---
name: recipe-compare-sheet-tabs
description: "Read data from two tabs in a Google Sheet to compare and identify differences."
metadata:
  version: 0.22.5
  openclaw:
    category: "recipe"
    domain: "productivity"
    requires:
      bins:
        - gws
      skills:
        - gws-sheets
title: recipe-compare-sheet-tabs
canonical_url: https://skilld.dev/gh/googleworkspace/cli/recipe-compare-sheet-tabs
last_updated: 2026-09-28T02:56:38.000Z
---

> **Skill from skilld.dev.** Follow the instructions below for this session. You do not need to install anything.
>
> If the user asked to install this Skill, run `npx skilld install googleworkspace/cli/recipe-compare-sheet-tabs`. Install writes the Skill files into the project, so every session loads them.

# Compare Two Google Sheets Tabs

> **PREREQUISITE:** Load the following skills to execute this recipe: `gws-sheets`

Read data from two tabs in a Google Sheet to compare and identify differences.

## Steps

1. Read the first tab: `gws sheets +read --spreadsheet SHEET_ID --range "January!A1:D"`
2. Read the second tab: `gws sheets +read --spreadsheet SHEET_ID --range "February!A1:D"`
3. Compare the data and identify changes