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google-sheets

Google Sheets API integration with managed OAuth. Read and write spreadsheet data, create sheets, apply formatting, and manage ranges. Use this skill when users want to read from or write to Google Sheets. For other third party apps, use the api-gateway skill (https://clawhub.ai/byungkyu/api-gateway).

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author: maton
version: 1.0
clawdbot: { "emoji": "\ud83e\udde0", "requires": { "env": [ "MATON_API_KEY" ] } }

SKILL.md

Google Sheets

Access the Google Sheets API with managed OAuth authentication. Read and write spreadsheet values, create sheets, apply formatting, and perform batch operations.

Quick Start

bash

# Read values from a spreadsheet (note: range is URL-encoded)
python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://gateway.maton.ai/google-sheets/v4/spreadsheets/SPREADSHEET_ID/values/Sheet1%21A1%3AD10')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Base URL

https://gateway.maton.ai/google-sheets/{native-api-path}

Replace {native-api-path} with the actual Google Sheets API endpoint path. The gateway proxies requests to sheets.googleapis.com and automatically injects your OAuth token.

Authentication

All requests require the Maton API key in the Authorization header:

Authorization: Bearer $MATON_API_KEY

Environment Variable: Set your API key as MATON_API_KEY:

bash

export MATON_API_KEY="YOUR_API_KEY"

Getting Your API Key

Sign in or create an account at maton.ai
Go to maton.ai/settings
Copy your API key

Connection Management

Manage your Google OAuth connections at https://ctrl.maton.ai.

List Connections

bash

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections?app=google-sheets&status=ACTIVE')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Create Connection

bash

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
data = json.dumps({'app': 'google-sheets'}).encode()
req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections', data=data, method='POST')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
req.add_header('Content-Type', 'application/json')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Get Connection

bash

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections/{connection_id}')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Response:

json

{
  "connection": {
    "connection_id": "21fd90f9-5935-43cd-b6c8-bde9d915ca80",
    "status": "ACTIVE",
    "creation_time": "2025-12-08T07:20:53.488460Z",
    "last_updated_time": "2026-01-31T20:03:32.593153Z",
    "url": "https://connect.maton.ai/?session_token=...",
    "app": "google-sheets",
    "metadata": {}
  }
}

Open the returned url in a browser to complete OAuth authorization.

Delete Connection

bash

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections/{connection_id}', method='DELETE')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Specifying Connection

If you have multiple Google accounts connected, specify which one to use with the Maton-Connection header:

bash

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://gateway.maton.ai/google-sheets/v4/spreadsheets/SPREADSHEET_ID')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
req.add_header('Maton-Connection', '21fd90f9-5935-43cd-b6c8-bde9d915ca80')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

If omitted, the gateway uses the default (oldest) active connection.

API Reference

Get Spreadsheet Metadata

bash

GET /google-sheets/v4/spreadsheets/{spreadsheetId}

Get Values

bash

GET /google-sheets/v4/spreadsheets/{spreadsheetId}/values/{range}

Example:

bash

GET /google-sheets/v4/spreadsheets/SHEET_ID/values/Sheet1%21A1%3AD10

Get Multiple Ranges

bash

GET /google-sheets/v4/spreadsheets/{spreadsheetId}/values:batchGet?ranges=Sheet1%21A1%3AB10&ranges=Sheet2%21A1%3AC5

Update Values

bash

PUT /google-sheets/v4/spreadsheets/{spreadsheetId}/values/{range}?valueInputOption=USER_ENTERED
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "values": [
    ["A1", "B1", "C1"],
    ["A2", "B2", "C2"]
  ]
}

Append Values

bash

POST /google-sheets/v4/spreadsheets/{spreadsheetId}/values/{range}:append?valueInputOption=USER_ENTERED
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "values": [
    ["New Row 1", "Data", "More Data"],
    ["New Row 2", "Data", "More Data"]
  ]
}

Batch Update Values

bash

POST /google-sheets/v4/spreadsheets/{spreadsheetId}/values:batchUpdate
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "valueInputOption": "USER_ENTERED",
  "data": [
    {"range": "Sheet1!A1:B2", "values": [["A1", "B1"], ["A2", "B2"]]},
    {"range": "Sheet1!D1:E2", "values": [["D1", "E1"], ["D2", "E2"]]}
  ]
}

Clear Values

bash

POST /google-sheets/v4/spreadsheets/{spreadsheetId}/values/{range}:clear

Create Spreadsheet

bash

POST /google-sheets/v4/spreadsheets
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "properties": {"title": "New Spreadsheet"},
  "sheets": [{"properties": {"title": "Sheet1"}}]
}

Batch Update (formatting, add sheets, etc.)

bash

POST /google-sheets/v4/spreadsheets/{spreadsheetId}:batchUpdate
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "requests": [
    {"addSheet": {"properties": {"title": "New Sheet"}}}
  ]
}

Common batchUpdate Requests

Update Cells with Formatting

json

{
  "updateCells": {
    "rows": [
      {"values": [{"userEnteredValue": {"stringValue": "Name"}}, {"userEnteredValue": {"numberValue": 100}}]}
    ],
    "fields": "userEnteredValue",
    "start": {"sheetId": 0, "rowIndex": 0, "columnIndex": 0}
  }
}

Format Header Row (Bold + Background Color)

json

{
  "repeatCell": {
    "range": {"sheetId": 0, "startRowIndex": 0, "endRowIndex": 1, "startColumnIndex": 0, "endColumnIndex": 3},
    "cell": {
      "userEnteredFormat": {
        "backgroundColor": {"red": 0.2, "green": 0.6, "blue": 0.9},
        "textFormat": {"bold": true}
      }
    },
    "fields": "userEnteredFormat(backgroundColor,textFormat)"
  }
}

