Sort a data range by one or more columns and apply a basic filter (with per-column sort/hide criteria) to a Google 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].sortRange.range = GridRange over the rows to reorder; SortRangeRequest's only fields are range and sortSpecs — there is no header-row concept, so start the range one row after any header (e.g. startRowIndex:1) or the header will be sorted as data.
Set requests[0].sortRange.sortSpecs = [{dimensionIndex, sortOrder:"ASCENDING"|"DESCENDING"}, ...] — multiple specs sort by the first entry, breaking ties with subsequent entries.
Separately, add requests[1].setBasicFilter.filter.range = GridRange for the filtered table.
Optionally set filter.sortSpecs[] (same {dimensionIndex, sortOrder} shape as SortRange) to sort within the filter, and filter.criteria = {"<columnIndex>": {hiddenValues:[...]}} or {"<columnIndex>": {condition:{type, values}}} to hide rows by value or condition.
SortRangeRequest has no header-row field — a header included in the range gets sorted like any other row; exclude it explicitly with startRowIndex.
The docs do not clearly state whether SortSpec.dimensionIndex is relative to the sort range or absolute in the sheet; test against your sheet's real column positions before relying on either interpretation.
setBasicFilter's filter.criteria map keys are string column indexes (e.g. "0", "6"), and each value is either a hiddenValues array or a condition object.
batchUpdate applies both sub-requests atomically in one call; default quotas are 300 requests/minute per project and 60 requests/minute per user per project, returning HTTP 429 if exceeded.
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