Node - Edit Google Spreadsheet

Currently, there are about 3 different node modules which allow you to read data off Google Spreadsheets, though none with a good write API. Enter edit-google-spreadsheet. A simple API for reading and updating Google Spreadsheets.

Install

npm install edit-google-spreadsheet

Basic Usage

Create sheet with client login:

  var Spreadsheet = require('edit-google-spreadsheet');

  Spreadsheet.create({
    debug: true,
    username: '...',
    password: '...',
    spreadsheetName: 'node-edit-spreadsheet',
    worksheetName: 'Sheet1',
    callback: sheetReady
  });

Note: Using the options spreadsheetName and worksheetName will cause lookups for spreadsheetId and worksheetId. Use spreadsheetId and worksheetId for improved performance.

Create sheet with OAuth:

  var Spreadsheet = require('edit-google-spreadsheet');

  Spreadsheet.create({
    debug: true,
    oauth : {
      email: 'some-id@developer.gserviceaccount.com',
      keyFile: 'private-key.pem'
    },
    spreadsheetName: 'node-edit-spreadsheet',
    worksheetName: 'Sheet1',
    callback: sheetReady
  });

Update sheet:

  function sheetReady(err, spreadsheet) {
    if(err) throw err;

    spreadsheet.add({ 3: { 5: "hello!" } });

    spreadsheet.send(function(err) {
      if(err) throw err;
      console.log("Updated Cell at row 3, column 5 to 'hello!'");
    });
  }

Read sheet:

  function sheetReady(err, spreadsheet) {
    if(err) throw err;

    spreadsheet.receive(function(err, rows, info) {
      if(err) throw err;
      console.log("Found rows:", rows);
      // Found rows: { '3': { '5': 'hello!' } }
    });

  }

More add Examples

Batch edit:

spreadsheet.add([[1,2,3],
                 [4,5,6]]);

Batch edit starting from row 5:

spreadsheet.add({
  5: [[1,2,3],
      [4,5,6]]
});

Batch edit starting from row 5, column 7:

spreadsheet.add({
  5: {
    7: [[1,2,3],
        [4,5,6]]
  }
});

Formula building with named cell references:

spreadsheet.add({
  3: {
    4: { name: "a", val: 42 }, //'42' though tagged as "a"
    5: { name: "b", val: 21 }, //'21' though tagged as "b"
    6: "={{ a }}+{{ b }}"      //forumla adding row3,col4 with row3,col5 => '=D3+E3'
  }
});

Note: cell a and b are looked up on send()

API

spreadsheet.add( obj | array )

Add cells to the batch. See examples.

spreadsheet.send( callback( err ) )

Sends off the batch of add()ed cells. Clears all cells once complete.

spreadsheet.receive( callback( err , rows , info ) )

Recieves the entire spreadsheet. The rows object is an object in the same format as the cells you add(), so add(rows) will be valid. The info object looks like:

{
  spreadsheetId: 'ttFmrFPIipJimDQYSFyhwTg',
  worksheetId: 'od6',
  worksheetTitle: 'Sheet1',
  worksheetUpdated: '2013-05-31T11:38:11.116Z',
  authors: [ { name: 'jpillora', email: 'dev@jpillora.com' } ],
  totalCells: 1,
  totalRows: 1,
  lastRow: 3,
  nextRow: 4
}

Options

callback

Function returning the authenticated Spreadsheet instance.

debug

If true, will display colourful console logs outputing current actions.

username password

Google account - Be careful about committing these to public repos.

oauth

OAuth configuration object. See google-oauth-jwt. By default oauth.scopes is set to ['https://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds'] (http if not useHTTPS

spreadSheetName spreadsheetId

The spreadsheet you wish to edit. Either the Name or Id is required.

workSheetName worksheetId

The worksheet you wish to edit. Either the Name or Id is required.

useHTTPS

Whether to use https when connecting to Google (default: true)

Todo

• Create New Spreadsheets
• Read specific range of cells
• Option to cache auth token in file

FAQ

• Q: How do I append rows to my spreadsheet ?
• A: Using the info object returned from receive(), one could always begin add()ing at the nextRow, thereby appending to the spreadsheet.

Credits

Thanks to googleclientlogin for easy Google API ClientLogin Tokens