Coda API Skill

Interact with the Coda REST API v1 to manage docs, tables, rows, pages, and automations.

When to Use

Use this skill when the user wants to:

• List, search, create, or delete Coda docs
• Read from or write to tables (insert, upsert, update, delete rows)
• Explore doc structure (pages, tables, columns, formulas, controls)
• Trigger automations (push buttons)
• Export doc content or analytics

When NOT to Use

• Do NOT use for general document editing advice unrelated to the API
• Do NOT use for Pack development (this skill covers Doc management, not Pack creation)
• Do NOT use for operations requiring Doc Maker permissions unless confirmed the user has them

Prerequisites

1. API Token: Set environment variable CODA_API_TOKEN with your Coda API token
   • Get token at: https://coda.io/account -> API Settings
2. Python 3.7+ with requests library installed
3. Permissions: Some operations (create doc, update doc title, create page) require Doc Maker role in the workspace

CLI Tool Usage

The skill includes a Python CLI tool at scripts/coda_cli.py:

# Setup
export CODA_API_TOKEN="your_token_here"

# List docs
python scripts/coda_cli.py docs list --query "Project"

# Get doc info
python scripts/coda_cli.py docs get <doc-id>

# Create doc
python scripts/coda_cli.py docs create --title "My New Doc"

# List tables in doc
python scripts/coda_cli.py tables list <doc-id>

# List rows in table
python scripts/coda_cli.py rows list <doc-id> <table-id>

# Insert row
python scripts/coda_cli.py rows insert <doc-id> <table-id> --data '{"Name": "Task 1", "Status": "Done"}'

# Update row
python scripts/coda_cli.py rows update <doc-id> <table-id> <row-id> --data '{"Status": "In Progress"}'

# Delete row (requires confirmation)
python scripts/coda_cli.py rows delete <doc-id> <table-id> <row-id>

# List pages
python scripts/coda_cli.py pages list <doc-id>

# Trigger automation (push button)
python scripts/coda_cli.py automations trigger <doc-id> <button-id>

# Force delete without confirmation (use with caution)
python scripts/coda_cli.py docs delete <doc-id> --force

Workflow Guidelines

1. Doc ID Extraction

Coda doc IDs can be extracted from browser URLs:

• URL: https://coda.io/d/_dAbCDeFGH/Project-Tracker
• Doc ID: AbCDeFGH (remove _d prefix)

The CLI tool accepts both full URLs and raw IDs.

2. Rate Limit Handling

The API has strict rate limits:

• Read: 100 requests per 6 seconds
• Write (POST/PUT/PATCH): 10 requests per 6 seconds
• Write doc content: 5 requests per 10 seconds
• List docs: 4 requests per 6 seconds

The CLI tool automatically implements exponential backoff for 429 responses.

3. Asynchronous Operations

Write operations return HTTP 202 with a requestId. The CLI tool optionally polls for completion using --wait flag.

4. Safety Guardrails