Google Sheets

Read, write, and manage Google Sheets via OAuth authentication.

Pre-Flight Check (ALWAYS FIRST)

python3 00-system/skills/google/google-master/scripts/google_auth.py --check --service sheets

Exit codes:

• 0: Ready - proceed with user's request

• 1: Need login - run python3 00-system/skills/google/google-master/scripts/google_auth.py --login

• 2: Missing deps - see ../google-master/references/setup-guide.md

Quick Reference

Read Data

python3 00-system/skills/google/google-sheets/scripts/sheets_operations.py read <spreadsheet_id> "Sheet1!A1:D10"

Write Data

python3 00-system/skills/google/google-sheets/scripts/sheets_operations.py write <spreadsheet_id> "Sheet1!A1" --values '[["Name", "Amount"], ["Contract A", 5000]]'

Append Rows

python3 00-system/skills/google/google-sheets/scripts/sheets_operations.py append <spreadsheet_id> "Sheet1!A:D" --values '[["New Row", "Data", "Here", "Now"]]'

Get Sheet Info

python3 00-system/skills/google/google-sheets/scripts/sheets_operations.py info <spreadsheet_id>

List Spreadsheets

python3 00-system/skills/google/google-sheets/scripts/sheets_operations.py list --query "tracking"

Create Spreadsheet

python3 00-system/skills/google/google-sheets/scripts/sheets_operations.py create "New Spreadsheet" --sheets "Data" "Summary"

Common Workflows

Extract Data -> Update Sheet

from sheets_operations import append_rows

data = [ ["Contract A", "2024-01-15", 5000, "Active"], ["Contract B", "2024-02-01", 7500, "Pending"] ] result = append_rows(spreadsheet_id, "Contracts!A:D", data) print(f"Added {result['updated_rows']} rows")

Batch Update Multiple Cells

from sheets_operations import batch_update

data = [ {"range": "Sheet1!A1", "values": [["Header 1"]]}, {"range": "Sheet1!B1", "values": [["Header 2"]]}, ] batch_update(spreadsheet_id, data)

Spreadsheet ID

The spreadsheet ID is in the URL:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/[SPREADSHEET_ID]/edit

A1 Notation

Example Meaning

A1

Single cell

A1:B5

Range from A1 to B5

Sheet1!A1:B5

Range in specific sheet

A:A

Entire column A

1:1

Entire row 1

Available Operations

Operation Function Description

Read read_range()

Read data from range

Write write_range()

Write data to range

Append append_rows()

Append rows to sheet

Clear clear_range()

Clear values (keep formatting)

Batch batch_update()

Update multiple ranges

Create create_spreadsheet()

Create new spreadsheet

Info get_spreadsheet_info()

Get metadata and sheets

List list_spreadsheets()

List accessible spreadsheets

Error Handling

See ../google-master/references/error-handling.md for common errors and solutions.

Setup

First-time setup: ../google-master/references/setup-guide.md

Quick start:

• pip install google-auth google-auth-oauthlib google-api-python-client

• Create OAuth credentials in Google Cloud Console (enable Google Sheets API & Drive API, choose "Desktop app")

• Add to .env file at Nexus root: GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID=your-client-id.apps.googleusercontent.com GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET=your-client-secret GOOGLE_PROJECT_ID=your-project-id

• Run python3 00-system/skills/google/google-master/scripts/google_auth.py --login