreadsheets, read and write cell values, apply batch updates and manage sheet-level metadata. Cyclr exposes those API methods so SaaS teams can build, test and embed governed integrations that move data between Google Sheets and your product.

PRODUCT USE CASES

Top use cases

Provide customers with spreadsheet-based exports, scheduled reporting, two-way syncs and form-driven workflows. Use Cyclr to assemble Sheets actions into reusable, governed tools your customers can enable inside your multi-tenant SaaS product.

Scheduled customer reports

Generate and write scheduled reports into a customer’s Google Sheet for easy sharing and archival.

Export invoices and ledger rows

Push invoice, billing and payment data into spreadsheets customers use for reconciliation.

Sync leads and opportunities

Sync CRM records to Google Sheets for customer analysis or handoff to external teams.

ORCHESTRATION

How Google Sheets works with Cyclr

Cyclr sits between your SaaS product and Google Sheets to handle authentication, govern access and orchestrate every API call per customer, at scale.

  1. 1

    Your SaaS product

    Your app requests an action for a specific customer.

  2. 2

    Cyclr orchestration

    Cyclr authenticates, applies policies and routes the request.

  3. 3

    Google Sheets

    Google Sheets processes the request and returns a response to your app.

Customer-specific authentication · Governed data movement · Centralized visibility and audit

CONNECTOR COVERAGE

Available connector capabilities

Explore Google Sheets methods you can orchestrate through Cyclr.

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Search Rows

Action

Search the cell values of the specified rows.

Replace Rows

Action

Replaces existing rows with new ones.

List Rows

Action

List the the cell values of the specified rows. Columns beyond A-Z must be added as custom fields. (example: [rows].AA, [rows].CR etc.)

Get Row

Action

Get the cell values of the specified row. Columns beyond A-Z must be added as custom fields. (example: [rows].AA, [rows].CR etc.)

List New Rows

Action

Gets the values of new rows.

Replace Row

Action

Replaces all the values in a row.

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List New Rows

Action

Gets the values of new rows.

Get Row

Action

Get the cell values of the specified row. Columns beyond A-Z must be added as custom fields. (example: [rows].AA, [rows].CR etc.)

Append Rows

Action

Appends rows to the end of the spreadsheet. Columns beyond A-Z must be added as custom fields. (example: [].AA, [].CR etc.)

Replace Rows

Action

Replaces existing rows with new ones.

List Rows

Action

List the the cell values of the specified rows. Columns beyond A-Z must be added as custom fields. (example: [rows].AA, [rows].CR etc.)

Replace Row

Action

Replaces a row

Delete Row

Action

Delete a row.

Search Rows

Action

Search the cell values of the specified rows.

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Get Cell Value

Action

Gets the value of a cell

Set Cell Value

Action

Sets the value of a cell

Delete Cell Value

Action

Deletes the value of a cell.

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Batch Update

Action

Applies one or more updates to the spreadsheet.

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Create Sheet

Action

Create a sheet for the given spreadsheet ID.

Update Sheet Properties

Action

Update a spreadsheet sheet's properties by spreadsheet ID.

Clear Sheet Values

Action

Clears the values in a sheet with the specified name.

List Sheet Properties

Action

List all sheet properties of a spreadsheet by spreadsheet ID.

Update Spreadsheet

Action

Updates a spreadsheet.

Get Spreadsheet

Action

Return a spreadsheet.

List Spreadsheets

Action

List all spreadsheets.

Create Spreadsheet

Action

Create a spreadsheet.

List Sheets

Action

List all sheets of a spreadsheet by spreadsheet ID.

Copy Sheet

Action

Copy a spreadsheet sheet to another spreadsheet by spreadsheet ID.

TECHNICAL DETAILS

Google Sheets integration and API details

Review the sourced authentication and API behaviour used when configuring customer-facing Google Sheets integrations in Cyclr.

API and authentication

API host
https://sheets.googleapis.com
Authentication
OAuth 2.0 and service accounts
Credentials

OAuth client ID/secret or Service account JSON key; optional API key; spreadsheet IDs.

Method categories

Read/write values, spreadsheet management, batch updates, formatting, developer metadata.

View vendor API documentation →

Pagination and rate limits

Pagination

Most cell value endpoints return ranges without pagination. Some list endpoints use pageToken-style pagination for multiple pages of results.

Rate limits

Sheets API enforces per-minute quotas at project and per-user levels (example: ~300 requests/minute per project). Request higher quotas via Google Cloud Console.

IMPLEMENTATION

Authentication at a glance

Supports OAuth 2.0 user consent and service account server-to-server auth. Scopes determine spreadsheet access. API keys are limited to public data. Configure credentials in Google Cloud Console.

Authentication method
OAuth 2.0 and service accounts
Credential required

OAuth client ID/secret or Service account JSON key; optional API key; spreadsheet IDs.

Before you begin:

Enable Sheets API in a Google Cloud project and configure OAuth consent and verification.

View setup guide

COMMON QUESTIONS

Frequently asked questions

Authenticate using OAuth 2.0 for end-user consent or use a service account for server-to-server access. Configure credentials and enable the Sheets API in your Google Cloud project.

The Sheets API has no direct webhook. Use Google Drive push notifications to watch file changes or poll Sheets for updates.

Sheets enforces per-project and per-user quotas. Examples in docs show read/write quotas measured per minute; request quota increases via Google Cloud Console.

Use per-customer OAuth consent or separate service accounts and manage scopes. Cyclr lets you expose supported Sheets methods as governed MCP tools for controlled customer access.

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