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Export Google Sheet as CSV

Export a Google Sheets spreadsheet to a local CSV file for backup or processing.

Source Download skill
Repository
googleworkspace/cli
Stars
32,059
Licence
Apache-2.0
Files
1 file

What it does

This skill gives an AI agent a step-by-step recipe for saving a Google Sheets spreadsheet as a plain CSV file, a simple text format that opens in Excel or any data tool. It tells the agent which Google Workspace command-line tool (gws) commands to run to read the spreadsheet's details, export it as CSV, or read its values directly in CSV format. It relies on two other skills, gws-sheets and gws-drive, for the underlying Sheets and Drive operations.

Great for

  • People who want a local backup copy of a Google Sheet in CSV form
  • Analysts who need to pull spreadsheet data into scripts or other tools
  • Developers already using the gws command-line tool with Google Workspace

Skip it if

  • Users without access to the gws tool and a Google account authorised for Sheets and Drive, since the recipe cannot run without them
  • Exporting formatting, charts or multiple sheet tabs, because CSV holds only plain values from one sheet (the file does not say how multi-tab sheets are handled)

Try asking

  • “Export my budget spreadsheet with ID 1abc... as a CSV backup”
  • “Save the Sales Q3 Google Sheet as a CSV file in my Downloads folder”
  • “Read the values from Sheet1 of this spreadsheet in CSV format so I can process them”
Step-by-step guide: how to use Export Google Sheet as CSVInstall, first run, examples, tips and FAQs

Install in 3 steps

  1. 1

    Download the skill

    The ZIP contains the 1 original files, the Apache-2.0 licence and an attribution note.

    recipe-backup-sheet-as-csv.zip
  2. 2

    Add it to your agent

    Claude Code (all projects)

    mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && unzip recipe-backup-sheet-as-csv.zip -d ~/.claude/skills/

    Claude Code / Agent SDK (this project only)

    mkdir -p .claude/skills && unzip recipe-backup-sheet-as-csv.zip -d .claude/skills/

    Claude apps (web/desktop): Settings → Capabilities → Skills → Upload skill, and choose the ZIP.

  3. 3

    Ask for the task

    No special command needed — the agent reads the skill's description and loads it when your request matches. Try one of the prompts above.

Get better results

  • Provide the spreadsheet ID explicitly, found in the sheet's URL between /d/ and /edit.
  • Check which sheet tab you want; the read command targets Sheet1 by default in this recipe.
  • Review the agent's commands before it runs them, since they access your Google account data.

What's inside

  • SKILL.md

Redistributed unmodified from googleworkspace/cli under the Apache-2.0 licence. The assessment was drafted with AI from the skill's files on 2026-10-29. Skills can instruct your agent to run code — read SKILL.md and any scripts before installing.