Get Cells Properties

This REST API demonstrates how to retrieve a specific cell in an Excel file.

REST API

GET http://api.aspose.cloud/v3.0/cells/{name}/worksheets/{sheetName}/cells/{cellOrMethodName}

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 document.
sheetName	string	path	The name of the worksheet containing the cell.
cellOrMethodName	string	path	The cell name or a predefined method name (e.g., `firstcell`, `endcell`, `maxrow`, `maxdatarow`, `maxcolumn`, `maxdatacolumn`, `minrow`, `mindatarow`, `mincolumn`, `mindatacolumn`).
folder	string	query	The folder where the document is stored.
storageName	string	query	The name of the storage service.

Response

Return the CellResponse.

Response Fields Overview

Field	Type	Description
`Name`	string	Address of the cell (e.g., `F341`).
`Row`	integer	Zero‑based row index.
`Column`	integer	Zero‑based column index.
`Value`	string	The cell’s displayed value.
`Type`	string	Data type of the cell (e.g., `IsString`).
`Formula`	string	Formula text if the cell contains a formula.
`IsFormula`	bool	Indicates whether the cell contains a formula.
`IsMerged`	bool	Indicates whether the cell is part of a merged range.
`IsArrayHeader`	bool	Indicates whether the cell is an array header.
`IsInArray`	bool	Indicates whether the cell belongs to an array.
`IsErrorValue`	bool	Indicates whether the cell contains an error value.
`IsInTable`	bool	Indicates whether the cell is inside a table.
`IsStyleSet`	bool	Indicates whether a style is applied to the cell.
`HtmlString`	string	HTML‑encoded representation of the cell’s value.
`Style.link`	object	Hyperlink to the style resource.

{
  "Status":"OK",
  "Code":200,
  "Cell":{
    "Name":"A1",
    "Row": 0,
    "Column":0,
    "Value": "Hello Aspose.Cells",
    "Type":"String",
    "Formula" : "",
    ...
  }
}

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 GetWorksheetCell API with SDKs

GetWorksheetCell 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 make a call to the Cloud API with cURL.

Request

curl -X GET "https://api.aspose.cloud/v3.0/cells/myWorkbook.xlsx/worksheets/Sheet1/cells/A3?client_id=YOUR_CLIENT_ID&client_secret=YOUR_CLIENT_SECRET" \
     -H "Accept: application/json"

Response

{
  "Cell": {
    "Name": "A3",
    "Row": 2,
    "Column": 0,
    "Value": "Statistical",
    "Type": "IsString",
    "IsFormula": false,
    "IsMerged": false,
    "IsArrayHeader": false,
    "IsInArray": false,
    "IsErrorValue": false,
    "IsInTable": false,
    "IsStyleSet": false,
    "HtmlString": "<Font Style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Calibri;FONT-SIZE: 11pt;COLOR: #000000;\">Statistical</Font>",
    "Style": {
      "link": {
        "Href": "/style",
        "Rel": "self"
      }
    },
    "link": {
      "Href": "https://api.aspose.cloud/v3.0/cells/myWorkbook.xlsx/worksheets/Sheet1/cells/A3",
      "Rel": "self"
    }
  },
  "Code": "200",
  "Status": "OK"
}

Use Aspose.Cells Cloud SDKs

Using an SDK is the most efficient way to accelerate development. An SDK abstracts low‑level details, allowing you to 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:

How to retrieve a specific cell

Unmerge Cells in Excel Worksheet