Yes, filing a California nonresident return (form 540-NR) indicating that you did not have income in California will be the easiest and most straight-forward way to get a refund of the taxes withheld.
You may get a request later in the year from the California Franchise Tax Board asking you to explain why the income wasn't taxable in California. If you receive this request, it is a normal automated response and not an indication that you filed incorrectly.
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