Set range color Version 4 (Net)

Action group: Google services

Description

The action sets color for a range.

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Settings of parameters

PropertyDescriptionTypeFilling exampleMandatory field
Parameters
ContextIndentifier of session for actionRobin.SpreadShee tsSpreadSheets contextYes
Document IDIndentifier of document for actionRobin.String
Yes
SheetName of working sheet. By default, the first sheet of the document.Robin.String
No
From сellAddress of starting сell to apply color in format «XY», where «X» - column name and «Y» - row index.Robin.String
No
To cellAddress of last сell to apply color in format «XY», where «X» - column name and «Y» - row index.Robin.String
No
ColorColor to set.Robin.String
Yes
Color codeCustom color hexadecimal code that will be applied if «Custom» was selected for «Color».Robin.String
No

 

Special conditions of use

The Google Sheets API has a limit of up to 60 read-requests per user per minute. To ensure that the action does not immediately generate an error when the limit on the number of requests is reached, the action includes a loop operation that will resend requests within a minute.

Example of use

Task 

There is a Google spreadsheet. Set a color of the range from cell "B2" to "E4" to yellow.

Solution

Use the "Context Google tables", "Set range color" actions.

Implementation

  1. Assemble a robot scheme with the actions:
  2. Set the "Context Google tables" action parameters.

    Fill in the "The file path" and "Application name" fields (more about filling in these fields in section Instructions for setting up a connection to Google Sheets/Docs/Drive).
  3. Set the "Set range color" action parameters.

    In the ID field specify the part of the table's link.
  4. Click "Start" in the top panel to start the robot.

Result

The program robot completed successfully.

The color is set for the range.