# **Spreadsheet Cloud API: postProtectWorkbook**

Excel protection. 


## **Quick Start**

- **Base URL**: `http://api.aspose.cloud/v3.0`
- **Authentication Method**: `JWT (OAuth2, application)`  **Token URL**: `https://api.aspose.cloud/connect/token`
- **Example** 

## **Interface Details**

### **Endpoint** 

```
POST http://api.aspose.cloud/v3.0/cells/{name}/protection
```
### **Function Description**
PageTitle: Excel file protection.PageDescription: Aspose.Cells Cloud provides robust support for Excel file protection, a process that is an important part of your Excel file protection and information protection strategy.HeadTitle: Excel file protection.HeadSummary: Aspose.Cells Cloud provides robust support for Excel file protection, a process that is  an important part of your Excel file protection and information protection strategy. Aspose.Cells Cloud supports 30+ file formats, including Excel, Pdf, Markdown, Json, XML, Csv, Html, and so on.HeadContent: Aspose.Cells Cloud provides  REST API which supports Excel file protection and offers SDKs for multiple programming languages. These programming languages are include of Net, Java, Go, NodeJS, Python, and so on.

### The request parameters of **postProtectWorkbook** API are: 

| Parameter Name | Type | Path/Query String/HTTPBody | Description | 
| :- | :- | :- |:- | 
|name|String|Path|The file name.|
|protectWorkbookRequest|Class|Body|The protection settings.|
|folder|String|Query|The folder where the file is situated.|
|storageName|String|Query|The storage name where the file is situated.|

### **Response Description**
```json
{
  "Name": "CellsCloudResponse",
  "Type": "Class",
  "IsAbstract": false,
  "Properties": [
    {
      "Name": "Code",
      "Nullable": true,
      "ReadOnly": false,
      "IsInherit": false,
      "DataType": {
        "Identifier": "Integer",
        "Name": "integer"
      }
    },
    {
      "Name": "Status",
      "Nullable": true,
      "ReadOnly": false,
      "IsInherit": false,
      "DataType": {
        "Identifier": "String",
        "Name": "string"
      }
    }
  ]
}
```


## OpenAPI Specification

The [OpenAPI Specification](https://reference.aspose.cloud/cells/#/ProtectionController/PostProtectWorkbook) defines a publicly accessible programming interface and lets you carry out REST interactions directly from a web browser.
