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Google Sheets ACTION

Create Column

Create a new column in a spreadsheet. See the documentation
  • Action
  • Writes data
  • OAuth
  • SDK
  • MCP

IMPLEMENTATION

Call this tool

Connect a user's Google Sheets account once, then configure and run Create Column from your backend or agent.

import { PipedreamClient } from "@pipedream/sdk"

const pd = new PipedreamClient({
  projectId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID!,
  clientId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_ID!,
  clientSecret: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_SECRET!,
  projectEnvironment: "production",
})

const result = await pd.actions.run({
  id: "google_sheets-add-column",
  externalUserId: "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
  configuredProps: {
    google_sheets: { authProvisionId: "apn_xxxxxxx" },
    drive: "Drive",
    sheetId: "Spreadsheet ID",
  },
})

console.log(result)

SCHEMA

Inputs

Pipedream supplies the connected account. Your application provides the operation-specific values below. Dynamic inputs are resolved against that user's account.

Create Column inputs
Property Type Description
drive Drive string
The drive containing the spreadsheet to edit. If you are connected with any Google Shared Drives, you can select it here.
Optional Dynamic
sheetId Spreadsheet ID string
Select a spreadsheet or provide a spreadsheet ID
Required Dynamic
worksheetId Worksheet ID integer
Select a worksheet or provide a worksheet ID
Required Dynamic
column Column Letter string
Insert new column to the RIGHT of this column. Leave blank to insert at start of sheet
Optional

REFERENCE

Tool details

Behavior hints are published with the component in the Pipedream registry and surface as MCP tool annotations, so an agent can reason about a tool before it calls it.

Registry key
google_sheets-add-column
Version
0.1.17
App
Google Sheets
Authentication
OAuth
Read-only
No
Destructive
No
Open world
Yes