# Find Rows — Google Sheets

> Search for rows matching a value in a specific column. Use Get Spreadsheet Info to discover column header names. Returns matching rows as objects with row numbers (useful for subsequent Update Rows calls). For simple reads without…

- Key: `google_sheets-find-rows`
- Type: Action (Read-only)
- Version: 0.0.5
- App: Google Sheets (`google_sheets`) — https://pipedream.com/apps/google-sheets.md
- This page (HTML): https://pipedream.com/apps/google-sheets/actions/find-rows
- Hints: read-only · open-world
- Source: https://github.com/PipedreamHQ/pipedream/blob/master/components/google_sheets/actions/find-rows/find-rows.mjs

## Description

Search for rows matching a value in a specific column. Use **Get Spreadsheet Info** to discover column header names. Returns matching rows as objects with row numbers (useful for subsequent **Update Rows** calls). For simple reads without filtering, use **Read Rows** instead.

## Props

| Prop | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `spreadsheetId` | `string` | Yes | The spreadsheet ID from the Google Sheets URL. |
| `sheetName` | `string` | Yes | The worksheet (tab) name. Use Get Spreadsheet Info to discover worksheet names. |
| `column` | `string` | Yes | Column header name (e.g., Name, Email) or column letter (e.g., A, B). |
| `searchValue` | `string` | Yes | The value to search for. |
| `matchType` | `string` | No | How to match: exact (case-insensitive exact match), contains (substring match), starts_with. Default: contains. |

## Run it

**MCP**

```ts
import { Client } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/index.js"
import { StreamableHTTPClientTransport } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/streamableHttp.js"
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 accessToken = await pd.rawAccessToken

const transport = new StreamableHTTPClientTransport(
  new URL("https://remote.mcp.pipedream.net/v3"),
  {
    requestInit: {
      headers: {
        Authorization: `Bearer ${accessToken}`,
        "x-pd-project-id": process.env.PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID!,
        "x-pd-environment": "production",
        "x-pd-external-user-id": "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
        "x-pd-app-slug": "google_sheets",
      },
    },
  },
)

const mcp = new Client({ name: "my-agent", version: "1.0.0" })
await mcp.connect(transport)

const { tools } = await mcp.listTools()

// listTools() hands your model this tool's input schema, so it can
// fill the arguments itself:
const result = await mcp.callTool({
  name: "google_sheets-find-rows",
  arguments: {
    spreadsheetId: "Spreadsheet ID",
    sheetName: "Worksheet Name",
  },
})
```

**TypeScript**

```ts
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-find-rows",
  externalUserId: "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
  configuredProps: {
    google_sheets: { authProvisionId: "apn_xxxxxxx" },
    spreadsheetId: "Spreadsheet ID",
    sheetName: "Worksheet Name",
  },
})

console.log(result)
```

**cURL**

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.pipedream.com/v1/connect/{project_id}/actions/run \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "X-PD-Environment: production" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer {access_token}" \
  -d '{
    "external_user_id": "{external_user_id}",
    "id": "google_sheets-find-rows",
    "configured_props": {
      "google_sheets": { "authProvisionId": "apn_xxxxxxx" },
      "spreadsheetId": "Spreadsheet ID",
      "sheetName": "Worksheet Name"
    }
  }'
```

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- App: https://pipedream.com/apps/google-sheets.md · All apps: https://pipedream.com/apps