Protect Excel files

This REST API protects Excel files.

REST API

POST http://api.aspose.cloud/v3.0/cells/protect

The request parameters are:

Parameter Name	Type	Location	Description
file	file	formData (body)	File to upload
password	string	query string (`password`)	Password used to protect the workbook

The OpenAPI Specification defines a publicly accessible programming interface and lets you perform 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 "http://api.aspose.cloud/v3.0/cells/protect?password=123456" \
  -X POST \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Accept: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <jwt token>" \
  -F 'xxxxx1=@xxxx1.xlsx' \
  -F 'xxxxx2=@xxxx2.xlsx'

Response

{
  "Files": [
    {
      "Filename": "xxxxx",
      "FileSize": 274022,
      "FileContent": "-----Base64String--------"
    },
    {
      "Filename": "xxxxx",
      "FileSize": 274022,
      "FileContent": "-----Base64String--------"
    }
  ]
}

Cloud SDK Family

Using an SDK is the fastest way to develop. An SDK handles low‑level details so you can 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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