如何用Python的requests包调用API获取Smartsheet所有行？

Hey there, let's break down why you're hitting that 405 Method Not Allowed error when trying to call the /rows endpoint. First off, 405 usually means the server doesn't accept the HTTP method you're using—but according to Smartsheet's API docs, GET /2.0/sheets/{sheetId}/rows should totally work. Here are the most likely fixes:

1. Replace the placeholder sheet ID with your actual sheet ID #

First things first: make sure you've swapped out {sheetID} in the URL with the real numeric ID of your sheet. Leaving it as the placeholder string can mess up the API routing, leading to weird errors like this one instead of a clear "not found" message.

2. Ditch the exclude parameter for the /rows endpoint #

Your current payload includes {'exclude':'nonexistentCells'}, but the /rows endpoint doesn't support the exclude parameter. Invalid parameters can sometimes trigger unexpected error codes (like 405 instead of a more obvious 400 Bad Request). Try simplifying your request by removing that parameter entirely:

r = requests.get("https://api.smartsheet.com/2.0/sheets/{your_real_sheet_id}/rows", headers=smartHeaders)

3. Try fetching rows through the main sheet endpoint (an easier alternative) #

If the /rows endpoint still gives you grief, you can just fetch the full sheet data and extract the rows from the response. This is often more straightforward and avoids endpoint-specific quirks:

# Grab the full sheet data (rows are included by default)
r = requests.get("https://api.smartsheet.com/2.0/sheets/{your_real_sheet_id}", headers=smartHeaders)
if r.status_code == 200:
    sheet_data = r.json()
    rows = sheet_data['rows']
    # Work with your rows here

4. Double-check your authentication header #

Make sure your smartHeaders has the correct Authorization field formatted as Bearer YOUR_API_TOKEN, and that your token has at least read access to the sheet in question. A malformed or insufficient auth header can sometimes throw off the API's error handling, leading to unexpected codes like 405.

Give these steps a shot—one of them should get you past that error!

内容的提问来源于stack exchange，提问作者Ahmed