Import JSON object in Google SpreadSheet using Google APP Script - json

Question

I writing a script which calls REST API to get JSON to object as response and then import that JSON object in Google SpreadSheet. I have written the code to call the REST API and get the JSON object. Now I have to write such a code that will write the JSON object in a Google SpreadSheet.
Please see below code:
function myFunction() {
var options = {};
options.headers = {"Authorization": "Basic " + Utilities.base64Encode("username" + ":" + "password")}
options.muteHttpExceptions=true;
// var response = UrlFetchApp.fetch(url, {'muteHttpExceptions': true});
var response=UrlFetchApp.fetch("url", options);
var dataAll=JSON.parse(response.getContentText())
Logger.log(dataAll)
/*
var sheet = Sheets.newSpreadsheet();
sheet.properties = Sheets.newSpreadsheetProperties();
sheet.properties.title = "Demo";
var spreadsheet = Sheets.Spreadsheets.create(sheet);
*/
}
This is code to call get the JSON object. The lines of code which have been commented out is for calling Google Sheets API.
I want such a script which will import the data in dataAll object, which is JSON object in Google SpreadSheet.
The JSON object is as below:
[
{
"id": 3428,
"type": "SUPER",
"firstName": "Nikhil",
"lastName": "Dingane",
"loginName": "nikhildingane",
"domain": "openspecimen",
"emailAddress": "nikhil#krishagni.com",
"instituteName": "Krishagni Institute",
"primarySite": "KSPL site",
"admin": true,
"instituteAdmin": false,
"manageForms": true,
"cpCount": 0,
"creationDate": 1586333347000,
"activityStatus": "Active"
},
{
"id": 3439,
"type": "NONE",
"firstName": "NikhilUpdated",
"lastName": "Dingane",
"loginName": "nikhildingane1",
"domain": "openspecimen",
"emailAddress": "nikhil.nikhil.dingane#gmail.com",
"instituteName": "Krishagni Institute",
"primarySite": "KSPL site",
"admin": false,
"instituteAdmin": false,
"manageForms": true,
"cpCount": 0,
"creationDate": 1586427573000,
"activityStatus": "Active"
}
]
I want to write this JSON in Google SpreadSheet

Answer 1

Assuming that dataAll is a 2D array of values
You can do it is as following with the SpreadsheetApp:
var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActive();
var sheet = ss.getActiveSheet();
var range = sheet.getRange(1,1, dataAll.length, dataAll[0].length);
range.setValues(dataAll);
References:
SpreadsheetApp
Range
setValues()
How to transform a JSON object into a 2D array
Use the Object.keys() method to access the key-value pairs of each of the JSON array elements
Use e.g. map to transform them into an array
Assemble the single arrays as desired to set them into the sheet
var array = [];
for (var i = 0; i< json.length; i++){
var newJson = Object.keys(json[i]).map(function (key) {
return [key, json[i][key]];
});
for(var j = 0; j< newJson.length; j++){
array.push(newJson[j]);
}
}
var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActive();
var sheet = ss.getActiveSheet();
var range = sheet.getRange(1,1, array.length, array[0].length);
range.setValues(array);

Answer 2

Range.setValues() is used to the set data as a two dimensional array to the sheet. Use Object.values and Object.keys with Array.map to convert array of objects to 2D array.
const data = [
{
"id": 3428,
"type": "SUPER",
"firstName": "Nikhil",
"lastName": "Dingane",
"loginName": "nikhildingane",
"domain": "openspecimen",
"emailAddress": "nikhil#krishagni.com",
"instituteName": "Krishagni Institute",
"primarySite": "KSPL site",
"admin": true,
"instituteAdmin": false,
"manageForms": true,
"cpCount": 0,
"creationDate": 1586333347000,
"activityStatus": "Active"
},
{
"id": 3439,
"type": "NONE",
"firstName": "NikhilUpdated",
"lastName": "Dingane",
"loginName": "nikhildingane1",
"domain": "openspecimen",
"emailAddress": "nikhil.nikhil.dingane#gmail.com",
"instituteName": "Krishagni Institute",
"primarySite": "KSPL site",
"admin": false,
"instituteAdmin": false,
"manageForms": true,
"cpCount": 0,
"creationDate": 1586427573000,
"activityStatus": "Active"
}
];
const out = [Object.keys(data[0]),...data.map(Object.values)];
console.info(out);
//SpreadsheetApp.getActive().getSheets()[0].getRange(1,1,out. length,out[0].length).setValues(out)