Read cell Version 4 (Net)

Action group: Google services

Description

The action reads the cell data.

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Settings of parameters 

PropertyDescriptionTypeFilling exampleMandatory field
Parameters
ContextIndentifier of session for actionRobin.SpreadShee tsSpreadSheets contextYes
Document IDIndentifier of document for actionRobin.String
Yes
SheetName of working sheet. By default, the first sheet of the document.Robin.String
No
CellCell to read from in format «XY», where «X» - column name and «Y» - row indexRobin.String
Yes
Results
ResultValue from cellRobin.String

Special conditions of use

The Google Sheets API has a limit of up to 60 read-requests per user per minute. To ensure that the action does not immediately generate an error when the limit on the number of requests is reached, the action includes a loop operation that will resend requests within a minute.

Example of use

Task

There is a table with values:

Take the data from cell "A3" and output it to the dialog box. 

Solution

Use the "Context Google tables", "Read cell", "Show message" actions. 

Implementation

  1. Assemble a robot scheme with the actions:
  2. Set the "Context Google tables" action parameters.

    Fill in the "The file path" and "Application name" fields (more about filling in these fields in section Instructions for setting up a connection to Google Sheets/Docs/Drive)
  3. Set the "Read cell" action parameters.

    In the ID field specify the part of the table's link.
  4. Set the "Show message" action parameters.
  5. Click "Start" in the top panel. 

Result

The program robot completed successfully. The cell data was obtained.

The value from cell "A3" is displayed in the dialog box.