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How do I identify and remove duplicate rows in Google Sheets automatically?

  • Aug 23, 2023 2:36 PM UTC
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Is there a tool or a work around where you can identify a duplicate row within a Google Sheet and remove that row?  Of course, all of this has to be done seamlessly, daily and automatically.

 

Just curious…..thanks

 

gml

Best answer by blueguy

Some follow up…

 

Using the look up row and then delete row feature does work; of course you have to look from the top of the sheet because if you look from the bottom of the sheet you will always get the row that triggered the result in the first place

 

Otherwise, good call and easy to do.  Thanks

 

gml

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Troy Tessalone
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  • Aug 23, 2023 2:43 PM UTC

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  • Aug 23, 2023 3:10 PM UTC

Troy

Thanks as always!  I know how to do that basic task in Google Sheets; I was looking for away to automate that process in Zapier.  That would be a cool feature!

 

 


Troy Tessalone
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  • Aug 23, 2023 3:12 PM UTC

@blueguy 

Try these Zap steps:

Action: GSheets - Lookup Row

Action: GSheets - Delete Row


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  • Aug 23, 2023 5:05 PM UTC

I know those tools exist and I could conceive of a way of doing this; let me take a crack at it….

 

thanks

 

gml


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  • Aug 25, 2023 1:06 AM UTC

Some follow up…

 

Using the look up row and then delete row feature does work; of course you have to look from the top of the sheet because if you look from the bottom of the sheet you will always get the row that triggered the result in the first place

 

Otherwise, good call and easy to do.  Thanks

 

gml


SamB
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  • Sep 18, 2023 2:50 PM UTC

Thanks so much for circling back in here to let us know how you got on with Troy’s suggestion of using a Lookup Spreadsheet Row and Delete Spreadsheet Row action, @blueguy. The Community greatly appreciates it! 🤗