Get notified instantly when changes are made to your Google Spreadsheet by setting up triggers in Google Apps Script. Stay updated via email alerts for edits, updates, or specific cell changes.
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function sendEmailOnEdit(e) { if (!e) return; // add this line to check if "e" is undefined var sheet = e.source.getActiveSheet(); var sheetName = sheet.getName(); var recipients = "sharma.mohit@outrightcrm.com"; var subject = "Someone Edited a Google Sheet"; var body = "The Google Sheet named '" + sheetName + "' was edited.<br><br>"; // Get the user who made the edit var user = Session.getActiveUser().getEmail(); // Get the range of the edited cell var range = e.range; var row = range.getRow(); var column = range.getColumn(); // Get the new value of the edited cell var newValue = e.value; // Construct the table header var header = "<table style='border-collapse: collapse;'><tr><th style='border: 1px solid black; padding: 5px;'>User</th><th style='border: 1px solid black; padding: 5px;'>Row</th><th style='border: 1px solid black; padding: 5px;'>Column</th><th style='border: 1px solid black; padding: 5px;'>Value</th><th style='border: 1px solid black; padding: 5px;'>Date/Time</th></tr>"; // Construct the table row var row = "<tr><td style='border: 1px solid black; padding: 5px;'>" + user + "</td><td style='border: 1px solid black; padding: 5px;'>" + row + "</td><td style='border: 1px solid black; padding: 5px;'>" + column + "</td><td style='border: 1px solid black; padding: 5px;'>" + newValue + "</td><td style='border: 1px solid black; padding: 5px;'>" + new Date().toLocaleString() + "</td></tr>"; // Close the table var footer = "</table>"; // Combine the header, row, and footer to create the body of the email body += "The following change was made to the sheet:<br><br>" + header + row + footer; // Send the email MailApp.sendEmail(recipients, subject, "", {htmlBody: body}); }