Calculate BMI in Google Sheets & Excel

What this pulls

Compute body metrics by the row. Returns BMI, BMR, TDEE, calorie and macro targets in your cells — 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.

bmicalculator.xlsxsample data

D2fx=VERVE("bmicalculator", A2, B2, C2, "field", "bmi")

Weight

Height

Unit

Bmi

Recommendation

180

imperial

24.221453287197235

A BMI between 18.5 and 24.9 falls within t…

click any cell to see its formula1 credit / cell

Ways to use it

One value per row

Fill =VERVE("bmicalculator", 180, 70, "imperial", "field", "bmi") down a column and Calculate BMI returns a result for every row — a batch of live values in a single drag, no code.

Enrich data in place

Add Calculate BMI beside a table you already have to append its output right where your data lives, then sort, filter, or chart on it.

Stays fresh on its own

Set the sheet to refresh on a schedule and the calculate bmi values keep themselves current without anyone re-typing.

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("bmicalculator", 180, 70, "imperial", "field", "bmi")

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("bmicalculator", 180, 70, "imperial", "field", "bmi")

Optional inputs

Tune the result by adding name=value before the field argument — in any order. Leave one out and its default applies.

age
Age in years (required for BMR/TDEE calculations)
=VERVE("bmicalculator", 180, 70, "imperial", "age", "30")
gender
Gender (required for BMR/TDEE calculations)
=VERVE("bmicalculator", 180, 70, "imperial", "gender", "male")
activityLevel
Activity level (required for TDEE/calorie calculations)
=VERVE("bmicalculator", 180, 70, "imperial", "activityLevel", "moderate")

Fields you can pull

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

Bmi
=VERVE("bmicalculator", 180, 70, "imperial", "field", "bmi")
Bmi PrimePremium
=VERVE("bmicalculator", 180, 70, "imperial", "field", "bmiPrime")
RiskPremium
=VERVE("bmicalculator", 180, 70, "imperial", "field", "risk")
SummaryPremium
=VERVE("bmicalculator", 180, 70, "imperial", "field", "summary")
Weight To ChangePremium
=VERVE("bmicalculator", 180, 70, "imperial", "field", "weightToChange")
BmrPremium
=VERVE("bmicalculator", 180, 70, "imperial", "field", "bmr")
TdeePremium
=VERVE("bmicalculator", 180, 70, "imperial", "field", "tdee")
Calorie TargetsPremium
=VERVE("bmicalculator", 180, 70, "imperial", "field", "calorieTargets")
MacrosPremium
=VERVE("bmicalculator", 180, 70, "imperial", "field", "macros")
Weight To Change › DirectionPremium
=VERVE("bmicalculator", 180, 70, "imperial", "field", "weightToChange.direction")
Weight To Change › AmountPremium
=VERVE("bmicalculator", 180, 70, "imperial", "field", "weightToChange.amount")
Weight To Change › UnitPremium
=VERVE("bmicalculator", 180, 70, "imperial", "field", "weightToChange.unit")

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

Calculate BMI, answered

Everything you need to wire it into a sheet.

How do I pull Calculate BMI into Google Sheets?

Install the VerveSheets add-on, sign in once with your key, and type =VERVE("bmicalculator", 180, 70, "imperial", "field", "bmi") 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 Calculate BMI?

Calculate BMI returns bmi — 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.

Can I narrow what Calculate BMI returns?

Yes — Calculate BMI takes "age", "gender" and "activityLevel" as optional inputs. They go in as "name", value pairs after the required ones, in any order, so =VERVE("bmicalculator", 180, 70, "imperial", "age", "30") shapes the result without changing anything else.

Which Calculate BMI fields need a paid plan?

bmiPrime, risk, summary and weightToChange, plus 7 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 Calculate BMI at once?

Yes. Put your weight 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 Calculate BMI 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 Calculate BMI 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.

Calculate BMI

One value per row

Enrich data in place

Stays fresh on its own

Calculate BMI, answered

Put Calculate BMI in your next spreadsheet. Add the extension, paste the formula, and the cell keeps itself current.

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