Hey everyone! I’m trying to figure out how to work with Google Sheets using only JavaScript. No other languages like .NET, C#, or Java. I want to do everything - create new sheets, edit existing ones, and even delete them if needed.
I’ve been searching online for a while, but I can’t seem to find a straightforward JavaScript API for Google Sheets. It’s kind of frustrating!
Does anyone know if there’s a way to do this with plain JavaScript or maybe a popular framework like jQuery? I’d really appreciate any tips or code examples you could share.
I’m not super experienced with APIs, so step-by-step instructions would be amazing if you have them. Thanks in advance for your help!
I’ve been working with Google Sheets using JavaScript for a few projects, and I found that Google Apps Script is a really handy tool. It uses JavaScript and provides a nice set of built-in classes to interact with Sheets directly. When you create a project in Apps Script linked to your Sheet, you can write functions to create, edit, or delete sheets. For instance, using the SpreadsheetApp class, you can insert a new sheet easily. Although the learning curve may seem steep at first, the documentation and community support have really helped me out. Overall, it’s a great way to extend Sheets’ capabilities using familiar JavaScript.
For interacting with Google Sheets using JavaScript, I’d recommend looking into the Google Sheets API. It’s a RESTful API that allows you to perform various operations on spreadsheets programmatically. You’ll need to set up OAuth 2.0 for authentication, which can be a bit tricky at first. Once set up, you can use fetch() or axios to make HTTP requests to the API endpoints. This approach gives you full control over sheets from any JavaScript environment, not just within Google’s ecosystem. It’s more flexible than Apps Script but requires more initial setup. The official documentation provides detailed guides and code samples to get you started.
hey there! have you checked out the google sheets api v4? it’s pretty sweet for js devs. you can do all sorts of stuff with it - create, edit, delete sheets, the works. just gotta set up authentication first (bit of a pain tbh). then you can use fetch or axios to make requests. theres some good tutorials out there to get you started. good luck!