Class SpreadsheetApp

Creates a new spreadsheet with the given name.

// The code below creates a new spreadsheet "Finances" and logs the URL for it
var ssNew = SpreadsheetApp.create("Finances");
Logger.log(ssNew.getUrl());

Parameters

Return

Spreadsheet — a new spreadsheet

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Creates a new spreadsheet with the given name and the specified number of rows and columns.

// The code below creates a new spreadsheet "Finances" with 50 rows and 5 columns and logs the
// URL for it
var ssNew = SpreadsheetApp.create("Finances", 50, 5);
Logger.log(ssNew.getUrl());

Parameters

Return

Spreadsheet — a new spreadsheet

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Enables data execution for all types of data sources.

Data execution throws an exception if the data source type is not enabled. Use this method to enable data execution for all data source types.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/bigquery.readonly

Enables data execution for BigQuery data source.

Data execution for BigQuery data source throws an exception if not enabled.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/bigquery.readonly

Applies all pending Spreadsheet changes.

Spreadsheet operations are sometimes bundled together to improve performance, such as when doing multiple calls to Range.getValue(). However, sometimes you may want to make sure that all pending changes are made right away, for instance to show users data as a script is executing.

// The code below changes the background color of cells A1 and B1 twenty times. You should be
// able to see the updates live in the spreadsheet. If flush() is not called, the updates may
// be applied live or may all be applied at once when the script completes.
function colors() {
  var sheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet();
  for (var i = 0; i < 20; i++) {
    if ((i % 2) == 0) {
      sheet.getRange('A1').setBackground('green');
      sheet.getRange('B1').setBackground('red');
    } else {
      sheet.getRange('A1').setBackground('red');
      sheet.getRange('B1').setBackground('green');
    }
    SpreadsheetApp.flush();
  }
}

Returns the currently active spreadsheet, or null if there is none.

Functions that are run in the context of a spreadsheet can get a reference to the corresponding Spreadsheet object by calling this function.

// The code below logs the URL for the active spreadsheet.
Logger.log(SpreadsheetApp.getActive().getUrl());

Return

Spreadsheet — the active Spreadsheet object

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Returns the selected range in the active sheet, or null if there is no active range. If multiple ranges are selected this method returns only the last selected range.

This generally means the range that a user has selected in the active sheet, but in a custom function it refers to the cell being actively recalculated.

// The code below logs the background color for the active range.
var colorObject = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveRange().getBackgroundObject();
// Assume the color has ColorType.RGB.
Logger.log(colorObject.asRgbColor().asHexString());

Return

Range — The active range.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Returns the list of active ranges in the active sheet or null if there are no ranges selected. The active range containing the current highlighted cell is placed last in the list.

If there is a single range selected, this behaves as a getActiveRange() call.

// Returns the list of active ranges.
var rangeList = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveRangeList();

Return

RangeList — the list of active ranges

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Gets the active sheet in a spreadsheet.

The active sheet in a spreadsheet is the sheet that is being displayed in the spreadsheet UI.

// The code below logs the name of the active sheet.
Logger.log(SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet().getName());

Return

Sheet — the active Sheet object

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Returns the currently active spreadsheet, or null if there is none.

Functions that are run in the context of a spreadsheet can get a reference to the corresponding Spreadsheet object by calling this function.

// The code below logs the URL for the active spreadsheet.
Logger.log(SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet().getUrl());

Return

Spreadsheet — the active Spreadsheet object

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Returns the current (highlighted) cell that is selected in one of the active ranges in the active sheet or null if there is no current cell.

// Returns the current highlighted cell in the one of the active ranges.
var currentCell = SpreadsheetApp.getCurrentCell();

Return

Range — the current cell

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Returns the current Selection in the spreadsheet.

var selection = SpreadsheetApp.getSelection();
var currentCell = selection.getCurrentCell();

Return

Selection — the current selection

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Returns an instance of the spreadsheet's user-interface environment that allows the script to add features like menus, dialogs, and sidebars. A script can only interact with the UI for the current instance of an open spreadsheet, and only if the script is bound to the spreadsheet. For more information, see the guides to menus and dialogs and sidebars.

