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Formulas for

Birthstone Lookup

Reference Data1 credit/cellSheets · Excel
=VERVE("birthstones", "5")
What this pulls

Look up birthstones by the row. Fills in the stone, color and meaning for any month or sign — Sheets or Excel.

It's one of 250+ live sources you reach with a single =VERVE() function — served from APIVerve's production data engine, billed at 1 credit per resolved cell, and refreshed on whatever cadence you set. No API keys to wrangle, no scripts, no exports.

See it in a cell

A real example — the input you type, and the values you can pull from it. Click any cell to see the formula behind it.

birthstones.xlsxsample data
B2fx=VERVE("birthstones", A2, "field", "count")
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Ways to use it

Look up facts in the grid

Fill =VERVE("birthstones", "5") beside your keys and pull the reference value for each into its own cell — one trusted lookup per row.

Standardize a dataset

Replace hand-maintained lookup tables with a live one so your reference values never drift out of date.

Join to your data

Use Birthstone Lookup's output as a lookup column your other formulas can VLOOKUP or reference directly.

Use it in your sheet

The same function works in both apps — install once, sign in with your key, and type it into any cell.

Google SheetsAdd-on

Install from the Workspace Marketplace, then drop the formula into a cell. Autocomplete suggests the source and its fields.

=VERVE("birthstones", "5")
Microsoft ExcelAdd-in

Same source, same arguments, same key — in Excel on desktop, the web, or mobile. Excel namespaces it as VERVE.CALL. Drag to fill a whole column.

=VERVE.CALL("birthstones", "5")
Fields you can pull

Add a field name as the last argument to land just that value in the cell.

  • Birthstones › Month
    =VERVE("birthstones", "5", "field", "birthstones.0.month")
  • Birthstones › Month Name
    =VERVE("birthstones", "5", "field", "birthstones.0.monthName")
  • Birthstones › Primary Stone
    =VERVE("birthstones", "5", "field", "birthstones.0.primaryStone")
  • Birthstones › Alternate StonesPremium
    =VERVE("birthstones", "5", "field", "birthstones.0.alternateStones")
  • Birthstones › Color
    =VERVE("birthstones", "5", "field", "birthstones.0.color")
  • Birthstones › MeaningPremium
    =VERVE("birthstones", "5", "field", "birthstones.0.meaning")
  • Birthstones › Zodiac Signs
    =VERVE("birthstones", "5", "field", "birthstones.0.zodiacSigns")
  • Birthstones › HardnessPremium
    =VERVE("birthstones", "5", "field", "birthstones.0.hardness")
  • Birthstones › Mineral FamilyPremium
    =VERVE("birthstones", "5", "field", "birthstones.0.mineralFamily")
  • Birthstones › Anniversary YearPremium
    =VERVE("birthstones", "5", "field", "birthstones.0.anniversaryYear")
  • Count
    =VERVE("birthstones", "5", "field", "count")
  • Birthstones
    =VERVE("birthstones", "5", "field", "birthstones")

Premium marks data included on paid plans. On the Free plan a marked field is withheld and a marked input is ignored — either way the cell reads #PREMIUM(name) instead of a value, so a gated answer can never be mistaken for a real one. Everything unmarked works on every plan. Compare plans

Birthstone Lookup, answered

Everything you need to wire it into a sheet.

How do I pull Birthstone Lookup into Google Sheets?
Install the VerveSheets add-on, sign in once with your key, and type =VERVE("birthstones", "5", "field", "birthstones.0.month") into any cell. The "field" argument names the value you want back, so the cell resolves to a single number or string you can chart, sort, or feed into another formula.
What data can I pull from Birthstone Lookup?
Birthstone Lookup returns birthstones.0.month, birthstones.0.monthName, birthstones.0.primaryStone, birthstones.0.color and birthstones.0.zodiacSigns, plus 2 more — name any one of them as the "field" argument and that value lands in the cell. Leave the field out and the whole record spills into a two-column table instead.
Which Birthstone Lookup fields need a paid plan?
birthstones.0.alternateStones, birthstones.0.meaning, birthstones.0.hardness and birthstones.0.mineralFamily, plus 1 more are included from the Starter plan up. On the Free plan the cell returns #PREMIUM(field) rather than a wrong or empty value, so it's always obvious which one to upgrade for. Every other field works on Free.
Can I fill a whole column of Birthstone Lookup at once?
Yes. Put your month values down a column and point the formula at the range — A2:A50 instead of A2 — and one call returns a value for every row. Dragging the formula down works too, but the range form is a single billed call per column rather than one per cell.
How many credits does each Birthstone Lookup cell cost?
Each resolved cell costs 1 credit. A cell only re-bills when it actually refreshes, so a sheet you aren't touching doesn't keep charging.
Does Birthstone Lookup work in Excel as well as Google Sheets?
Yes — same arguments, same key, same fields. Excel namespaces custom functions, so the call is =VERVE.CALL() there and =VERVE() in Google Sheets; nothing else about it changes.
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