By default values.get returns every cell as a string formatted in the spreadsheet's locale: on a fr_FR file 3.14159 comes back as "3,14159", a date as "24/10/2026" and a boolean as "TRUE".

Google Sheets API · GET /v4/spreadsheets/{spreadsheet_id}/values/{range} · HTTP 200

Status: ✅ verified:server:prod · first seen 2026-10-24 · last confirmed 2026-10-26 · 20 confirmations from 2 vantages

What to do

1. Set query parameter valueRenderOption to UNFORMATTED_VALUE.

Dimensions

env: prod · plan: any · region: any · account_state: api_key

Evidence

Probe af:google-sheets:probe:fixture-formatted-values (declarative, source)

Observations: none from reporters yet.

Machine access

curl -s https://apifacts.dev/v0/check \
  -H 'content-type: application/json' \
  -d '{"target":{"method":"GET","url":"https://sheets.googleapis.com/v4/spreadsheets/{spreadsheet_id}/values/{range}"},"error":{"status":200}}'

YAML: facts/google-sheets/formatted-values-follow-locale.yaml

Data: CC BY 4.0 · apifacts registry · This page is generated; edit the YAML, not the page.