Creating Tables and Columns with the SDK

[Jean-Marie_FAVRE]

Bonjour,

I’m using the metadata API of Coda to READ the schemas of tables.
This is really cool.

What I would like to do now is to CREATE new tables/columns.
Unfortunately there are no API endpoints for that.

I’m new to packs. I’m wondering if it is possible to create a pack that reads a file or whatever with table description and then automatically create tables in a doc?
I’ve started to read the SDK documentation but so far I’ve not found the answer to this question.
Many thanks for your help!

Regards,
Jean-marie

[Scott_Collier-Weir]

Nope. Sadly no programmatic creation of tables or columns whatsoever.

@Paul_Danyliuk started toying with it but got shut down due to terms of service I think

[Rickard_Abraham]

That was a sad day

[MEGA TRICK] User Scripts / Custom Actions

This is an incredibly resourceful hack! You’re giving us a lot of ideas for the near future, especially as we’re focused on streamlining and making Coda simpler to use. That said, Dan is spot on that this isn’t a realistic long-term solution. We’re constantly improving the way our underlying model works, which could break this extension without notice or cause poor user experience. Even worse it is very easy to break your document using these APIs incorrectly in ways that won’t always be obviou…

[Jean-Marie_FAVRE]

Ok, thanks for yours answers

[Eric_Koleda]

I’ve passed on your feedback to our API team, but I don’t expect it to be prioritized in the short term.