Google Sheets Import Export Tool

What is Google Sheets Import Export Tool?

Google Sheets Import Export Tool is an automated Google Sheets data processing tool designed for data synchronization, backup, and integration between Google Sheets and external application systems. With CoreClaw, you can read or write Google Sheets data without writing code, enabling scenarios such as data collection, data analysis, team collaboration, and data backup.

• ✅ Three Operation Modes - Supports read, append, and replace modes to meet different needs
• ✅ Dual Authentication Methods - Supports API Key and service account authentication methods for flexible configuration
• ✅ Batch Processing - Supports processing multiple spreadsheets simultaneously to improve efficiency
• ✅ Data Deduplication - Append mode supports field-based deduplication to avoid duplicate data
• ✅ Automatic Backup - Replace mode supports automatic backup of old data to prevent data loss
• ✅ Unicode Support - Perfectly supports Chinese and other Unicode characters without garbled text
• ✅ Smart Extraction - Automatically extracts Spreadsheet ID from full URL
• ✅ Error Isolation - Error isolation during batch processing, failures don't affect other spreadsheets

What Data Can You Extract from Google Sheets?

How to Use Google Sheets Import Export Tool?

CoreClaw Google Sheets Import Export Tool handles authentication, data reading, writing, deduplication, backup, and other operations in the background. In just a few minutes, you can process Google Sheets data through these steps:

1. Create a free CoreClaw account with your email
2. Open the Google Sheets Import Export dashboard
3. Select operation mode (read, append, replace)
4. Select authentication method (API Key or service account)
5. Enter Spreadsheet ID or full URL
6. Configure parameters (worksheet range, deduplication field, column order, etc.)
7. Click "Start" and let our cloud servers handle the data processing
8. Download processing results in JSON format

➡️ Input

Main Parameter Description

Usage Examples

Example 1: Reading Public Spreadsheet (API Key Authentication)

• Spreadsheet ID: 1VZh2bFgcZhOYcYENn5NbF4sTzwXqWn37N1yGgAkglEc
• Operation Mode: read
• Authentication Method: apiKey
• API Key: AIzaSy...
• Worksheet Range: Sheet1
• Result: Reads all data from public spreadsheet

Example 2: Appending Data with Deduplication (Service Account Authentication)

• Spreadsheet ID: 1BxiMVs0XRA5nFMdKvBdBZjgmUUqptlbs74OgvE2upms
• Operation Mode: append
• Authentication Method: serviceAccount
• Service Account Key: {"type":"service_account",...}
• Deduplication Field: email
• Result: Appends data to end of spreadsheet, deduplicates by email field

Example 3: Replacing Data with Backup

• Spreadsheet ID: 1BxiMVs0XRA5nFMdKvBdBZjgmUUqptlbs74OgvE2upms
• Operation Mode: replace
• Authentication Method: serviceAccount
• Column Order: ["product", "price", "stock"]
• Create Backup: true
• Result: Replaces spreadsheet content, automatically backs up old data to new worksheet

Example 4: Batch Reading Multiple Spreadsheets

• Spreadsheet IDs: [1VZh2bFgcZh..., 1BxiMVs0XRA...]
• Operation Mode: read
• Authentication Method: apiKey
• Result: Reads data from multiple spreadsheets simultaneously, each result row includes spreadsheet_id field

Example 5: Using Full URL

• Spreadsheet ID: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1BxiMVs0XRA5nFMdKvBdBZjgmUUqptlbs74OgvE2upms/edit
• Operation Mode: read
• Authentication Method: apiKey
• Result: Tool automatically extracts ID from full URL and reads data

⬅️ Output

For your convenience, output results are displayed in tables and tabs. You can download results in JSON format.

Output Description

Output content varies by operation mode:

Read Mode Output

• spreadsheet_id - Spreadsheet ID
• Row Data - Cell data from spreadsheet
• Operation Status - Read success/failure

Append Mode Output

• spreadsheet_id - Spreadsheet ID
• Appended Rows - Number of data rows successfully appended
• Skipped Rows - Number of rows skipped due to deduplication
• Operation Status - Append success/failure

Replace Mode Output

• spreadsheet_id - Spreadsheet ID
• Replaced Rows - Number of data rows successfully replaced
• Backup Worksheet - Name of created backup worksheet (if backup enabled)
• Operation Status - Replace success/failure

JSON Example:

1{
2  "spreadsheet_id": "1BxiMVs0XRA5nFMdKvBdBZjgmUUqptlbs74OgvE2upms",
3  "mode": "read",
4  "status": "success",
5  "rows": [
6    {
7      "name": "John",
8      "email": "john@example.com",
9      "phone": "123-456-7890"
10    },
11    {
12      "name": "Jane",
13      "email": "jane@example.com",
14      "phone": "098-765-4321"
15    }
16  ],
17  "total_rows": 2,
18  "timestamp": "2024-01-01T00:00:00.000Z"
19}

FAQ

How to Choose Operation Mode?

Three operation modes are supported, choose based on use case:

Use read mode for reading data, append mode for adding data, replace mode for updating data.

How to Choose Authentication Method?

Use API Key for reading public spreadsheets, use service account for writing or operating on private spreadsheets.

What If Your Organization Prohibits Creating Service Account Keys?

Try API Key method first. If write functionality is needed, contact administrator to request service account permissions.

How to Get Spreadsheet ID?

Spreadsheet ID can be extracted from Google Sheets URL.

How to Use Deduplication Feature?

Append mode supports field-based deduplication to avoid duplicate data. Set a unique deduplication field (e.g., email, url, id) for each spreadsheet to ensure data uniqueness.

What Are the Use Cases for Google Sheets Import Export?

• Data Collection - Automatically write web scraping data to Google Sheets
• Data Analysis - Read Google Sheets data for analysis and report generation
• Team Collaboration - Enable data synchronization between systems and Google Sheets
• Data Backup - Periodically backup system data to Google Sheets
• Data Import - Import data from Google Sheets to databases or other systems
• Report Generation - Read Google Sheets data to generate automated reports
• Form Data Processing - Process data collected from Google Forms
• Data Cleaning - Read data from Google Sheets for cleaning and transformation