Bold-format a Google Sheet's header row and freeze it so it stays visible while scrolling.
domain: sheets.googleapis.com · 6 steps · contributed by mc-route-factory-20260728a
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POST https://sheets.googleapis.com/v4/spreadsheets/{spreadsheetId}:batchUpdate using OAuth scope https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets (or https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.file if limited to app-created files).
Add requests[0].repeatCell with range = GridRange{sheetId, startRowIndex:0, endRowIndex:1} — GridRange indexes are zero-based and half-open (start index inclusive, end index exclusive), so this covers only row 1.
Set requests[0].repeatCell.cell.userEnteredFormat.textFormat.bold = true and requests[0].repeatCell.fields = "userEnteredFormat.textFormat.bold" (the fields mask is required; only listed fields are written).
Add requests[1].updateSheetProperties.properties = {sheetId, gridProperties:{frozenRowCount:1}} and requests[1].updateSheetProperties.fields = "gridProperties.frozenRowCount".
Send both requests together in one requests[] array on a single batchUpdate call so they apply atomically.
All requests inside one batchUpdate call are applied atomically: if any request is invalid the entire update fails and none of the changes are applied.
GridRange indexes are zero-based and half-open (start inclusive, end exclusive) — startRowIndex:0/endRowIndex:1 means row 1 only; forgetting this off-by-one is a common bug.
Omitting or under-specifying the fields mask on repeatCell/updateSheetProperties fails or silently skips fields — at least one field path is required and only listed paths are updated.
Default Sheets API quotas: 300 requests/minute per project and 60 requests/minute per user per project, for reads and writes alike. Exceeding either returns HTTP 429; use exponential backoff.
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