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Convert Google Sheets from CSV to JSON

This article can be useful if your spreadsheet uses dates as column names.

Spreadsheet example

Instead of the usual way of publishing a table and getting a link, follow the steps below.

Open Notepad and copy the following line into it:

https://tools.ds.tovie.ai/api/csv2json?url=

Publish a document​

Open your spreadsheet, go to File → Share → Publish to web. Instead of Web page, choose CSV file.

You can publish either the entire spreadsheet or just a single sheet, depending on your task.

  • To publish the entire spreadsheet, leave Entire document unchanged.
  • To publish an individual sheet, select the sheet you need from the list.

Publish to the web

Then click Publish.

In the Are you sure you want to publish this selection modal window, click OK.

Encode address​

Copy the URL address in the window that appears:

Copy the URL address

If you have not changed the auto-publish settings, then you do not need to re-publish the updated spreadsheet. The bot will have access to the current spreadsheet content via the given link.

The resulting URL needs to be turned into a URL parameter. Use the URL Encoding service and paste the Google Sheets URL you copied there, then click Encode.

URL decoder

Copy the resulting value and paste it into the previously copied address https://tools.ds.tovie.ai/api/csv2json?url= after url= without a space.

URL decoder

Go to Add an HTTP request to spreadsheet and use the full link you got in your Notebook in the HTTP request.