api key not valid. please pass a valid api key.

Google Sheets API · GET /v4/spreadsheets/{spreadsheet_id}/values/{range} · HTTP 400 INVALID_ARGUMENT

Status: ✅ verified:server:prod · first seen 2026-10-24 · last confirmed 2026-10-26 · 22 confirmations from 2 vantages

An API key that does not exist returns HTTP 400 INVALID_ARGUMENT with error.details[0].reason API_KEY_INVALID, not 401 or 403.

What to do

1. Set query parameter key to the account setting api_key.

Dimensions

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

Evidence

Probe af:google-sheets:probe:invalid-api-key (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":400,"body_excerpt":"api key not valid. please pass a valid api key."}}'

YAML: facts/google-sheets/invalid-api-key-400.yaml

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