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How to display a specific cell in Google Sheets

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To enable integration, you can also use the ready-made Google Sheets integration block.

In this article, you will learn how to display content of a specific Google Sheets cell in your script.

Let’s say you want to output the following cell:

Google Sheets cells

First of all, you need to specify this cell’s coordinates for the bot: a column and a row.

Specify a row​

In the HTTP request block, set the variable:

_.findWhere($httpResponse, {"number": 1})

The expression uses the _.findWhere(list, properties) function of the Underscore.js library, which returns the first array element that matches the given properties.

Add the HTTP request block

You have specified a row number. In this case, the script will display a cell in the row of which the value of the number column is equal to 1.

Specify a column​

In the Text block, specify $prediction.line, where line is the column from which you want to display data.

Add the HTTP request block

Display another cell​

What needs to be changed to display data from another cell?

Display another cell

  1. In the HTTP request block, change the value of the variable to _.findWhere($httpResponse, {"number": 5}). That is, specify the row ID (in this case 5 from the number column).

  2. In the Text block, write $prediction.chance, where chance is the column ID.