HTTP Status Lookup in Google Sheets & Excel

What this pulls

Decode status codes by the row. Returns the name, meaning and category for any code — 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.

httpstatuslookup.xlsxsample data

B2fx=VERVE("httpstatuslookup", A2, "field", "name")

Code

Name

Description

Is success

Is redirect

404

Not Found

The requested resource could not be found

FALSE

click any cell to see its formula1 credit / cell

Ways to use it

Look up facts in the grid

Fill =VERVE("httpstatuslookup", 404, "field", "name") 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Replace hand-maintained lookup tables with a live one so your reference values never drift out of date.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 HTTP Status 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("httpstatuslookup", 404, "field", "name")

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("httpstatuslookup", 404, "field", "name")

Fields you can pull

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

Name
=VERVE("httpstatuslookup", 404, "field", "name")
Description
=VERVE("httpstatuslookup", 404, "field", "description")
CategoryPremium
=VERVE("httpstatuslookup", 404, "field", "category")
Is errorPremium
=VERVE("httpstatuslookup", 404, "field", "is_error")

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

HTTP Status Lookup, answered

Everything you need to wire it into a sheet.

How do I pull HTTP Status Lookup into Google Sheets?

Install the VerveSheets add-on, sign in once with your key, and type =VERVE("httpstatuslookup", 404, "field", "name") 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 HTTP Status Lookup?

HTTP Status Lookup returns name and description — 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 HTTP Status Lookup fields need a paid plan?

category and is_error 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 HTTP Status Lookup at once?

Yes. Put your code 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 HTTP Status 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 HTTP Status 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.

HTTP Status Lookup

Look up facts in the grid

Standardize a dataset

Join to your data

HTTP Status Lookup, answered

Put HTTP Status Lookup in your next spreadsheet. Add the extension, paste the formula, and the cell keeps itself current.

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