Auto-Resize Columns

json

{
  "autoResizeDimensions": {
    "dimensions": {"sheetId": 0, "dimension": "COLUMNS", "startIndex": 0, "endIndex": 3}
  }
}

Rename Sheet

json

{
  "updateSheetProperties": {
    "properties": {"sheetId": 0, "title": "NewName"},
    "fields": "title"
  }
}

Insert Rows/Columns

json

{
  "insertDimension": {
    "range": {"sheetId": 0, "dimension": "ROWS", "startIndex": 1, "endIndex": 3},
    "inheritFromBefore": true
  }
}

Sort Range

json

{
  "sortRange": {
    "range": {"sheetId": 0, "startRowIndex": 1, "endRowIndex": 10, "startColumnIndex": 0, "endColumnIndex": 3},
    "sortSpecs": [{"dimensionIndex": 1, "sortOrder": "DESCENDING"}]
  }
}

Add Filter

json

{
  "setBasicFilter": {
    "filter": {
      "range": {"sheetId": 0, "startRowIndex": 0, "endRowIndex": 100, "startColumnIndex": 0, "endColumnIndex": 5}
    }
  }
}

Delete Sheet

json

{
  "deleteSheet": {"sheetId": 123456789}
}

Value Input Options

RAW - Values are stored as-is
USER_ENTERED - Values are parsed as if typed into the UI (formulas executed, numbers parsed)

Range Notation

Sheet1!A1:D10 - Specific range
Sheet1!A:D - Entire columns A through D
Sheet1!1:10 - Entire rows 1 through 10
Sheet1 - Entire sheet
A1:D10 - Range in first sheet

Code Examples

JavaScript

javascript

// Read values
const response = await fetch(
  'https://gateway.maton.ai/google-sheets/v4/spreadsheets/SHEET_ID/values/Sheet1!A1:D10',
  {
    headers: {
      'Authorization': `Bearer ${process.env.MATON_API_KEY}`
    }
  }
);

// Write values
await fetch(
  'https://gateway.maton.ai/google-sheets/v4/spreadsheets/SHEET_ID/values/Sheet1!A1:B2?valueInputOption=USER_ENTERED',
  {
    method: 'PUT',
    headers: {
      'Content-Type': 'application/json',
      'Authorization': `Bearer ${process.env.MATON_API_KEY}`
    },
    body: JSON.stringify({
      values: [['A1', 'B1'], ['A2', 'B2']]
    })
  }
);

Python

python

import os
import requests

# Read values
response = requests.get(
    'https://gateway.maton.ai/google-sheets/v4/spreadsheets/SHEET_ID/values/Sheet1!A1:D10',
    headers={'Authorization': f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}'}
)

# Write values
response = requests.put(
    'https://gateway.maton.ai/google-sheets/v4/spreadsheets/SHEET_ID/values/Sheet1!A1:B2',
    headers={'Authorization': f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}'},
    params={'valueInputOption': 'USER_ENTERED'},
    json={'values': [['A1', 'B1'], ['A2', 'B2']]}
)

Notes

When using curl, ranges in URL paths must be URL-encoded (! -> %21, : -> %3A). JavaScript fetch and Python requests handle encoding automatically.
Use valueInputOption=USER_ENTERED to parse formulas and numbers
Delete spreadsheets via the Google Drive API, not Sheets API
Sheet IDs are numeric and found in the spreadsheet metadata
IMPORTANT: When using curl commands, use curl -g when URLs contain brackets (fields[], sort[], records[]) to disable glob parsing
IMPORTANT: When piping curl output to jq or other commands, environment variables like $MATON_API_KEY may not expand correctly in some shell environments. You may get "Invalid API key" errors when piping.

Error Handling

Status	Meaning
400	Missing Google Sheets connection
401	Invalid or missing Maton API key
429	Rate limited (10 req/sec per account)
4xx/5xx	Passthrough error from Google Sheets API

Troubleshooting: API Key Issues

Check that the MATON_API_KEY environment variable is set:

bash

echo $MATON_API_KEY

Verify the API key is valid by listing connections:

bash

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Troubleshooting: Invalid App Name

Ensure your URL path starts with google-sheets. For example:

Correct: https://gateway.maton.ai/google-sheets/v4/spreadsheets/SPREADSHEET_ID
Incorrect: https://gateway.maton.ai/v4/spreadsheets/SPREADSHEET_ID

Resources

Maintainer

majiayu000 Core maintainer

Source details

Full Name: majiayu000/claude-skill-registry
Branch: main
Path in repo: skills/other/other/google-sheets-broedkrummen-openclaw-skills
License: MIT License

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Metadata

SKILL.md

Google Sheets

Quick Start

Base URL

Authentication

Getting Your API Key

Connection Management

List Connections

Create Connection

Get Connection

Delete Connection

Specifying Connection

API Reference

Get Spreadsheet Metadata

Get Values

Get Multiple Ranges

Update Values

Append Values

Batch Update Values

Clear Values

Create Spreadsheet

Batch Update (formatting, add sheets, etc.)

Common batchUpdate Requests

Update Cells with Formatting

Format Header Row (Bold + Background Color)

Auto-Resize Columns

Rename Sheet

Insert Rows/Columns

Sort Range

Add Filter

Delete Sheet

Value Input Options

Range Notation

Code Examples

JavaScript

Python

Notes

Error Handling

Troubleshooting: API Key Issues

Troubleshooting: Invalid App Name

Resources

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