API export to excel to include the rowpermalink

palefty · 08/09/23

trying to include the rowpermalink in my sheet export according to the API doc the ?include=rowpermalink in the URL should do it however it does not show in the row with all the other data from the sheet. any help would be greatly apprecitated.

$URL = "https://api.smartsheet.com/2.0/sheets/****************?include=rowPermalink"

$Headers = @{

Authorization = "Bearer *************************"

Accept = "application/vnd.ms-excel"

}

$MyFile = "c:\temp\TestDB.xlsx"

Invoke-WebRequest -Uri "$URL" -Method Get -Headers $Headers -OutFile $MyFile

jmyzk_cloudsmart_jp · 08/10/23

Hi @palefty

The Smartsheet API does not possess a native method to directly fetch or incorporate clickable row permalinks when you export a sheet to an Excel file. So, users need more intuitive, clickable links within their exported Excel sheets.

To address this, I have implemented a workaround:

(I used Smartsheet SDK to implement the workaround)

https://gist.github.com/jmyzk/5cc4dfbbf79b010d374f0b5ad3fa0a4b

Fetching Permalinks: The code interacts with the Smartsheet API to retrieve each row's permalink values.

Incorporating into the sheet: These permalink values are then populated into a designated column. When you export the sheet as an Excel file, you'll notice a column filled with URLs corresponding to the permalinks for each row in Smartsheet.

https://app.smartsheet.com/b/publish?EQBCT=adda95b9ed0d49f192faa76e1535bc47

Making the Links Clickable: As a final step, to enhance user experience and ease of access, the code processes the Excel file to convert these plain URL texts into clickable hyperlinks. Thus, when users click these links in the Excel sheet, they're directed to the appropriate Smartsheet row online.

With the implemented code, users can easily navigate to Smartsheet rows directly from their Excel sheets.

jmyzk_cloudsmart_jp · 08/10/23