I’m working on a project where I need to programmatically create new worksheets in a Google Sheets document using API requests. I’ve been able to successfully add a single worksheet to my spreadsheet, but I’m running into issues when trying to create multiple worksheets with specific names like ‘DataSheet1’, ‘DataSheet2’, etc. The API call works perfectly for creating one worksheet, but I can’t figure out the proper way to specify different worksheet names or create several worksheets in sequence. Has anyone dealt with this before? I need to understand the correct approach for adding multiple named worksheets to the same Google Sheets document through API calls. Any guidance on the proper syntax or method would be really helpful.
yeah, I’ve done this but took a different approach. Skip the batching - just make separate API calls with a small delay between them (100ms works). Way easier to debug when things break. loop through your sheet names and fire off individual requests. Just make sure each call finishes before starting the next one or you’ll get weird errors.
Had this exact issue six months ago building a reporting system. Here’s what fixed it for me: Use batchUpdate with multiple requests in one call. Put several addSheet requests in the requests array, each with different titles. Make sure you’re setting the title property right in each addSheet object. I tried creating them one by one at first - bad idea. Timing issues everywhere. Batching them together is way more reliable. Also watch out for the response handling. Each new sheet gets a sheetId you’ll probably need later. Double-check your request structure matches the API docs exactly, especially how the properties object nests inside each addSheet request.
Been working with Google Sheets API for two years and hit this problem early on. You’ve got to handle the async stuff properly no matter what method you pick. I found batchUpdate works best, but keep it to 5-10 sheets per batch - don’t try creating dozens at once or Google’s rate limits will bite you. Here’s a gotcha: worksheet names must be unique in the spreadsheet. Sounds obvious, but the error message sucks at explaining this. Also, check your response status codes. The API sometimes partially succeeds - you’ll get some sheets created but not others, which screws up your sequence numbering.