# Google Sheets

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/google-sheets/  
**Website:** https://developers.google.com/workspace/sheets/api  
**APIs profiled:** 5

API for reading, writing, and formatting data in Google Sheets.

## Kin Score — 53.9 / 100 (developing)

Scored 2026-08-20 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 53.9).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 61.1 |
| Contract Quality | 69.2 |
| Governance | 26.5 |
| Contract Governance | 26.5 |
| Operational Transparency | 42.1 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 61.9 |
| Commercial Clarity | 47.4 |
| Access Clarity | 47.4 |

## Agent readiness — 38.5 (agent-ready)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | derived |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | yes |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | documented |
| OpenAPI Examples | verified |
| Rate Limit Signal | documented |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |

## Access

Freemium · Self-serve signup — onboarding: self-serve, pricing: freemium, trial: no (confidence: high).

## APIs (5)

- **Google Apps Script Spreadsheet Service** — The built-in Google Apps Script Spreadsheet Service allows creation, access, and modification of Google Sheets files directly from Apps Script with performance bundling and nume...
- **Google Sheets developerMetadata API** — Operations on developer metadata
- **Google Sheets Sheets API** — Operations on individual sheets within a spreadsheet
- **Google Sheets Spreadsheets API** — Operations on spreadsheet resources
- **Google Sheets Values API** — Operations on spreadsheet cell values

## MCP servers (1)

- **Google Sheets MCP Server**

## Agentic access (1)

- **Google Sheets Agentic Access** — 17 operations · 13 acting

## Security (3)

- **Google Sheets Authentication** — apiKey/oauth2 · 2 schemes
- **Google Sheets Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC
- **Google Sheets Vulnerability Disclosure** — security.txt · contact published

## Plans (1)

- **Google Sheets Plans Pricing**

## Use cases (5)

- **Data Collection and Reporting** — Collect data from various sources and generate automated reports in Google Sheets.
- **Database Backend** — Use Google Sheets as a lightweight database for web applications and prototypes.
- **Workflow Automation** — Automate data entry, processing, and distribution workflows using the API.
- **Data Integration** — Synchronize data between Google Sheets and other business applications.
- **Dashboard Creation** — Build interactive dashboards and visualizations from spreadsheet data.

## Tags

Google Workspace, Productivity, Spreadsheets

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/google-sheets/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.