Java

Google Sheets - Append Values to an Existing Spreadsheet

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Appends values to an existing Google spreadsheet. Chilkat2 Java

import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.ChilkatException;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.Http;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.HttpResponse;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.JsonObject;

public class ChilkatExample {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
        // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

        // This example uses a previously obtained access token having permission for the
        // Google Sheets scope.

        // In this example, Get Google Sheets OAuth2 Access Token, the access
        // token was saved to a JSON file.  This example fetches the access token from the file..
        JsonObject jsonToken = new JsonObject();
        jsonToken.loadFile("qa_data/tokens/googleSheets.json");
        if (!jsonToken.hasMember("access_token")) {
            System.out.println("No access token found.");
            return;
        }

        Http http = new Http();
        http.setAuthToken(jsonToken.stringOf("access_token"));

        // To append values to an existing spreadsheet, our HTTP request body will
        // contain JSON in the format of a "ValueRange".  For example, the spreadsheet we'll be
        // adding to in this example looks like this:

        // 

        // The JSON ValueRange for the cells in the above spreadsheet is:
        // {
        //   "range": "Sheet1!A1:B5",
        //   "majorDimension": "ROWS",
        //   "values": [
        //     [
        //       "Item",
        //       "Cost"
        //     ],
        //     [
        //       "Wheel",
        //       "$20.50"
        //     ],
        //     [
        //       "Door",
        //       "$15"
        //     ],
        //     [
        //       "Engine",
        //       "$100"
        //     ],
        //     [
        //       "Totals",
        //       "$135.50"
        //     ]
        //   ]
        // }

        // This example will append 6 cells (3 rows / 2 columns).
        // We'll be appending the following:
        //
        // "Paint", "$100"
        // "Brakes", "$100"
        // "New Total", "$335.50"
        //

        // The range of cells we'll be appending is A1:B5
        // Therefore, the ValueRange JSON we'll be sending in our POST body is:

        // {
        //   "range": "Sheet1!A1:B5",
        //   "majorDimension": "ROWS",
        //   "values": [
        //     [
        //       "Paint",
        //       "$100"
        //     ],
        //     [
        //       "Brakes",
        //       "$100"
        //     ],
        //     [
        //       "New Total",
        //       "$335.50"
        //     ]
        //   ]
        // }

        JsonObject json = new JsonObject();
        json.updateString("range", "Sheet1!A1:B5");
        json.updateString("majorDimension", "ROWS");

        json.setI(0);
        json.setJ(1);
        json.updateString("values[i][j]", "Paint");
        json.setJ(1);
        json.updateString("values[i][j]", "$100");

        json.setI(1);
        json.setJ(0);
        json.updateString("values[i][j]", "Brakes");
        json.setJ(1);
        json.updateString("values[i][j]", "$100");

        json.setI(2);
        json.setJ(0);
        json.updateString("values[i][j]", "Totals");
        json.setJ(1);
        json.updateString("values[i][j]", "$335.50");

        json.setEmitCompact(false);
        System.out.println(json.emit());

        // Send the POST to:
        // https://sheets.googleapis.com/v4/spreadsheets/{spreadsheetId}/values/{range}:append?valueInputOption=USER_ENTERED

        http.setUrlVar("spreadsheetId", "1_SO2L-Y6nCayNpNppJLF0r9yHB2UnaCleGCKeE4O0SA");
        http.setUrlVar("range", "Sheet1!A1:B5");
        HttpResponse resp = new HttpResponse();
        try {
            http.httpJson("POST", "https://sheets.googleapis.com/v4/spreadsheets/{$spreadsheetId}/values/{$range}:append?valueInputOption=USER_ENTERED", json, "application/json", resp);
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        System.out.println("response status code = " + resp.getStatusCode());
        System.out.println("response JSON = " + resp.getBodyStr());

        // Sample output:
        //
        // response status code = 200
        // response JSON = {
        //   "spreadsheetId": "1_SO2L-Y6nCayNpNppJLF0r9yHB2UnaCleGCKeE4O0SA",
        //   "tableRange": "Sheet1!A1:B5",
        //   "updates": {
        //     "spreadsheetId": "1_SO2L-Y6nCayNpNppJLF0r9yHB2UnaCleGCKeE4O0SA",
        //     "updatedRange": "Sheet1!A6:B8",
        //     "updatedRows": 3,
        //     "updatedColumns": 2,
        //     "updatedCells": 6
        //   }
        // }
        //

        // Our Google Spreadsheet now looks like this:
        // 
    }
}