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Sheets: add tab

Add a tab to a Google Spreadsheet, optionally naming it in the same pass. Returns the new tab's gid and final name. Waits for the editor's save before resolving; needs edit rights.

Input

spreadsheetId required

Spreadsheet id or any full docs.google.com spreadsheet URL

name optional

Optional name for the new tab, up to 100 characters and not already used in this spreadsheet. Omit to keep the default ("Sheet N"/"Feuille N").

Output

gid required

gid of the new tab (use with sheets_read_tab / sheets_write_cells)

name required

Final tab name

FAQ

Add a tab to a Google Spreadsheet, optionally naming it in the same pass. Returns the new tab's gid and final name. Waits for the editor's save before resolving; needs edit rights.
Required: spreadsheetId. Optional: name.
It returns gid, name.
Yes. It acts as you on docs.google.com: on your own Chrome it reuses your session, and on a Reduck-hosted browser it loads the docs.google.com cookies saved by the Reduck extension.
It makes changes on docs.google.com, like sending, posting or booking something.
Ask an AI agent connected to Reduck to run reduck/docs.google.com/sheets_add_tab, or run it from a terminal with the Reduck CLI: npx @reduck-ai/cli@latest run --script reduck/docs.google.com/sheets_add_tab
It is part of Reduck's official curated catalogue.

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