Any way to batch-create Discussions (sheet or row) using the API?

sgolux

I see in the documentation two APIs for adding a discussion to a sheet or a row:

• POST https://api.smartsheet.com/2.0/sheets/{sheetId}/discussions
• POST https://api.smartsheet.com/2.0/sheets/{sheetId}/rows/{rowId}/discussions

In both cases, this seems to be a single API invocation that adds a single discussion to a single sheet or row.

Is there any more efficient way to use add multiple discussions to the same sheet (or row) entities with a single API call, or even to add multiple discussions to the same sheet AND to multiple rows on the same sheet? This is especially important given that the API does not allow update requests to the same sheet from the same API token at the same time.

Genevieve P.

Hi @sgolux

Thanks for clarifying! No, this currently isn't possible, you would need to loop your requests. Even if that's to add multiple, independent discussions to the same row.

Genevieve P.

Hi @sgolux

You are correct that these POST requests add a single discussion to a single sheet/row.

To add multiple discussions, you would need to loop your requests; you can't reference a discussion that doesn't exist, so this needs to be done sequentially.

Cheers,

Genevieve

sgolux

Thanks @Genevieve P. - but I think I may have been unclear on phrasing my question. I don't need to reference a discussion that doesn't exist. I am not talking about adding comments to a discussion, which would require that.

I am talking about adding more than one completely independent discussion at a time. For which I don't need a reference, I just need the reference to the sheet (or row) to which I may want to add more than one discussion.

Is that possible?

Genevieve P.

Hi @sgolux

Thanks for clarifying! No, this currently isn't possible, you would need to loop your requests. Even if that's to add multiple, independent discussions to the same row.