Are Unique IDs for Columns, Cells, etc. truly unique?

Nathan Reid

Simple, but important question when dealing with the API. Are the ID's for each column, row, and sheet unique across all workspaces or are they only unique relative to the environment they are in?

Kara Lumley

Hi Nathan,

Yes, the ID's are always unique.

https://smartsheet-platform.github.io/api-docs/#introduction

Best,

Kara

Shaine Greenwood

Hi Nathan,

Just wanted to clarify Kara's post a bit:

• Sheet IDs are always unique.
• Workspace IDs are always unique.
• Column IDs and Row IDs are unique to the sheet they're on, but aren't completely unique—meaning two rows (or columns) can have the same ID as long as they're on separate sheets.

Because Row/Column IDs are not entirely unique in Smartsheet, any GET Row/Column requires that you have the Sheet ID in the GET request as well.

If you move a row/column to another sheet, it will always be given a new ID.