// Add a custom menu to the active spreadsheet, including a separator and a sub-menu.
function onOpen(e) {
  SpreadsheetApp.getUi()
      .createMenu('My Menu')
      .addItem('My menu item', 'myFunction')
      .addSeparator()
      .addSubMenu(SpreadsheetApp.getUi().createMenu('My sub-menu')
          .addItem('One sub-menu item', 'mySecondFunction')
          .addItem('Another sub-menu item', 'myThirdFunction'))
      .addToUi();
}

Return

Ui — an instance of this spreadsheet's user-interface environment

Creates a builder for a CellImage.

Return

CellImageBuilder — The new builder.

Creates a builder for a Color.

var rgbColor = SpreadsheetApp.newColor().setRgbColor("#FF0000").build();

Return

ColorBuilder — The new builder.

Creates a builder for a conditional formatting rule.

// Adds a conditional format rule to a sheet that causes all cells in range A1:B3 to turn red
// if they contain a number between 1 and 10.
var sheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActive().getActiveSheet();
var range = sheet.getRange('A1:B3');
var rule = SpreadsheetApp.newConditionalFormatRule()
    .whenNumberBetween(1, 10)
    .setBackground("#FF0000")
    .setRanges([range])
    .build()
var rules = sheet.getConditionalFormatRules();
rules.push(rule);
sheet.setConditionalFormatRules(rules);

Return

ConditionalFormatRuleBuilder — the new builder.

Creates a builder for a DataSourceSpec.

Return

DataSourceSpecBuilder — The new builder.

Creates a builder for a data validation rule.

var cell = SpreadsheetApp.getActive().getRange('A1');
var rule = SpreadsheetApp.newDataValidation()
    .requireNumberBetween(1, 100)
    .setAllowInvalid(false)
    .setHelpText('Number must be between 1 and 100.')
    .build();
cell.setDataValidation(rule);

Return

DataValidationBuilder — The new builder.

Creates a builder for a FilterCriteria.

Return

FilterCriteriaBuilder — the new builder

Creates a builder for a Rich Text value.

// Sets cell A1 to have the text "Hello world", with "Hello" bolded.
var cell = SpreadsheetApp.getActive().getRange('A1');
var bold = SpreadsheetApp.newTextStyle().setBold(true).build();
var value = SpreadsheetApp.newRichTextValue()
    .setText("Hello world")
    .setTextStyle(0, 5, bold)
    .build();
cell.setRichTextValue(value);

Return

RichTextValueBuilder — The new builder.

Creates a builder for a text style.

// Sets range A1:B3 to have red, size 22, bolded, underlined text.
var range = SpreadsheetApp.getActive().getRange('A1:B3');
var style = SpreadsheetApp.newTextStyle()
    .setForegroundColor("red")
    .setFontSize(22)
    .setBold(true)
    .setUnderline(true)
    .build();
range.setTextStyle(style);

Return

TextStyleBuilder — The new builder.

Opens the spreadsheet that corresponds to the given File object.

// Get any starred spreadsheets from Google Drive, then open the spreadsheets and log the name
// of the first sheet within each spreadsheet.
var files = DriveApp.searchFiles(
    'starred = true and mimeType = "' + MimeType.GOOGLE_SHEETS + '"');
while (files.hasNext()) {
  var spreadsheet = SpreadsheetApp.open(files.next());
  var sheet = spreadsheet.getSheets()[0];
  Logger.log(sheet.getName());
}

Parameters

Return

Spreadsheet — the spreadsheet

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Opens the spreadsheet with the given ID. A spreadsheet ID can be extracted from its URL. For example, the spreadsheet ID in the URL https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/abc1234567/edit#gid=0 is "abc1234567".

