Finding your way and glossary
Updated 2026-11-13
This page is a map of the app: the service list, the service page with its tabs, the account menu, and every term with its English and German label.
The service list
After signing in you see the service list. It is the home of your account.
- New Service (Neuer Service) creates a draft and opens it.
- AI agents (KI-Agenten) opens the page where you connect and manage AI assistants. See The AI agents page.
- Analytics opens the numbers for all services of the account. It appears once you have a service. See Account analytics.
- The search field filters by name, description and service ID. Next to it you switch between grid and list view.
- Projects (Projekte) group services. + New (+ Neu) creates a project; drag a service onto it or use Move to Project (In Projekt verschieben).
- Each service shows its name, when it was last changed, its calls, and a status: Draft (Entwurf) or Published (Veröffentlicht).
- The three-dot menu of a service has Copy ID (ID kopieren), Copy Endpoint (Endpunkt kopieren), Duplicate (Duplizieren) and Delete (Löschen).
- The panel Getting Started with SpreadAPI (Erste Schritte mit SpreadAPI) holds an intro video, sample workbooks and Contact Support (Support kontaktieren).
More: Manage services.
The account menu
Click the round icon with your initial at the top right of the service list.
- The first entry shows your plan (Basic, Pro or Custom) and Upgrade. See Plans overview.
- Profile Settings (Profil) opens your account settings.
- AI agents (KI-Agenten).
- Language (Sprache): English or Deutsch.
- Logout (Abmelden).
The service page
Click a service to open it. The header has the tabs in the middle and the actions on the right.
Tabs
| Tab | Sections | What you do there |
|---|---|---|
| Configuration (Konfiguration) | Workbook and parameter panel with Parameters (Parameter) and AI Areas (KI-Bereiche) | Edit the workbook, choose inputs and outputs |
| API | Test (Testen), Access (Zugriff), Code (cURL, JavaScript, Python, Excel, Google Sheets), Automation (Automatisierung: n8n, Zapier, Power Automate), Reference (Referenz: Interactive docs / Interaktive Doku, Errors / Fehler) | Try calls, manage tokens, copy code, connect tools |
| AI (KI) | Definition, Connect (Verbinden) | Describe the service for assistants and connect them |
| Apps | Overview (Übersicht), Theme, Web App (Web-App), Web Snippets (Web-Snippets) | Share a web app or embed a calculator |
| Usage (Nutzung) | Overview (Übersicht), Log (Protokoll) | See calls, errors, response times and callers |
API, Apps and Usage show their content once the service is published.
Header actions
- A test button with a play icon opens Test Current Parameters (Aktuelle Parameter testen). It appears when the service has at least one parameter.
- Save (Speichern) appears while there are unsaved changes.
- Publish (Veröffentlichen) appears on a saved draft.
- Published (Veröffentlicht) is the status button of a published service. Click it for Republish (Neu veröffentlichen) and Unpublish (Deaktivieren).
- The gear icon opens Settings (Einstellungen). See Service settings.
- The three-dot menu has View API Definition (API-Definition), Import from Excel (Excel importieren), Export to Excel (Als Excel exportieren), Export Service Package (Service-Paket exportieren) and Export for Runtime (Für Runtime exportieren).
Under the workbook, a status bar shows the size of the workbook as File.
Glossary
| Term | German label | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Service | Service | One workbook with its inputs and outputs, callable once published |
| Workbook | Arbeitsmappe | The spreadsheet inside a service |
| Parameter | Parameter | An input or an output |
| Input | Eingabe | A cell a caller fills |
| Output | Ausgabe | A cell or range whose result is returned |
| AI area | KI-Bereich | A region of the workbook opened to an AI as a whole |
| Draft | Entwurf | A service that is not online |
| Published | Veröffentlicht | A service that is online and has an address |
| Save | Speichern | Store your changes; callers do not see them yet |
| Publish | Veröffentlichen | Put the saved state online |
| Republish | Neu veröffentlichen | Replace the online version with the saved state |
| Unpublish | Deaktivieren | Take the service offline |
| Token | Token | A secret text a call must carry when the service is protected |
| Public | Öffentlich | A service that can be called without a token |
| Call | Aufruf | One request to a service that returns a calculation |
| Endpoint | Endpunkt | The address of a published service |
| Service ID | Service-ID | The identifier of a service, part of its address |
| Project | Projekt | A group of services in the service list |
| Web app | Web-App | A ready-made page with input fields and results |
| Web snippet | Web-Snippet | A calculator embedded in a website |
| AI agents | KI-Agenten | The AI assistants connected to your account |
| MCP | MCP | The protocol AI assistants use to call a service as a tool |
| Usage | Nutzung | The numbers about calls to a service |
| Plan | Plan | Basic, Pro or Custom: what your account includes |
The terms are explained in Core concepts.
FAQ
Where do I see all my services?
On the service list, the first page after signing in. From a service page, the back arrow in the header takes you there.
Where do I find the tokens?
Open the service, go to the API tab and choose Access (Zugriff). The service must be published.
Where do I change the language?
On the service list, open the account menu at the top right and choose Language (Sprache), then English or Deutsch.
Where do I see how often my service was called?
For one service, open its Usage (Nutzung) tab. For all services of the account, click Analytics on the service list.
Where is the address of my API?
On the API tab under Test, or under Copy Endpoint in the three-dot menu of the service on the service list.
What does "Deaktivieren" mean in the German app?
It is the German label of Unpublish: the service goes offline and becomes a draft again. Nothing is deleted.
Where do I rename a service?
Open the service and click the gear icon for Settings (Einstellungen). Change the service name there and save.
Where do I connect Claude or ChatGPT?
For your own assistant, use AI agents on the service list. For one service, open its AI tab and choose Connect (Verbinden).
What is the difference between a project and a service?
A service is a workbook with inputs and outputs that can be called. A project is only a group in the service list that helps you keep services in order.