Get Notified about Google Spreadsheet Changes | Google Apps script!

Stay informed with real-time alerts whenever changes are made to your Google Spreadsheet. Whether it’s edits, additions, or deletions, you’ll get notified instantly—perfect for team collaboration, tracking data updates, or staying on top of shared project sheets.

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function sendEmailOnEdit(e) {
  if (!e) return; 
var sheet = e.source.getActiveSheet();
var sheetName = sheet.getName();
var recipients = "[email protected]";
var subject = "Someone Edited a Google Sheet";
var body = "The Google Sheet named '" + sheetName + "' was edited.
";

// 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;

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>";

document.getElementById("output").innerHTML = header + row + footer;