Error creating protected columns with google sheet create api - google-sheets-api

Question

I am following the google sheet v4 api doumentation to create google sheet with protected columns (https://developers.google.com/sheets/api/reference/rest/v4/spreadsheets/create)
I am able to create sheet without using protectedRange in api, using it always gives error, below are request /response i am getting
"properties": {
"title": "NEW SHEET"
},
"sheets": [
{
"data": [
{
"rowData": [
{
"values": [
{
"userEnteredValue": {
"numberValue": 10
}
},
{
"userEnteredValue": {
"numberValue": 20
}
},
{
"userEnteredValue": {
"numberValue": 30
}
}
]
}
]
}
]
},
{
"protectedRanges": [
{
"description": "Locked columns",
"range": {
"sheetId": 0,
"startColumnIndex": 0,
"endColumnIndex": 2
}
}
]
}
]
}
response
{
"error": {
"code": 400,
"message": "Invalid sheets[1].protectedRanges[0]: No grid with id: 0",
"status": "INVALID_ARGUMENT"
}
}

Answer 1

You want to create new Spreadsheet.
When the new Spreadsheet is created, you want to add the protected ranges.
In your sample, you want to create new Spreadsheet including a sheet which has the protected columns "A" and "B" and values of 10, 20, 30 in the cells "A1:C1".
If my understanding is correct, how about this answer? Please think of this as just one of several possible answers.
Issue and solution:
In your request body, please include the property of protectedRanges to the 1st index of sheets.
Please set the sheet ID at properties.
Modified request body:
{
"properties": {
"title": "NEW SHEET"
},
"sheets": [
{
"data": [
{
"rowData": [
{
"values": [
{
"userEnteredValue": {
"numberValue": 10
}
},
{
"userEnteredValue": {
"numberValue": 20
}
},
{
"userEnteredValue": {
"numberValue": 30
}
}
]
}
]
}
],
"protectedRanges": [
{
"description": "Locked columns",
"range": {
"startColumnIndex": 0,
"endColumnIndex": 2,
"sheetId": 0
}
}
],
"properties": {
"sheetId": 0
}
}
]
}
For example, when "sheetId": 123 is set, the sheet is created as the sheet ID of 123.
You can also test above request body at Try this API.
Reference:
Method: spreadsheets.create
If I misunderstood your question and this was not the direction you want, I apologize.