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Create New Document from Text with Google Docs API

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Getting Started#

Create a workflow to Create New Document from Text with the Google Docs API. When you configure and deploy the workflow, it will run on Pipedream's servers 24x7 for free.

Configure the Create New Document from Text action
1. Connect your Google Docs account
2. Configure title
3. Configure Text
Select a trigger to run your workflow on HTTP requests, schedules or app events
Deploy the workflow
Send a test event to validate your setup
Turn on the trigger

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Details#

This is a pre-built, source-available component from Pipedream's GitHub repo. The component is developed by Pipedream and the community, and verified and maintained by Pipedream.

To contribute an update to an existing component or create a new component, create a PR on GitHub. If you're new to Pipedream component development, you can start with quickstarts for trigger span and action development, and then review the component API reference.

Create New Document from Text on Google Docs

Description:Create a new document from plain text. [See the docs](https://developers.google.com/docs/api/reference/rest/v1/documents/create)

Version:0.0.3

Key:google_docs-create-document-from-text

Code#

import googleDocs from "../../google_docs.app.mjs";

export default {
  key: "google_docs-create-document-from-text",
  name: "Create New Document from Text",
  description: "Create a new document from plain text. [See the docs](https://developers.google.com/docs/api/reference/rest/v1/documents/create)",
  version: "0.0.3",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    googleDocs,
    title: "string",
    text: {
      propDefinition: [
        googleDocs,
        "text",
      ],
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    const { documentId } = await this.googleDocs.createEmptyDoc(this.title);
    const text = {
      text: this.text,
    };
    await this.googleDocs.insertText(documentId, text);
    $.export("$summary", "Successfully created doc");
    return {
      documentId,
    };
  },
};

Configuration#

This component may be configured based on the props defined in the component code. Pipedream automatically prompts for input values in the UI and CLI.

Label	Prop	Type	Description
Google Docs	`googleDocs`	`app`	This component uses the Google Docs app.
	`title`	`string`
Text	`text`	`string`	Enter static text (e.g., `hello world`) or a reference to a string exported by a previous step (e.g., `{{steps.foo.$return_value}}`).

Authentication#

Google Docs uses OAuth authentication. When you connect your Google Docs account, Pipedream will open a popup window where you can sign into Google Docs and grant Pipedream permission to connect to your account. Pipedream securely stores and automatically refreshes the OAuth tokens so you can easily authenticate any Google Docs API.

Pipedream requests the following authorization scopes when you connect your account:

https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive

About Google Docs#

Use Google Docs to create, edit and collaborate on online documents.

More Ways to Use Google Docs#

Triggers#

New Document Created (Instant) from the Google Docs API

Emit new event when a new document is created in Google Docs. See the documentation

New or Updated Document (Instant) from the Google Docs API

Emit new event when a document is created or updated in Google Docs. See the documentation

Actions#

Append Text with the Google Docs API

Append text to an existing document. See the documentation

Create a New Document with the Google Docs API

Create a new document. See the documentation

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Appends an image to the end of a document. See the documentation

Get Document with the Google Docs API

Get the contents of the latest version of a document. See the documentation

Replace Image with the Google Docs API

Replace image in a existing document. See the documentation

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