Make a PUT, PATCH, or DELETE Request in Google Sheets [Tutorial]

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Apipheny is a Google Sheets add-on that makes it easy to make API requests directly from your spreadsheet.

The Apipheny add-on allows users to make requests using GET, POST, PUT, PATCH, and DELETE request methods.

In this tutorial, we’ll show you how to make PUT, PATCH, and DELETE requests in your Google Sheets using Apipheny.

Step 1.) Install and open the Apipheny add-on for Google Sheets

Apipheny is an API connector for Google Sheets. You can use Apipheny to connect your Google Sheets to unlimited API data sources, make unlimited API requests, and more. There is a 30 day free trial included.

1.) Install Apipheny by opening the following link on desktop and then clicking the Install button in the Google Marketplace: https://apipheny.io/install

2.) After you’ve installed Apipheny, open a Google Sheet and then click on the Extensions dropdown in the menu at the top.

In the dropdown list you should see Apipheny. Click Apipheny then click Import API to open the Apipheny sidebar in your Google Sheet.

Tip: you can open a new Google Sheet by entering this URL in your browser: sheet.new

Step 2.) Choose your request method

At the top of the Apipheny add-on, you will see an option called Method with a dropdown menu of methods to choose from.

Just click on the dropdown menu and choose your method you wish to use:

Click on the Method dropdown to choose PUT, PATCH, or DELETE method

You can choose between GET, POST, PUT, PATCH, and DELETE.

Step 3.) Enter your API URL and choose a Content Type

Once you’ve chosen your method, you can proceed to enter your API URL, parameters, and headers (if applicable).

If you choose the POST, PUT, or PATCH request method, you will see two new fields appear called Body and Content Type:

Body and Content Type appear if POST, PUT, or PATCH method is chosen

The default Content Type is application/json, but there are several options to choose from. Just click the dropdown to see all the options:

application/json
application/x-www-form-urlencoded
application/xml
text/plain
text/html
multipart/form-data
or you can enter a custom content type

Step 4.) Enter the Body

If you have a body you need to send in your API request, make sure to enter it in the Body field.

Here is an example of a POST body with application/json content type:

{
  "parameter1": value1,
  "parameter2": value2,
  "parameter3": value3,
  "parameter4": value4
}

Here is an example of a POST body with the application/x-www-form-urlencoded content type (no brackets):

"parameter"="value","paramater2"="value2",
"parameter3"="value3"

Step 5.) Run your request

Once you’ve entered all the required components of your API request into Apipheny, the last step is to click the Run button at the bottom of the add-on and your request will start processing.

That’s it! Making API requests in your Google Sheets is easy with Apipheny. And best of all, there’s no coding required.

Try out the GET, POST, PUT, PATCH, and DELETE request methods today!