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Create Tables Request → Update Table Column Properties

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Summary

Updates the width properties of one or more columns in a Google Docs table using a batch request.

Inputs

  • index (required) — The zero-based index of the table start location (in UTF-16 code units), relative to the beginning of the segment specified by segmentId.
  • additionalLocationFields — A collection specifying the end of segment location, including segmentId (for header/footer) and tabId (defaults to first tab in document).
  • columnIndices (required) — A comma-separated string of zero-based column indices to update (e.g., '0' or '0, 2'). If omitted, all columns are updated.
  • fields — An array of strings selecting which properties to update. Available fields: 'widthType' (EVENLY_DISTRIBUTED or FIXED_WIDTH) and 'width'.
  • properties — A collection defining the property values to set for the selected columns.

Output shape

a single record containing the batch request status and metadata

Returns a standard n8n success record with a status and a Google API response object containing the updated table locations.

Examples

Example 1: Distribute column widths evenly

Set index to 0, columnIndices to '0', fields to ['widthType'], and properties to { 'widthType': 'EVENLY_DISTRIBUTED' }.

Example 2: Set a fixed width for specific columns

Set index to 0, columnIndices to '1, 3', fields to ['width'], and properties to { 'width': 200 }.

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