Read Cell
Description
Reads the value of a cell from a Google Sheet.
Unlike the Read Cell Formula activity, this activity returns the calculated or displayed value of the cell rather than the underlying formula.
Common Capabilities
Process Data Support
This activity supports dynamic configuration using variables from the Process Data drawer.
You can bind values from Agent Data, Workflow Data, Form Data, System Data, Enterprise Variables, and Activity Outputs.
Learn more → Using Process Data
Design-Time Configuration
Display Text
A user-defined name for the activity, displayed on the workflow canvas to help identify its purpose.
Connection Name
The configured Google Sheets connection used to access Google Sheets resources.
Spreadsheet
The spreadsheet containing the cell to read.
Sheet Name
The name of the sheet where the operation will be performed.
If not specified, the currently active sheet is used.
Cell Address
The cell whose value will be read.
For details about selecting spreadsheets, sheets, and cells, see Google Sheets Data Selection.
Wait All Incoming
Controls how this activity behaves when multiple incoming execution paths converge.
Determines whether the activity executes when:
- Any incoming path completes, or
- All relevant incoming paths complete before execution
Learn more → Execution Control
On Error
Defines how the workflow behaves if this activity encounters a runtime error.
Supported strategies include:
- Fault
- Continue
- Suspend
- Retry
Output
Value
The value contained in the specified cell.
The returned value reflects the calculated or displayed value of the cell.
Metadata
Additional information associated with the cell value.
Remarks
- The authenticated Google account must have access to the spreadsheet.
- This activity returns the calculated or displayed value of the cell.
- If the cell contains a formula, the evaluated result of the formula is returned.
- Empty cells return an empty value.
- To retrieve the underlying formula instead of the calculated value, use the Read Cell Formula activity.