Apply Rich Text Formatting to a Cell using Aspose.Cells Cloud API

REST API

This REST API applies rich text formatting to a cell in an Excel file.

POST https://api.aspose.cloud/v3.0/cells/{name}/worksheets/{sheetName}/cells/{cellName}/characters

Security and Authentication

The Aspose.Cells Cloud APIs are secure and require JWT token-based authentication.

Request parameters

Parameter Name	Type	Location	Description
name	string	path	The name of the Excel file (e.g., `Book1.xlsx`).
sheetName	string	path	The worksheet that contains the target cell.
cellName	string	path	The address of the cell to format (e.g., `A1`).
options	object	body	JSON object that defines the rich‑text formatting settings for the cell.
folder	string	query	The folder in storage where the Excel file is located.
storageName	string	query	The name of the storage service (if a custom storage is used).

Response

{
    "Status":"OK",
    "Code":200
}

Http Status Codes

Code	Meaning	Description
200	OK	Compression succeeded; response contains compressed file details.
400	Bad Request	Missing or invalid parameters (e.g., unsupported file type).
401	Unauthorized	Invalid or missing JWT token.
413	Payload Too Large	Uploaded file exceeds size limit.
500	Internal Server Error	Unexpected server error.

How to Use the PostCellCharacters API with SDKs

PostCellCharacters API Specification

The OpenAPI Specification defines a publicly accessible programming interface and lets you carry out REST interactions directly from a web browser.

You can use the cURL command‑line tool to access Aspose.Cells web services easily. The following example shows how to call the Cloud API with cURL.

Request

curl -v "https://api.aspose.cloud/v3.0/cells/Book1.xlsx/worksheets/Sheet1/cells/A1/characters" \
-X POST \
-d "{ \"FontSetting\": [ { \"Font\": { \"IsBold\": \"true\", \"Size\": \"24\" }, \"Length\": \"5\", \"StartIndex\": \"0\" }, { \"Font\": { \"IsItalic\": \"true\", \"Size\": \"15\" }, \"Length\": \"4\", \"StartIndex\": \"5\" } ] }" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <jwt token>"

Response

{
  "Code": 200,
  "Status": "OK"
}

Use Aspose.Cells Cloud SDKs

Using an SDK is the best way to speed up development. An SDK handles low‑level details and lets you focus on your project tasks. Please check out the GitHub repository for a complete list of Aspose.Cells Cloud SDKs.

The following code examples demonstrate how to call Aspose.Cells web services using various SDKs:

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