Smartsheet ACTION
Add Column
Add a single column to an existing sheet, at the end or at a chosen position. Returns the created column under
result, including its ID. Use List Columns to see the existing columns and their positions first. To change a column that already exists, use Update Column. See the documentation- Action
- Writes data
- OAuth
- SDK
- MCP
IMPLEMENTATION
Call this tool
Connect a user's Smartsheet account once, then configure and run Add Column 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: "smartsheet-add-column",
externalUserId: "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
configuredProps: {
smartsheet: { authProvisionId: "apn_xxxxxxx" },
sheetId: "Sheet ID or URL",
title: "Column Title",
},
})
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": "smartsheet-add-column",
"configured_props": {
"smartsheet": { "authProvisionId": "apn_xxxxxxx" },
"sheetId": "Sheet ID or URL",
"title": "Column Title"
}
}'// 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": "smartsheet",
},
},
},
)
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: "smartsheet-add-column",
arguments: {
sheetId: "Sheet ID or URL",
title: "Column Title",
},
})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 |
|---|---|---|
sheetId Sheet ID or URL | string | The sheet to act on. Accepts a numeric sheet ID (e.g. 1234567890123456), or a Smartsheet sheet URL, which is resolved to the ID for you. Use List Sheets to enumerate sheets, or Search to find one by name. Required |
title Column Title | string | The column title. Must be unique within the sheet. Required |
columnType Column Type | string | The data type for this column. PICKLIST and MULTI_PICKLIST accept Picklist Options, but the API also creates them with no options (you can add options later with Update Column). Note that requesting DATETIME creates an ABSTRACT_DATETIME column, since DATETIME is reserved for system columns. Changing a column's type later can lose data. Required |
index Position Index | integer | Zero-based position for the new column. If omitted, the column is added at the end. A value past the last column is clamped by the API rather than rejected. Optional |
options Picklist Options | string | JSON array of option strings for a PICKLIST or MULTI_PICKLIST column. Optional: the API also creates those columns with no options. Example: ["Low", "Medium", "High", "Critical"] Optional |
validation Validation | boolean | Set to true to restrict cell values to the picklist options. PICKLIST and MULTI_PICKLIST only. 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
- smartsheet-add-column
- Version
- 1.0.1
- App
- Smartsheet
- Authentication
- OAuth
- Read-only
- No
- Destructive
- No
- Open world
- Yes
- Source
- View on GitHub ↗