API and Developers
Discussion List
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Developer API and getting started
Hi, We are a developer and building a custom web platform for one of our client who is using smartsheet. Our platform needs to get data from smartsheet and need to show the data in our custom UI. Could anyone recommend the APIs we should be using for this?
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Sheet webhooks now support custom headers
June 29, 2026 Great news for developers building integrations with webhooks: sheet webhooks now support custom HTTP headers. Previously, authenticating webhook payloads meant adding logic on the receiving end to validate callback URL tokens, IP allowlists, or post-receipt signatures. That added friction to the development…
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Commenting and attachments now free for internal users with new CONTRIBUTOR seat type
April, 30, 2026 We've deprecated the VIEWER seat type and replaced it with CONTRIBUTOR (New) — and with it, internal users on your plan gain the ability to comment on sheets and add attachments at no extra cost. This means more people across your organization can actively participate in workflows instead of being limited…
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Webhook Updating Incorrect ID in Smartsheet After Initial Correct Update
Hi Team, We are facing an issue with the webhook integration between Smartsheet and the external system. The webhook triggers successfully and sends data to the external system. The external system then returns an ID, which is expected to update the corresponding row in Smartsheet. However, we are noticing that an…
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Bulk update column formulas in multiple sheets using API and Python
This solution updates a column formula across multiple sheets in a workspace. The script finds all sheets with a certain string in the name, finds a certain column by name on those sheets, and then updates all column formulas to a new column formula. At the time of posting, Control Center Global Updates did not allow me to…
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How to pull existing report definitions
I was excited to learn yesterday that we can update report definitions (filter, group, summarize, and sort) via the API. The Smartsheet API documentation details how to update report definitions, but I understand the caveat is that when you do so, you overwrite the existing. You have to first get the existing report…
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Bridge + Third-Party API: Anyone successfully configured IP allow listing for outbound calls?
We're building an integration between Bridge and an external HCM/payroll API. The third-party system requires strict IP-based allow listing for any external connections and cannot accept DNS records or hostnames as a substitute. The challenge: Smartsheet's documentation only references webhooks.smartsheet.com for inbound…
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Improve audit attributes of the "get-asset-share" endpoint
This endpoint does not return certain attributes of a share that would be great for audit purposes: createdAt modifiedAt createdBy modifiedBy The first two attributes used to be part of the now-deprecated "https://developers.smartsheet.com/api/smartsheet/openapi/sharing/share" schema, used by the now-deprecated…
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Retrieving Form URL via API
I have an automation that makes a copy of a folder and moves it into another folder using Make.com. Within the new folder is a sheet with a form, and I simply want to generate a QR code for this form using the form's URL returned by the Smartsheet API. I have come to learn that, since 2018, this functionality has been…
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Merged: Centralized Visibility and Audit Dashboard for Smartsheet API Usage and Active Tokens
This discussion has been merged.