Create a new spreadsheet#

Deprecated

This endpoint is deprecated and may be removed in a future release.

This endpoint was deprecated on 2026-02-12.

It is scheduled for sunset on 2029-01-31.

Description#

POST /spreadsheets/v1/spreadsheets

Required OAuth Scopes

data_tables|w

Parameters#

Parameter	In	Type	Required	Description
X-Version	header	string	false	Version of the API (2022-01-01)
body	body	SpreadsheetBody	true	Properties for creating a new spreadsheet

Body parameter example#

{
  "name": "Test Spreadsheet"
}

Code Samples#

curl

curl -X POST https://api.app.wdesk.com/spreadsheets/v1/spreadsheets \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -H 'Accept: application/json' \
    -H 'Authorization: Bearer {access-token}' \
    -H 'X-Version: 2022-01-01'

httpie

http POST https://api.app.wdesk.com/spreadsheets/v1/spreadsheets \
    X-Version:2022-01-01 \
    Content-Type:application/json \
    Accept:application/json \
    Authorization:"Bearer {access-token}"

wget

wget --method=POST "https://api.app.wdesk.com/spreadsheets/v1/spreadsheets" \
    --output-document -  \ 
    --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \ 
    --header 'Accept: application/json' \ 
    --header 'Authorization: Bearer {access-token}' \
    --header 'X-Version: 2022-01-01'

python

import requests

headers = {
  'X-Version': '2022-01-01',
  'Content-Type': 'application/json',
  'Accept': 'application/json',
  'Authorization': 'Bearer {access-token}'
}

r = requests.post('https://api.app.wdesk.com/spreadsheets/v1/spreadsheets', headers = headers)

print(r.json())

Returns#

201 - Created#

Returns a JSON object with data and revision properties. data contains a SpreadsheetBody object holding details about the new SpreadsheetBody.