Unprotect an Excel workbook

This REST API unprotects an Excel workbook.

Query Parameters

Parameter Name	Type	Description
folder	string	Path to the folder that contains the original workbook.
storageName	string	Name of the storage service where the workbook resides.

Request Body Parameters

Parameter Name	Type	Description
protection	WorkbookProtectionRequest	Object that specifies the protection settings to remove.

WorkbookProtectionRequest

Parameter Name	Type	Description
ProtectionType	string	Type of protection to remove (ALL, CONTENTS, NONE, OBJECTS, SCENARIOS, STRUCTURE, WINDOWS).
Password	string	Password required to remove the protection (optional).

REST API

API	Type	Description	Swagger Link
/cells/{name}/protection	DELETE	Unprotect a document	DeleteUnProtectWorkbook

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 -X DELETE "https://api.aspose.cloud/v3.0/cells/test.xlsx/protection" \
     -H "accept: application/json" \
     -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
     -d '{ "ProtectionType": "all", "Password": "aspose"}'

Response

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

Cloud SDK Family

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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