Google Sheets API: Create or move Spreadsheet into Folder

Question

Is it possible to create a Spreadsheet in a specified Folder or do I have to use the Drive API to move it afterwards?

Answer 1

Use the drive API to create an empty sheet and open it using the sheets api:

function getClient()
{
    $client = new \Google_Client();

    putenv(
        'GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS='.__DIR__."/config/google-creds.json"
    );
    $client = new \Google_Client();
    $client->setScopes(
        [
            \Google_Service_Drive::DRIVE,
            \Google_Service_Storage::CLOUD_PLATFORM,
            'https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets',
        ]
    );
    $client->useApplicationDefaultCredentials();

    return $client;
}

// Get the API client and construct the service object.
$client = getClient();
$service = new Google_Service_Drive($client);

$ROOT_FOLDER_ID='you-must-set-this-to-your-folder-id';
// create the empty sheet:

$googleServiceDriveDriveFile = new \Google_Service_Drive_DriveFile();
$googleServiceDriveDriveFile->setMimeType(
    'application/vnd.google-apps.spreadsheet')
    ;
$googleServiceDriveDriveFile->setName('Test');
$googleServiceDriveDriveFile->setParents([$ROOT_FOLDER_ID]);
$res  = $service->files->create($googleServiceDriveDriveFile);

// print the id of the file we just made
print 'Created file with id : ' . $res->getId() . "\n";

// Print the names and IDs for up to 10 files.
$optParams = array(
    'pageSize' => 10,
    'fields'   => 'nextPageToken, files(id, name)',
    'q' => "'$ROOT_FOLDER_ID' in parents"
);

$results = $service->files->listFiles($optParams);

if (count($results->getFiles()) == 0) {
    print "No files found.\n";
} else {
    print "Files:\n";
    foreach ($results->getFiles() as $file) {
        printf("%s (%s)\n", $file->getName(), $file->getId());
    }
}
// fetch the sheet you created and edit it.
$service = new Google_Service_Sheets($client);
$sheet = $service->spreadsheets->get($res->getId());

print "Fetched sheet with name: " . $sheet->getSpreadsheetUrl() . "\n";