Add an embedded basic chart (column, line, or bar) to a Google Sheet, overlaid on a sheet or placed on a new sheet.
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.
Add requests[0].addChart.chart.spec.title (string) and requests[0].addChart.chart.spec.basicChart.chartType (e.g. "COLUMN", "LINE", "BAR") — ChartSpec also supports pieChart/histogramChart/etc., but only one chart-type field should be set.
Set basicChart.domains = [{domain:{sourceRange:{sources:[GridRange for the category/X-axis column]}}}] and basicChart.series = [{series:{sourceRange:{sources:[GridRange for a data column]}}, targetAxis:"LEFT_AXIS"}] (one series entry per data column, each with its own GridRange).
Set basicChart.headerCount = 1 if the domain/series source ranges include a header row that should be excluded from the plotted data and used for labels.
Set chart.position to {"newSheet": true} to place the chart on its own new sheet, or to {"overlayPosition": {"anchorCell": {sheetId, rowIndex, columnIndex}, "offsetXPixels": n, "offsetYPixels": n}} to embed it over an existing sheet at a specific cell anchor.
ChartSpec's chart-type fields (basicChart, pieChart, histogramChart, etc.) are mutually exclusive per chart — set exactly one.
domains and series each take a sourceRange.sources[] array of GridRange objects, not a single flat range object — nesting the GridRange incorrectly is a common structuring mistake.
chart.position requires exactly one of newSheet or overlayPosition; overlayPosition's anchorCell needs its own sheetId even when the chart is drawn from data on a different sheet.
batchUpdate is atomic and default quotas are 300 requests/minute per project and 60 requests/minute per user per project; a malformed chart spec fails the entire batchUpdate call, not just the chart sub-request.
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