{
  "id": 18758609,
  "title": "How to read a public Google Sheet as JSON without OAuth or an API key (2026)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/how-to-read-a-public-google-sheet-as-json-without-oauth-or-an-api-key",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-11-07T17:52:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dev.to",
    "slug": "dev-to",
    "url": "https://dev.to/feveroliang_1c30ae32b2ad7/how-to-read-a-public-google-sheet-as-json-without-oauth-or-an-api-key-2026-hpd"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Short answer: for a sheet shared as \"Anyone with the link can view\", call https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/SHEET_ID/gviz/tq?tqx=out:json&headers=1 . It answers without a login or a key. The response is JSON wrapped in a JavaScript call, so strip the wrapper first. Below is working code, four traps we measured on 8 November 2026 (Bangkok time; the image shows the same run in UTC), and a…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}