Create spreadsheets & documents with PHP

Create a shareable spreadsheet from PHP in one request using the built-in cURL extension — no PhpSpreadsheet, no Google client library, no OAuth. POST your rows as JSON and get back a URL you can store or email. The example works in plain PHP, Laravel, and WordPress.

<?php
$ch = curl_init("https://openofficeai.com/api/v1/sheets");
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POST, true);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, [
    "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY",
    "Content-Type: application/json",
]);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, json_encode([
    "title" => "Q3 Revenue",
    "sheets" => [[
        "rows" => [
            ["Month", "Revenue", "Growth"],
            ["July", 48200, "+12%"],
        ],
    ]],
]));

$data = json_decode(curl_exec($ch), true);
echo $data["url"]; // https://openofficeai.com/s/...

How to create a spreadsheet with PHP

1. 1Copy your API key from the dashboard.
2. 2Build the JSON body with json_encode() and POST it to /api/v1/sheets with your Bearer token.
3. 3Read $data["url"] from the decoded response — your shareable link.
4. 4In Laravel you can swap cURL for Http::withToken(...)->post(...) for the same result.

Why use OpenOfficeAI with PHP

• No PhpSpreadsheet, openpyxl, or Google client — just the cURL extension.
• Drop it into Laravel jobs, WordPress hooks, or a plain PHP cron.
• Generate invoices and reports server-side and hand users a link or PDF.

Frequently asked questions