Method: spreadsheets.get
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Returns the spreadsheet at the given ID. The caller must specify the spreadsheet ID.
By default, data within grids is not returned. You can include grid data in one of 2 ways:
Specify a field mask listing your desired fields using the fields URL parameter in HTTP
Set the includeGridData URL parameter to true. If a field mask is set, the includeGridData parameter is ignored
For large spreadsheets, as a best practice, retrieve only the specific spreadsheet fields that you want.
To retrieve only subsets of spreadsheet data, use the ranges URL parameter. Ranges are specified using A1 notation. You can define a single cell (for example, A1) or multiple cells (for example, A1:D5). You can also get cells from other sheets within the same spreadsheet (for example, Sheet2!A1:C4) or retrieve multiple ranges at once (for example, ?ranges=A1:D5&ranges=Sheet2!A1:C4). Limiting the range returns only the portions of the spreadsheet that intersect the requested ranges.
HTTP request
GET https://sheets.googleapis.com/v4/spreadsheets/{spreadsheetId}
The URL uses gRPC Transcoding syntax.
Path parameters
| Parameters |
spreadsheetId |
string
The spreadsheet to request.
|
Query parameters
| Parameters |
ranges[] |
string
The ranges to retrieve from the spreadsheet.
|
includeGridData |
boolean
True if grid data should be returned. This parameter is ignored if a field mask was set in the request.
|
excludeTablesInBandedRanges |
boolean
True if tables should be excluded in the banded ranges. False if not set.
|
Request body
The request body must be empty.
Response body
If successful, the response body contains an instance of Spreadsheet.
Authorization scopes
Requires one of the following OAuth scopes:
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drivehttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.readonlyhttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.filehttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheetshttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.readonly
For more information, see the Authorization guide.
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Last updated 2025-04-29 UTC.
[null,null,["Last updated 2025-04-29 UTC."],[],[],null,["# Method: spreadsheets.get\n\n- [HTTP request](#body.HTTP_TEMPLATE)\n- [Path parameters](#body.PATH_PARAMETERS)\n- [Query parameters](#body.QUERY_PARAMETERS)\n- [Request body](#body.request_body)\n- [Response body](#body.response_body)\n- [Authorization scopes](#body.aspect)\n- [Try it!](#try-it)\n\nReturns the spreadsheet at the given ID. The caller must specify the spreadsheet ID.\n\nBy default, data within grids is not returned. You can include grid data in one of 2 ways:\n\n- Specify a [field mask](https://developers.google.com/workspace/sheets/api/guides/field-masks) listing your desired fields using the `fields` URL parameter in HTTP\n\n- Set the [includeGridData](/workspace/sheets/api/reference/rest/v4/spreadsheets/get#body.QUERY_PARAMETERS.include_grid_data) URL parameter to true. If a field mask is set, the `includeGridData` parameter is ignored\n\nFor large spreadsheets, as a best practice, retrieve only the specific spreadsheet fields that you want.\n\nTo retrieve only subsets of spreadsheet data, use the [ranges](/workspace/sheets/api/reference/rest/v4/spreadsheets/get#body.QUERY_PARAMETERS.ranges) URL parameter. Ranges are specified using [A1 notation](https://developers.google.com/workspace/sheets/api/guides/concepts#cell). You can define a single cell (for example, `A1`) or multiple cells (for example, `A1:D5`). You can also get cells from other sheets within the same spreadsheet (for example, `Sheet2!A1:C4`) or retrieve multiple ranges at once (for example, `?ranges=A1:D5&ranges=Sheet2!A1:C4`). Limiting the range returns only the portions of the spreadsheet that intersect the requested ranges.\n\n### HTTP request\n\n`GET https://sheets.googleapis.com/v4/spreadsheets/{spreadsheetId}`\n\nThe URL uses [gRPC Transcoding](https://google.aip.dev/127) syntax.\n\n### Path parameters\n\n| Parameters ||\n|-----------------|--------------------------------------|\n| `spreadsheetId` | `string` The spreadsheet to request. |\n\n### Query parameters\n\n| Parameters ||\n|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| `ranges[]` | `string` The ranges to retrieve from the spreadsheet. |\n| `includeGridData` | `boolean` True if grid data should be returned. This parameter is ignored if a field mask was set in the request. |\n| `excludeTablesInBandedRanges` | `boolean` True if tables should be excluded in the banded ranges. False if not set. |\n\n### Request body\n\nThe request body must be empty.\n\n### Response body\n\nIf successful, the response body contains an instance of [Spreadsheet](/workspace/sheets/api/reference/rest/v4/spreadsheets#Spreadsheet).\n\n### Authorization scopes\n\nRequires one of the following OAuth scopes:\n\n- `https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive`\n- `https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.readonly`\n- `https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.file`\n- `https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets`\n- `https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.readonly`\n\nFor more information, see the [Authorization guide](/workspace/guides/configure-oauth-consent)."]]
