# Create Document From Template — Google Docs

> Create a new Google Doc by copying a template document and substituting {{placeholder}} tokens with values. Use Find Document to resolve the template's name to its ID. Returns {documentId, title, url}. See the documentation

- Key: `google_docs-create-document-from-template`
- Type: Action (Write)
- Version: 1.0.7
- App: Google Docs (`google_docs`) — https://pipedream.com/apps/google-docs.md
- This page (HTML): https://pipedream.com/apps/google-docs/actions/create-document-from-template
- Hints: open-world
- Source: https://github.com/PipedreamHQ/pipedream/blob/master/components/google_docs/actions/create-document-from-template/create-document-from-template.mjs

## Description

Create a new Google Doc by copying a template document and substituting `{{placeholder}}` tokens with values. Use **Find Document** to resolve the template's name to its ID. Returns `{documentId, title, url}`. [See the documentation](https://developers.google.com/docs/api/reference/rest/v1/documents/request#ReplaceAllTextRequest)

## Props

| Prop | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `templateId` | `string` | Yes | The ID of the template document to copy. The template should contain placeholders like {{name}}. Use Find Document to resolve a template's name to its ID. |
| `title` | `string` | Yes | Title of the new document. |
| `variables` | `string` | No | JSON object mapping placeholder tokens to their replacement values. Tokens are matched as {{key}} in the template. Example: {"species": "Velociraptor", "location": "Paddock 11"}. |
| `folderId` | `string` | No | The ID of the Drive folder to place the new document in (the string after /folders/ in a Drive folder URL). If omitted, the document is created in the root of My Drive. |

## Run it

**MCP**

```ts
import { Client } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/index.js"
import { StreamableHTTPClientTransport } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/streamableHttp.js"
import { PipedreamClient } from "@pipedream/sdk"

const pd = new PipedreamClient({
  projectId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID!,
  clientId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_ID!,
  clientSecret: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_SECRET!,
  projectEnvironment: "production",
})

const accessToken = await pd.rawAccessToken

const transport = new StreamableHTTPClientTransport(
  new URL("https://remote.mcp.pipedream.net/v3"),
  {
    requestInit: {
      headers: {
        Authorization: `Bearer ${accessToken}`,
        "x-pd-project-id": process.env.PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID!,
        "x-pd-environment": "production",
        "x-pd-external-user-id": "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
        "x-pd-app-slug": "google_docs",
      },
    },
  },
)

const mcp = new Client({ name: "my-agent", version: "1.0.0" })
await mcp.connect(transport)

const { tools } = await mcp.listTools()

// listTools() hands your model this tool's input schema, so it can
// fill the arguments itself:
const result = await mcp.callTool({
  name: "google_docs-create-document-from-template",
  arguments: {
    templateId: "Template ID",
    title: "Title",
  },
})
```

**TypeScript**

```ts
import { PipedreamClient } from "@pipedream/sdk"

const pd = new PipedreamClient({
  projectId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID!,
  clientId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_ID!,
  clientSecret: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_SECRET!,
  projectEnvironment: "production",
})

const result = await pd.actions.run({
  id: "google_docs-create-document-from-template",
  externalUserId: "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
  configuredProps: {
    google_docs: { authProvisionId: "apn_xxxxxxx" },
    templateId: "Template ID",
    title: "Title",
  },
})

console.log(result)
```

**cURL**

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.pipedream.com/v1/connect/{project_id}/actions/run \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "X-PD-Environment: production" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer {access_token}" \
  -d '{
    "external_user_id": "{external_user_id}",
    "id": "google_docs-create-document-from-template",
    "configured_props": {
      "google_docs": { "authProvisionId": "apn_xxxxxxx" },
      "templateId": "Template ID",
      "title": "Title"
    }
  }'
```

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- App: https://pipedream.com/apps/google-docs.md · All apps: https://pipedream.com/apps