Find text in an Excel workbook

This REST API searches for text in an Excel workbook.

REST API

POST https://api.aspose.cloud/v3.0/cells/{name}/findText

The request accepts the following parameters:

Parameter Name	Type	Location	Description
name	string	path	Name of the Excel workbook.
text	string	query	Text string to search for.
folder	string	query	Folder that contains the workbook (optional).
storageName	string	query	Name of the storage where the workbook resides (optional).

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 POST "https://api.aspose.cloud/v3.0/cells/test.xlsx/findText?text=a" \
     -H "accept: application/json" \
     -H "Authorization: Bearer <your_access_token>"

Response

{
  "Status": "string",
  "TextItems": {
    "link": {
      "Href": "string",
      "Rel": "string",
      "Title": "string",
      "Type": "string"
    },
    "TextItemList": [
      {
        "link": {
          "Href": "string",
          "Rel": "string",
          "Title": "string",
          "Type": "string"
        },
        "Text": "string"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Error handling

– The API may return standard HTTP status codes such as 401 Unauthorized (invalid or missing token), 404 Not Found (workbook does not exist), and 500 Internal Server Error (unexpected server condition). The response body for errors follows the common Aspose.Cells error format.

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. Please check 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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