// The code below opens a spreadsheet using its ID and logs the name for it.
// Note that the spreadsheet is NOT physically opened on the client side.
// It is opened on the server only (for modification by the script).
var ss = SpreadsheetApp.openById("abc1234567");
Logger.log(ss.getName());

Parameters

Return

Spreadsheet — the Spreadsheet object with the given id

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Opens the spreadsheet with the given URL. Throws a scripting exception if the URL does not exist or the user does not have permission to access it.

// The code below opens a spreadsheet using its id and logs the name for it.
// Note that the spreadsheet is NOT physically opened on the client side.
// It is opened on the server only (for modification by the script).
var ss = SpreadsheetApp.openByUrl(
    'https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/abc1234567/edit');
Logger.log(ss.getName());

Parameters

Return

Spreadsheet — the Spreadsheet object with the given id

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Sets the specified range as the active range, with the top left cell in the range as the current cell.

The spreadsheet UI displays the sheet that contains the chosen range and selects the cells defined in the chosen range.

// The code below sets range C1:D4 in the first sheet as the active range.
var range = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet().getSheets()[0].getRange('C1:D4');
SpreadsheetApp.setActiveRange(range);

var selection = SpreadsheetApp.getSelection();
// Current cell: C1
var currentCell = selection.getCurrentCell();
// Active Range: C1:D4
var activeRange = selection.getActiveRange();

Parameters

Return

Range — the new active Range

Sets the specified list of ranges as the active ranges. The last range in the list is set as the active range.

// The code below sets ranges [D4, B2:C4] in the active sheet as the active ranges.
var rangeList = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet().getRanges(['D4', 'B2:C4']);
SpreadsheetApp.setActiveRangeList(rangeList);

var selection = SpreadsheetApp.getSelection();
// Current cell: B2
var currentCell = selection.getCurrentCell();
// Active range: B2:C4
var activeRange = selection.getActiveRange();
// Active range list: [D4, B2:C4]
var activeRangeList = selection.getActiveRangeList();

Parameters

Return

RangeList — the newly selected list of ranges

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Sets the active sheet in a spreadsheet. The Google Sheets UI displays the chosen sheet unless the sheet belongs to a different spreadsheet.

// The code below makes the 2nd sheet active in the active spreadsheet.
var spreadsheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
SpreadsheetApp.setActiveSheet(spreadsheet.getSheets()[1]);

Parameters

Return

Sheet — the sheet that has been made the new active sheet

Sets the active sheet in a spreadsheet, with the option to restore the most recent selection within that sheet. The Google Sheets UI displays the chosen sheet unless the sheet belongs to a different spreadsheet.

var spreadsheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var firstSheet = spreadsheet.getSheets()[0];
var secondSheet = spreadsheet.getSheets()[1];
// Set the first sheet as the active sheet and select the range D4:F4.
spreadsheet.setActiveSheet(firstSheet).getRange('D4:F4').activate();

// Switch to the second sheet to do some work.
spreadsheet.setActiveSheet(secondSheet);
// Switch back to first sheet, and restore its selection.
spreadsheet.setActiveSheet(firstSheet, true);

// The selection of first sheet is restored, and it logs D4:F4
var range = spreadsheet.getActiveSheet().getSelection().getActiveRange();
Logger.log(range.getA1Notation());

Parameters

Return

Sheet — the new active sheet

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Sets the active spreadsheet.

// The code below makes the spreadsheet with key "1234567890" the active spreadsheet
var ss = SpreadsheetApp.openById("1234567890");
SpreadsheetApp.setActiveSpreadsheet(ss);

Parameters

Sets the specified cell as the current cell.

If the specified cell is present in an already selected range, then that range becomes the active range with the cell as the current cell.

If the specified cell is not present in any selected range, then the existing selection is removed and the cell becomes the current cell and the active range.

Note:The specified Range must consist of one cell, otherwise this method throws an exception.

// The code below sets the cell B5 in the first sheet as the current cell.
var cell = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet().getSheets()[0].getRange('B5');
SpreadsheetApp.setCurrentCell(cell);

var selection = SpreadsheetApp.getSelection();
// Current cell: B5
var currentCell = selection.getCurrentCell();

Parameters

Return

Range — the newly set current cell

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets