Google Sheets · Create a sheet — Adds a tab to a spreadsheet, with headings if you like. Use it to start a new tab each month — October 2026 — for the rows that follow.

Who can do this

Workspace Admins and Editors, on every plan.

Before you start

A Google Workspace connection, and the spreadsheet to add the tab to.

Steps

  1. Select +, then in Apps select Google Sheets, then Create a sheet.
  2. Choose the Connection, and the Spreadsheet with Choose.
  3. In Name, the new tab's name — for example Orders {{ today }}.
  4. Optional: in Headings, the first row's column names — The first row's column names, separated by commas. For example Order, Customer, Amount.

Output

Field What it is
sheetId The new tab's id.
title Its name.
headings The headings written.

Good to know

  • A tab's name must be new in that spreadsheet.
  • Headings are written as typed, not as formulas.
  • Later steps in the same run can write to it by its name, with Sheet set to a value: {{ steps.create_a_sheet.title }}. Its columns cannot be mapped from the list until the tab exists.

If something goes wrong

What you see Why What to do
Google Sheets refused: … — the name is already taken A tab of that name exists. Use a name that changes each run, such as one with the date.
Name is empty when the step ran — … The name came out empty. Fill in Name.