Send an Email When a Google Sheet is Updated (2024 Update)

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In this article we will show how to send an email when a google sheet is updated in just a few simple steps using the notifications feature. Simply follow the steps below:

Send Email When Google Sheet Updated

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1. Click Tools, Choose Notification settings, then select Edit notifications

To see notification settings, click Tools then choose Notification settings. You will get two options: edit notifications and comment notifications.

Select Edit notifications. The other option is for getting notifications when comments are made in your spreadsheet.

2. Set Notification Rules

A box containing the notification rules will appear. You can set the notifications to be sent to your email; if there are other users with editing rights to the spreadsheet, they have to set them on their own. 

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There are two options to set. For the Notify me at email when, the two options are the following:

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• Any changes are made - best for tracking the editing of the spreadsheet in progress.

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• A user submits a form - best for tracking whenever a spreadsheet row is added by a Google Form. 

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Two options are also available under Notify me with:

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• Email - daily digest: sends a single email daily summarizing all the edits in the spreadsheet. Best to keep your inbox sorted.

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• Email - right away: send an email for every edit done in the spreadsheet. Best when you need to be quickly updated of any significant change to the spreadsheet.

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For this example we will choose to be notified whenever changes are made to the spreadsheet in a daily email. 

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3. Click Save

Once the notification options are set, click Save. The notification rule will be listed. Click Done to close the box. 

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You are now done!

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Whenever an edit is made to the spreadsheet, you will be notified via email:

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If you enjoyed this article, check out our article on how to set up an email trigger on new row in google sheets or how to mass email from google sheets.