Generate Passwords in Google Sheets & Excel

What this pulls

Fill cells with strong passwords. Returns secure passwords by the row — 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 2 credits 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.

passwordgenerator.xlsxsample data

A2fx=VERVE("passwordgenerator", "field", "count")

Count

click any cell to see its formula2 credits / cell

Ways to use it

One value per row

Fill =VERVE("passwordgenerator") down a column and Generate Passwords returns a result for every row — a batch of live values in a single drag, no code.

Enrich data in place

Add Generate Passwords 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 generate passwords 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("passwordgenerator")

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("passwordgenerator")

Optional inputs

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

count
The number of passwords to generate
=VERVE("passwordgenerator", "count", "10")
length
The length of the password to generate
=VERVE("passwordgenerator", "length", "12")
complexity
The complexity of the password. Only applies when type is random
=VERVE("passwordgenerator", "complexity", "strong")
type
The kind of password to generate. random uses the complexity preset, pronounceable builds readable syllables, passphrase joins dictionary words, and custom honours the include/exclude switches below
=VERVE("passwordgenerator", "type", "random")
includeNumbers
Include digits. Applies to custom and pronounceable, and to random at simple complexity
=VERVE("passwordgenerator", "includeNumbers", "true")
includeSymbols
Include punctuation symbols. Applies to custom, and to random at medium complexity
=VERVE("passwordgenerator", "includeSymbols", "true")
includeUppercase
Include uppercase letters. Applies to custom, and to random at simple complexity
=VERVE("passwordgenerator", "includeUppercase", "true")
includeLowercase
Include lowercase letters in a custom password. Set false to build from the other character sets only
=VERVE("passwordgenerator", "includeLowercase", "true")
excludeSimilar
Exclude characters that are easy to confuse when read aloud or typed (i, l, 1, L, o, 0, O)
=VERVE("passwordgenerator", "excludeSimilar", "true")
excludeAmbiguous
Exclude brackets, slashes, quotes and other characters that need escaping in shells and config files
=VERVE("passwordgenerator", "excludeAmbiguous", "true")
mixedCase
Randomly capitalise letters in a pronounceable password
=VERVE("passwordgenerator", "mixedCase", "true")
strict
Guarantee at least one character from every enabled set rather than leaving it to chance
=VERVE("passwordgenerator", "strict", "true")
wordCount
How many words a passphrase contains. Only applies when type is passphrase
=VERVE("passwordgenerator", "wordCount", "4")
separator
The character placed between passphrase words. Only applies when type is passphrase
=VERVE("passwordgenerator", "separator", "-")
capitalize
Capitalise each word of a passphrase. Only applies when type is passphrase
=VERVE("passwordgenerator", "capitalize", "true")
analyzePremium
Return a strength analysis alongside each password
=VERVE("passwordgenerator", "analyze", "true")

Fields you can pull

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

Passwords
=VERVE("passwordgenerator", "field", "passwords")
Passwords › Password
=VERVE("passwordgenerator", "field", "passwords.0.password")
Passwords › Length
=VERVE("passwordgenerator", "field", "passwords.0.length")
Passwords › Metadata
=VERVE("passwordgenerator", "field", "passwords.0.metadata")
Passwords › Metadata › Type
=VERVE("passwordgenerator", "field", "passwords.0.metadata.type")
Passwords › Metadata › ComplexityPremium
=VERVE("passwordgenerator", "field", "passwords.0.metadata.complexity")
Passwords › AnalysisPremium
=VERVE("passwordgenerator", "field", "passwords.0.analysis")
Count
=VERVE("passwordgenerator", "field", "count")

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

Generate Passwords, answered

Everything you need to wire it into a sheet.

How do I pull Generate Passwords into Google Sheets?

Install the VerveSheets add-on, sign in once with your key, and type =VERVE("passwordgenerator", "field", "passwords") 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 Generate Passwords?

Generate Passwords returns passwords, passwords.0.password, passwords.0.length, passwords.0.metadata and passwords.0.metadata.type, plus 1 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.

Can I narrow what Generate Passwords returns?

Yes — Generate Passwords takes "count", "length", "complexity" and "type", plus 12 more as optional inputs. They go in as "name", value pairs after the required ones, in any order, so =VERVE("passwordgenerator", "count", "10") shapes the result without changing anything else.

Which Generate Passwords fields need a paid plan?

passwords.0.metadata.complexity and passwords.0.analysis 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 Generate Passwords at once?

Yes. Reference a range instead of a single cell and one call returns a value for every row, or drag =VERVE("passwordgenerator") down like any spreadsheet function.

How many credits does each Generate Passwords cell cost?

Each resolved cell costs 2 credits. A cell only re-bills when it actually refreshes, so a sheet you aren't touching doesn't keep charging.

Does Generate Passwords 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.

Generate Passwords

One value per row

Enrich data in place

Stays fresh on its own

Generate Passwords, answered

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

Scaling up?