Change Cell Style in Excel Worksheet – Aspose.Cells Cloud API Guide

REST API

This REST API updates the cell style of an Excel file.

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

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 workbook file name.
sheetName	string	path	The worksheet name.
cellName	string	path	The target cell (e.g., A1).
style	object	body	JSON object that defines the style settings to apply to the cell.
folder	string	query	The folder that contains the workbook.
storageName	string	query	The storage name where the workbook is stored.

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 PostUpdateWorksheetCellStyle API with SDKs

PostUpdateWorksheetCellStyle 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. Replace <jwt token> with a valid OAuth 2.0 access token obtained from the Aspose Cloud authentication endpoint.

Request

curl -v "https://api.aspose.cloud/v3.0/cells/test_cells.xlsx/worksheets/Sheet3/cells/A1/style" \
-d '{ "BackgroundThemeColor": { "ColorType": "Text2", "Tint": 1 } }' \
-X POST \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <jwt token>"

Response

{
  "Style": {
    "Font": {
      "Color": { "A": 255, "R": 0, "G": 0, "B": 0 },
      "DoubleSize": 11,
      "IsBold": false,
      "IsItalic": false,
      "IsStrikeout": false,
      "IsSubscript": false,
      "IsSuperscript": false,
      "Name": "Calibri",
      "Size": 11,
      "Underline": "None"
    },
    "Name": null,
    "CultureCustom": null,
    "Custom": "",
    "BackgroundColor": { "A": 0, "R": 0, "G": 0, "B": 0 },
    "ForegroundColor": { "A": 0, "R": 0, "G": 0, "B": 0 },
    "IsFormulaHidden": false,
    "IsDateTime": false,
    "IsTextWrapped": false,
    "IsGradient": false,
    "IsLocked": true,
    "IsPercent": false,
    "ShrinkToFit": false,
    "IndentLevel": 0,
    "Number": 0,
    "RotationAngle": 0,
    "Pattern": "None",
    "TextDirection": "Context",
    "VerticalAlignment": "Bottom",
    "HorizontalAlignment": "General",
    "BorderCollection": [
      { "LineStyle": "None", "Color": { "A": 255, "R": 0, "G": 0, "B": 0 }, "BorderType": "BottomBorder" },
      { "LineStyle": "None", "Color": { "A": 255, "R": 0, "G": 0, "B": 0 }, "BorderType": "DiagonalDown" },
      { "LineStyle": "None", "Color": { "A": 255, "R": 0, "G": 0, "B": 0 }, "BorderType": "DiagonalUp" },
      { "LineStyle": "None", "Color": { "A": 255, "R": 0, "G": 0, "B": 0 }, "BorderType": "Horizontal" },
      { "LineStyle": "None", "Color": { "A": 255, "R": 0, "G": 0, "B": 0 }, "BorderType": "LeftBorder" },
      { "LineStyle": "None", "Color": { "A": 255, "R": 0, "G": 0, "B": 0 }, "BorderType": "RightBorder" },
      { "LineStyle": "None", "Color": { "A": 255, "R": 0, "G": 0, "B": 0 }, "BorderType": "TopBorder" },
      { "LineStyle": "None", "Color": { "A": 255, "R": 0, "G": 0, "B": 0 }, "BorderType": "Vertical" }
    ],
    "BackgroundThemeColor": null,
    "ForegroundThemeColor": null,
    "link": {
      "Href": "https://api.aspose.cloud/v3.0/cells/test_cells.xlsx/worksheets/Sheet3/cells/A1/style",
      "Rel": "self",
      "Title": null,
      "Type": null
    }
  },
  "Code": 200,
  "Status": "OK"
}

Use Aspose.Cells Cloud SDKs

Using an SDK is the fastest way to develop against the API. An SDK abstracts low‑level details so you can focus on your business logic. 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: