I’m working on a project where I need to programmatically create new worksheets in a Google Sheets document using API methods. I’ve been trying to figure out how to add multiple tabs with specific names like ‘Data1’, ‘Data2’, ‘Summary’, etc. The basic sheet creation works for me, but I’m struggling with creating several sheets at once or naming them properly. Has anyone worked with the Google Sheets API for adding multiple named worksheets? I need to understand the correct way to structure the API requests to create these additional tabs within the same spreadsheet. Any code examples or guidance would be really helpful since I’m stuck on this part of my implementation.
I’ve hit this same issue on multiple projects. Here’s what works: each addSheet request in your batch needs a properties object with at least the title field to name your sheets. Make sure you handle the response correctly - Google sends back the new sheet details including gridProperties and sheetId that you’ll probably need later. Don’t try referencing the new sheets right after creation without waiting for the batch response - learned that one the hard way. The API processes requests sequentially and returns an ordered array matching what you sent. One heads up: if any sheet creation fails, the whole batch fails. Validate your sheet names first to catch duplicates or bad characters.
if u want to create multiple sheets fast, use batchUpdate. wrap your addSheet requests together and send em in one go! it saves time and prevents naming issues. just make sure your sheet properties are good, or you’ll just get default names like ‘sheet1’ and so on.
To efficiently create multiple worksheets in Google Sheets, utilize the batchUpdate method as it allows for a single API call to add multiple sheets at once. Instead of sending individual requests for each new sheet, aggregate them into one batch request. Include an array of addSheet requests, where each one specifies the properties of the new sheet, including its title. You can send up to 100 requests in one call, which significantly reduces the overhead compared to creating them one by one. Remember to extract and save the sheet IDs from the response, as they are essential for future operations on those sheets. For the exact JSON structure, refer to the API documentation.