Google Sheets ACTION
Add Protected Range
Add edit protection to cell range with permissions. See the documentation
- Action
- Writes data
- OAuth
- SDK
- MCP
IMPLEMENTATION
Call this tool
Connect a user's Google Sheets account once, then configure and run Add Protected Range from your backend or agent.
import { PipedreamClient } from "@pipedream/sdk"
const pd = new PipedreamClient({
projectId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID!,
clientId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_ID!,
clientSecret: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_SECRET!,
projectEnvironment: "production",
})
const result = await pd.actions.run({
id: "google_sheets-add-protected-range",
externalUserId: "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
configuredProps: {
google_sheets: { authProvisionId: "apn_xxxxxxx" },
drive: "Drive",
sheetId: "Spreadsheet ID",
},
})
console.log(result)curl -X POST https://api.pipedream.com/v1/connect/{project_id}/actions/run \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "X-PD-Environment: production" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer {access_token}" \
-d '{
"external_user_id": "{external_user_id}",
"id": "google_sheets-add-protected-range",
"configured_props": {
"google_sheets": { "authProvisionId": "apn_xxxxxxx" },
"drive": "Drive",
"sheetId": "Spreadsheet ID"
}
}'// accessToken: mint a short-lived token with the Connect SDK — see the MCP guide
const transport = new StreamableHTTPClientTransport(
new URL("https://remote.mcp.pipedream.net/v3"),
{
requestInit: {
headers: {
Authorization: `Bearer ${accessToken}`,
"x-pd-project-id": "{project_id}",
"x-pd-environment": "production",
"x-pd-external-user-id": "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
"x-pd-app-slug": "google_sheets",
},
},
},
)
const mcp = new Client({ name: "my-agent", version: "1.0.0" })
await mcp.connect(transport)
const { tools } = await mcp.listTools()
// listTools() hands your model this tool's input schema, so it can
// fill the arguments itself:
const result = await mcp.callTool({
name: "google_sheets-add-protected-range",
arguments: {
drive: "Drive",
sheetId: "Spreadsheet ID",
},
})SCHEMA
Inputs
Pipedream supplies the connected account. Your application provides the operation-specific values below. Dynamic inputs are resolved against that user's account.
| Property | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
drive Drive | string | Select a specific drive to search. Defaults to All Drives (My Drive and all Shared Drives you have access to) when no selection is made. To limit to your personal drive or a Shared Drive, select it from this list. Optional Dynamic |
sheetId Spreadsheet ID | string | Select a spreadsheet or provide a spreadsheet ID Required Dynamic |
worksheetId Worksheet ID | integer | Select a worksheet or provide a worksheet ID Required Dynamic |
protectedRangeId Protected Range ID | integer | The ID of the protected range (required for update and delete operations). This is a unique identifier assigned by Google Sheets Optional |
range Range | string | The range of cells to protect (e.g., A1:A10). Required for add and update operations Required |
description Description | string | A description of the protected range Optional |
requestingUserCanEdit Requesting User Can Edit | boolean | If true, the user making this request can edit the protected range Optional |
protectors Protectors | string[] | Email addresses of users/groups who can edit the protected range (e.g., user@example.com) Optional |
REFERENCE
Tool details
Behavior hints are published with the component in the Pipedream registry and surface as MCP tool annotations, so an agent can reason about a tool before it calls it.
- Registry key
- google_sheets-add-protected-range
- Version
- 0.0.4
- App
- Google Sheets
- Authentication
- OAuth
- Read-only
- No
- Destructive
- No
- Open world
- Yes
- Source
- View on GitHub ↗