Sheetsu API

Beginner's Pick Development / API Key Intermediate HTTPS
90 per window (86 remaining at test time)
85 A
Measured Score 0 50 100 Speed 15/30 Consistency 20/20 Security 20/20 Browser access 15/15 Transparency 15/15 TESTED 2026-08-10

Overview

Sheetsu (now SheetDB) lets you turn any Google Spreadsheet into a REST API with full CRUD support. This means you can read, create, update, and delete rows in a spreadsheet using standard HTTP requests without writing any backend code. It is ideal for beginners who want a quick data store or CMS without setting up a database.

Beginner Tip

Create a public Google Sheet, connect it via SheetDB to get a unique API URL, then use GET to read rows and POST to add new ones — no server setup required.

Measurement Record

What actually happened when we called this API from our own infrastructure. Every value below was recorded by the request, not copied from the provider's documentation.

Request
GET https://sheetdb.io/api/v1/58f61be4dda40?sort_by=name&sort_order=asc
Result
HTTP 200 · application/json · 254 bytes · compressed
Response time
268 ms (median of 3) · fastest 262 ms
Transport
TLSv1.3 · TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 · certificate issued by Google Trust Services
Browser CORS
Allowed — Access-Control-Allow-Origin: *
Rate limit
90 per window (86 remaining at test time)
Served by
cloudflare
Recorded
2026-08-10

Fields Returned

Top-level fields present in the response we captured, with the type and value we actually received.

Field Type Value received
id string 2
name string Alex
age string 24
comment string

Captured Response

Captured from a real request to https://sheetdb.io/api/v1/58f61be4dda40?sort_by=name&sort_order=asc on 2026-08-10. Long arrays and nested objects are truncated to keep the shape readable.

JSON Response · Captured
[
  {
    "id": "2",
    "name": "Alex",
    "age": "24",
    "comment": ""
  }
]

Field Reference

id Auto-generated row identifier (if an id column exists in the sheet)

Implementation Example

Calls a real endpoint of this API. Replace any placeholder credentials with your own key.

Request
const url = "https://sheetsu.com/";
// Replace headers or query params with the values required by this API.
const response = await fetch(url, {
  headers: {
  "X-API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY"
  }
});
if (!response.ok) throw new Error(`Request failed: ${response.status}`);
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

What Can You Build?

Note: These code examples are AI-generated and unverified. Always refer to the official API documentation for accurate usage.

How This API Fails

We deliberately sent this API a broken request and recorded exactly what came back on 2026-08-10. Knowing the shape of an error before you hit it makes error handling much easier to write.

HTTP 404 Requesting a path that does not exist application/json
{
  "message": "The route api/v1/58f61be4dda40/apisscore-nonexistent-path could not be found."
}

Common Errors & Troubleshooting

Generated guidance based on this API's documentation, not observed by us. Treat it as a starting point and check against the provider's own error reference.

401 Unauthorized API key not included or the sheet is not connected to SheetDB
Check your SheetDB dashboard to confirm the sheet is connected and include your API token in the Authorization header if required
404 Not Found Incorrect sheet ID in the URL
Copy the exact API URL from your SheetDB dashboard; the sheet ID is auto-generated
Empty array returned The connected Google Sheet has no data rows or the header row is missing
Ensure your spreadsheet has a header row in row 1 and at least one data row below it

Measured Score Breakdown

Live HTTP request to the API endpoint

Speed 15/30
Consistency 20/20
Security 20/20
Browser access 15/15
Transparency 15/15
Endpoint Response Time 268ms

Fully tested on Aug 10, 2026

Technical Specifications

Auth API Key
HTTPS REQUIRED
CORS UNKNOWN
Category Development
Difficulty Intermediate
Endpoint last called: 2026-08-10

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