Formulas for
Keep a running tally that persists. Reads or bumps a cloud counter from a cell — Google 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.
A real example — the input you type, and the values you can pull from it. Click any cell to see the formula behind it.
Fill =VERVE("counter", "test_counter", "field", "created") down a column and Cloud Counter returns a result for every row — a batch of live values in a single drag, no code.
Add Cloud Counter beside a table you already have to append its output right where your data lives, then sort, filter, or chart on it.
Set the sheet to refresh on a schedule and the cloud counter values keep themselves current without anyone re-typing.
The same function works in both apps — install once, sign in with your key, and type it into any cell.
Google SheetsAdd-onInstall from the Workspace Marketplace, then drop the formula into a cell. Autocomplete suggests the source and its fields.
=VERVE("counter", "test_counter", "field", "created")
Microsoft ExcelAdd-inSame 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("counter", "test_counter", "field", "created")Add a field name as the last argument to land just that value in the cell.
=VERVE("counter", "test_counter", "field", "isEven")=VERVE("counter", "test_counter", "field", "isNegative")=VERVE("counter", "test_counter", "field", "isZero")=VERVE("counter", "test_counter", "field", "isPrime")Everything you need to wire it into a sheet.
=VERVE("htmltotext", "<!doctype html> <html> <head> <title>This is the title of the webpage!</title> </head> <body> <p>This is an example paragraph. Anything in the <strong>body</strong> tag will appear on the page, just like this <strong>p</strong> tag and its contents.</p> </body> </html>", "field", "text")
=VERVE("sqlexplainer", "SELECT u.name, COUNT(o.id) as order_count FROM users u LEFT JOIN orders o ON u.id = o.user_id WHERE u.created_at > '2024-01-01' GROUP BY u.id HAVING COUNT(o.id) > 5 ORDER BY order_count DESC", "field", "explanation")
=VERVE("metadataextractor", "https://apiverve.com", "field", "requestUrl")
=VERVE("morsecode", "This Is A Message", "field", "morse")