generated: '2026-06-20'
method: searched
source: https://developers.google.com/workspace/sheets/release-notes
description: >-
  Structured capture of the Google Sheets API dated release notes. Google does
  not version the API by date; changes ship additively within v4 and are
  announced as dated release-notes entries. This records the recent window; the
  live release notes are the source of truth.
docs: https://developers.google.com/workspace/sheets/release-notes
versioning:
  scheme: uri-path
  current: v4
  detail: lifecycle/google-sheets-lifecycle.yml
entries:
  - date: '2025-06-17'
    additions:
      - Google Drive and People smart chips — create, update, and read — are generally available in the Sheets API.
    highlights:
      - Programmatic support for smart chips (Drive file chips and People chips) inside spreadsheet cells.
  - date: '2025-04-29'
    additions:
      - Table operations — create and modify tables and take basic actions on tables via the Sheets API.
    highlights:
      - First-class table support in batchUpdate.
  - date: '2021-08-02'
    breaking:
      - Google Sheets API v3 (legacy gdata) reached end-of-life; clients must use v4.
  - date: '2016-06-15'
    highlights:
      - Google Sheets API v4 launched with full spreadsheet read/write/format access.