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20th April 2026

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TIL SQL functions in Google Sheets to fetch data from Datasette — I've been experimenting with ways to fetch data from Datasette and display it in Google Sheets.

I put together some notes on patterns for fetching data from a Datasette instance directly into Google Sheets - using the importdata() function, a "named function" that wraps it or a Google Apps Script if you need to send an API token in an HTTP header (not supported by importdata().)

Here's an example sheet demonstrating all three methods.

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