Set up the Google Sheets connector
Configure the Google Sheets connector in AI Studio under Connectors & Tools. The Google Sheets connector requires organization-managed OAuth authentication.The Google Sheets connector only supports organization-managed OAuth. You must create your own Google Sheets OAuth application. Writer-managed OAuth is not available for Google Sheets.
Google OAuth credentials expire after 6 months of inactivity. If the Google Sheets connector is not used for 6 months, users will need to re-authenticate.
Create a Google OAuth application
Create a new Google OAuth application in the Google Cloud Console:- Navigate to the Google Cloud Console
- Create a new project or select an existing project
- Enable the Google Sheets API for your project
- Configure the OAuth consent screen with your application details
- Create OAuth 2.0 credentials (Web application type)
- Add the Writer redirect URI to authorized redirect URIs:
- Configure the required OAuth scopes for your application
- Copy the client ID and client secret for use in AI Studio
Required OAuth scopes
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets- Read and write access to Google Sheets
Configure the connector in AI Studio
- Navigate to Connectors & Tools in AI Studio
- Select the Google Sheets connector
- Select who has access by default (all users or specific teams)
- Select the connection type:
- Level: User level (each user authenticates their own account) or org level (shared connection to a single account)
- Select which tools to enable for your agents
- Enter your OAuth client ID and client secret
- Complete the OAuth authorization flow
Next steps
- Set up connectors: Learn how to configure and enable connectors in AI Studio
- Tool calling guide: Understand how AI agents use tools in conversations
- WRITER Agent guide: Learn how to use WRITER Agent with connected tools
- MCP gateway overview: Learn about Writer’s MCP gateway architecture