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Google Sheets ACTION

Update Cell

Update a cell in a spreadsheet. See the documentation
  • Action
  • Writes data
  • Destructive
  • OAuth
  • SDK
  • MCP

IMPLEMENTATION

Call this tool

Connect a user's Google Sheets account once, then configure and run Update Cell 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-update-cell",
  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.

Update Cell inputs
Property Type Description
drive Drive string
The drive containing the worksheet to update. If you are connected with any Google Shared Drives, you can select it here.
Optional Dynamic
sheetId Spreadsheet ID string
The spreadsheet containing the worksheet to update
Required Dynamic
worksheetId Worksheet ID integer
Select a worksheet or provide a worksheet ID
Required Dynamic
cell Cell string
The A1 notation of the cell. E.g., A1
Required
newCell Cell Value string
The new cell value
Required

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-update-cell
Version
0.1.19
App
Google Sheets
Authentication
OAuth
Read-only
No
Destructive
Yes
Open world
Yes