Generate Random Data in Google Sheets & Excel

What this pulls

Populate cells with test data. Fills a column with random emails, names, UUIDs and more — 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.

randomgenerator.xlsxsample data

A2fx=VERVE("randomgenerator", "field", "type")

Type

Count

phone

click any cell to see its formula2 credits / cell

Ways to use it

One value per row

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

Enrich data in place

Add Generate Random Data beside a table you already have to append its output right where your data lives, then sort, filter, or chart on it.

Live or frozen

Keep the generate random data values as formulas that look up again when their inputs change, or fill them as plain values that never move.

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("randomgenerator", "field", "type")

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("randomgenerator", "field", "type")

Optional inputs

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

type
The type of random data to generate
=VERVE("randomgenerator", "type", "number")
countPremium
The number of random data to generate (1 to 100)
=VERVE("randomgenerator", "count", "10")
includeAvatarPremium
Include an AI-generated face avatar (only applies when type=name)
=VERVE("randomgenerator", "includeAvatar", "true")
min
Smallest number to draw, inclusive (type=number). Defaults to 0
=VERVE("randomgenerator", "min", "1")
max
Largest number to draw, inclusive (type=number). Defaults to 999999
=VERVE("randomgenerator", "max", "100")
decimals
Decimal places for type=number (0 to 10); 0 draws whole numbers
=VERVE("randomgenerator", "decimals", "2")
unique
Draw without repeats (type=number with whole numbers, or type=dice)
=VERVE("randomgenerator", "unique", "true")
sides
Number of sides on each die for type=dice (2 to 1000)
=VERVE("randomgenerator", "sides", "20")
length
Length of each value for type=string (1 to 256)
=VERVE("randomgenerator", "length", "16")
charset
Characters for type=string
=VERVE("randomgenerator", "charset", "alphanumeric")

Fields you can pull

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

Data
=VERVE("randomgenerator", "field", "data")
Type
=VERVE("randomgenerator", "field", "type")
Count
=VERVE("randomgenerator", "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 Random Data, answered

Everything you need to wire it into a sheet.

How do I pull Generate Random Data into Google Sheets?

Install the VerveSheets add-on, sign in once with your key, and type =VERVE("randomgenerator", "field", "data") 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 Random Data?

Generate Random Data returns data, type and count — 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 Random Data returns?

Yes — Generate Random Data takes "type", "count", "includeAvatar" and "min", plus 6 more as optional inputs. They go in as "name", value pairs after the required ones, in any order, so =VERVE("randomgenerator", "type", "number") shapes the result without changing anything else.

Can I fill a whole column of Generate Random Data at once?

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

How many credits does each Generate Random Data 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 Random Data 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 Random Data

One value per row

Enrich data in place

Live or frozen

Generate Random Data, answered

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

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