Task connection Google sheets

ChatGPT Bugs
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I have connected a Google Drive spreadsheet to ChatGPT.

In a regular chat, ChatGPT can successfully access the spreadsheet and read its contents. However, when I use the same spreadsheet in a scheduled Task, the Task fails with the message:

“Google Sheets access failed”

or

“I can’t complete this request in this context because I don’t have access.”

This suggests that scheduled Tasks may not have access to the same Google Drive connector context as an interactive chat session.

Has anyone else experienced this? Are Google Drive connectors currently supported in scheduled Tasks, or is there a known limitation that prevents Tasks from accessing connected Google Drive resources?

For context, the spreadsheet is accessible from the same ChatGPT account in a normal conversation, so the issue does not appear to be related to file permissions or spreadsheet configuration.

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Hey @EdoZwaan, I can see why this is confusing. Here’s what’s going on: connectors like Google Sheets can work during normal interactive chats, but Scheduled Tasks currently can’t read from or act on connected services when they run.

So even if a task prompt references Google Sheets, it won’t be able to automatically check or monitor that sheet in the background. This is a current product limitation, not a setup or permissions issue.

Because of that, things like automated spreadsheet summaries, reminders based on sheet updates, or conditional checks based on Google Sheets data aren’t supported through Scheduled Tasks right now.

- Sunny