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Google Sheet Lookup keeps failing

  • 5 December 2023
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Im creating a zap that triggers from the “Schedule by Zapier” at 5am each day.  From there I do a google sheet lookup in col A for the current days date.  The date in the google sheet is formatted as the “Pretty Date”.  Below are screen shots of the lookup fields in zapier.

 

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Best answer by Troy Tessalone 5 December 2023, 03:46

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Hi @spinman 

Good question.

Make sure each GSheet column has a Header label.

Post screenshots with how your GSheet is configured to give us true context.

NOTE: The GSheet cell display value may be different from the GSheet cell internal value, which can be seen in the formula bar in GSheets.

 

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@spinman 

This is the actual value in the cell.

 

For the Lookup Value, you can add this Zap action: Formatter > Date & Time > Format

 

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so add a formatter step after the schedule by zapier step?

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@spinman 

Yes, to convert the date from Step 1 into the date format used in GSheets. (M/D/YYYY)

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Thanks.  I got it to work.

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That’s awesome @spinman! Big thanks to Troy for pointing you in the right direction!

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