Google Sheets operation update ERROR: 400 exceeds grid limits

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I have a google sheet with 16 column like example sheet:

I have to have 16 column data

And I use simple update operation like this:

{
  "nodes": [
    {
      "parameters": {},
      "name": "Start",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.start",
      "typeVersion": 1,
      "position": [
        60,
        400
      ]
    },
    {
      "parameters": {},
      "name": "Start",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.start",
      "typeVersion": 1,
      "position": [
        60,
        400
      ]
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "sheetId": "1b_Ytwu1eHuboeJqyaTMH41pgQ8jZvVL24DSO_n14Dic",
        "range": "A:P",
        "dataStartRow": "=1",
        "options": {}
      },
      "name": "Google Sheets",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.googleSheets",
      "typeVersion": 1,
      "position": [
        330,
        410
      ],
      "notesInFlow": true,
      "credentials": {
        "googleApi": "n8n API"
      },
      "notes": "Check"
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "values": {
          "string": [
            {
              "name": "updated",
              "value": "1"
            }
          ]
        },
        "options": {}
      },
      "name": "Set",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
      "typeVersion": 1,
      "position": [
        670,
        400
      ]
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "operation": "update",
        "sheetId": "1b_Ytwu1eHuboeJqyaTMH41pgQ8jZvVL24DSO_n14Dic",
        "range": "A:N",
        "dataStartRow": "=1",
        "key": "mobile",
        "options": {}
      },
      "name": "Google Sheets1",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.googleSheets",
      "typeVersion": 1,
      "position": [
        960,
        400
      ],
      "notesInFlow": true,
      "credentials": {
        "googleApi": "n8n API"
      },
      "notes": "Updated = 1"
    }
  ],
  "connections": {
    "Start": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Google Sheets",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Google Sheets": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Set",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Set": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Google Sheets1",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    }
  }
}

But it show error in Google Sheet update like picture

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Please show me how to fix this. Thanks!

2

It will work as soon as you remove the expression on the Google Sheet Update node for “Data Start Row”. Not sure why it breaks if the number is a literal number here but will get fixed in the next version.

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