# Reading spreadsheets using Google Spreadsheets API

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/reading-spreadsheets-using-google-spreadsheets-api/272764>\
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**Created:** [October 8, 2008, 9:54am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/reading-spreadsheets-using-google-spreadsheets-api/272764 "2008-10-08T09:54:07Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 8, 2008, 9:54am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/reading-spreadsheets-using-google-spreadsheets-api/272764/1 "2008-10-08T09:54:07Z")

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I’m trying to read a spreadsheet feed using the Google Spreadsheet API. For that, I’m using a HTTP Service with an URL Loader.

I actually don’t have any problems for making it work in my flex environnement, but once I publish it : I have the security sandbox problem.

After searching in the Internet, it seems related to the crossdomain.xml file, so I added :

```auto
Security.loadPolicyFile("http://spreadsheets.google.com/crossdomain.xml");

```

to my AS file. But it still don’t work.

I also stumbled upon this :  
[http://en.flash-ripper.com/2008/vote-for-crossdomainxml-for-google-apis-and-services/](http://en.flash-ripper.com/2008/vote-for-crossdomainxml-for-google-apis-and-services/)  
And I was confused as I can see a crossdomain.xml file over [spreadsheets.google.com](http://spreadsheets.google.com), but it just don’t work.

I would appreciate any help, some people told me to use JSON in place.

Thanks,