Unprotect Excel Workbook – Aspose.Cells Cloud API

Use this REST API to unprotect an Excel workbook.

REST API

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

Path Parameters

Parameter Type Description Required
name string Name of the workbook file (including extension). Yes

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).

cURL Example

curl -X DELETE "https://api.aspose.cloud/v3.0/cells/test.xlsx/protection?folder=MyFolder&storageName=MyStorage" \
     -H "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>" \
     -H "accept: application/json" \
     -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
     -d '{ "ProtectionType": "ALL", "Password": "aspose"}'

Response (Success)

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

Error Responses

HTTP Status Code Description
400 BadRequest Missing or invalid parameters.
401 Unauthorized Invalid or missing access token.
404 NotFound Specified workbook not found in the given folder/storage.
500 InternalServerError Unexpected server error.

Each error returns a JSON object containing Code and Message.

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

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: