Detect Spam in Google Sheets & Excel — =VERVE("spamdetector", A2)

What this pulls

Score text for spam by the row. =VERVE("spamdetector", A2) flags likely spam down a whole column — Google Sheets or Excel.

It's one of 300+ live sources you reach with a single =VERVE()function — served from APIVerve's production data engine, billed at 5 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 — these inputs, and the values they land in your sheet.

spamdetector.xlsxlive

B1fx=VERVE("spamdetector")

Likely Spam

TRUE

Is Disposable Email

FALSE

Is IPBlacklisted

FALSE

Country

Region

Parsed

TRUE

Example resultpulled live from APIVerve5 credits / cell

Ways to use it

Validate a list before you use it

Run =VERVE("spamdetector", A2) down a column of inputs and let each row tell you whether it's real and safe — catch the bad ones before they hit your workflow.

Score a lead or signup sheet

Add a validity column beside your contacts so you can filter, sort, or conditionally format the rows worth keeping.

Guardrail with IF

Wrap =VERVE("spamdetector", A2) in an IF and flag anything that fails, turning a raw import into a checked, trustworthy sheet.

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("spamdetector", A2)

Microsoft ExcelAdd-in

Same function, same arguments, same key — in Excel on desktop, the web, or mobile. Drag to fill a whole column.

=VERVE("spamdetector", A2)

Fields you can pull

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

Likely Spam=VERVE("spamdetector", A2, "likelySpam")
Is Disposable Email=VERVE("spamdetector", A2, "isDisposableEmail")
Is IPBlacklisted=VERVE("spamdetector", A2, "isIPBlacklisted")
Ip Details=VERVE("spamdetector", A2, "ipDetails")
Parsed=VERVE("spamdetector", A2, "parsed")

Detect Spam, answered

Everything you need to wire it into a sheet.

How do I pull Detect Spam into a spreadsheet?

Install the VerveSheets add-on, sign in with your key, and type =VERVE("spamdetector", A2) into any cell. The same function works in Google Sheets and Excel — no scripts, no API wiring.

How many credits does each Detect Spam cell cost?

Each resolved cell costs 5 credits. Filling a column of ten rows costs ten times that; a cell only re-bills when it actually refreshes, so a static sheet doesn't keep charging.

Can I fill a whole column at once?

Yes. Reference a range instead of a single cell — e.g. point Detect Spam at A2:A50 — and it returns a value for every row in one call, or just drag =VERVE("spamdetector", A2) down like any spreadsheet function.

Does Detect Spam work in Excel as well as Google Sheets?

Yes. It's the same =VERVE() function with the same arguments and the same key in both — build a sheet in one and it behaves identically in the other.

How current is the data?

Detect Spam is served live from APIVerve's production data engine, and cells recalculate on the refresh cadence you choose — every open, hourly, or every 30 minutes.

Where does the data come from, and what shows on my bill?

VerveSheets runs on APIVerve, our production data engine; Detect Spam is one of 300+ sources on the same key. Invoices and card statements show APIVERVE.

Detect Spam

Validate a list before you use it

Score a lead or signup sheet

Guardrail with IF

Detect Spam, answered

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

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