Find Text in an Excel Workbook using Aspose.Cells Cloud API

This REST API searches for text in an Excel workbook.

REST API

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

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 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).

Response

{
  "Status":"OK",
  "Code":200,
  "TextItems": {
    "link": {
      "Href": "string",
      "Rel": "string",
      "Title": "string",
      "Type": "string"
    },
    "TextItemList": [
      {
        "link": {
          "Href": "string",
          "Rel": "string",
          "Title": "string",
          "Type": "string"
        },
        "Text": "string"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Response 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 PostWorkbooksTextSearch API with SDKs

PostWorkbooksTextSearch API Specification

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 API with cURL.

Use Aspose.Cells Cloud SDKs

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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