IMPORTDATA Google Sheets Formula

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IMPORTDATA Formula Syntax

=IMPORTDATA("https://example.com/data.csv")

Example Use Case

Imports data from a URL in CSV or TSV format into Google Sheets.

Understanding the IMPORTDATA Function in Google Sheets

The IMPORTDATA function retrieves data from a URL containing comma-separated (CSV) or tab-separated (TSV) values.

Why Use IMPORTDATA in Google Sheets?

IMPORTDATA is useful for pulling live or static data from web sources into your spreadsheet.

Example with Sample Data

URLFormulaResult (Example)
https://example.com/data.csv=IMPORTDATA("https://example.com/data.csv"){1,2; 3,4}
https://example.com/list.tsv=IMPORTDATA("https://example.com/list.tsv"){A,B; C,D}
https://example.com/simple.csv=IMPORTDATA("https://example.com/simple.csv"){10; 20; 30}

The table shows how IMPORTDATA fetches data (example results assume sample CSV/TSV content).

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