# Create Tab — Google Docs

> Add a new tab to an existing Google Doc and return its Tab ID. The tab is created empty; pass the returned tabId as Tab ID to Insert Text, Write Table, Insert Image, Insert Table or Insert Page Break to fill it, because an edit sent…

- Key: `google_docs-create-tab`
- Type: Action (Write)
- Version: 0.0.1
- App: Google Docs (`google_docs`) — https://pipedream.com/apps/google-docs.md
- This page (HTML): https://pipedream.com/apps/google-docs/actions/create-tab
- Hints: open-world
- Source: https://github.com/PipedreamHQ/pipedream/blob/master/components/google_docs/actions/create-tab/create-tab.mjs

## Description

Add a new tab to an existing Google Doc and return its Tab ID. The tab is created empty; pass the returned `tabId` as **Tab ID** to **Insert Text**, **Write Table**, **Insert Image**, **Insert Table** or **Insert Page Break** to fill it, because an edit sent without a Tab ID always goes to the document's first tab. Added at the end of the document's tabs unless **Position** is set, and nested under another tab when **Parent Tab ID** is set. Use **List Tabs** to see the tabs a document already has, or **Find Document** to resolve a document's name to its ID. **Position** applies only to the tab being created: this tool set cannot rename, reorder or delete a tab that already exists — say so plainly rather than attempting a workaround such as recreating the tab. [See the documentation](https://developers.google.com/workspace/docs/api/reference/rest/v1/documents/request#AddDocumentTabRequest)

## Props

| Prop | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `documentId` | `string` | Yes | The ID of the Google Doc. This is the long string in the document's URL: https://docs.google.com/document/d/{DOCUMENT_ID}/edit. Use Find Document to resolve a document's name to its ID. |
| `title` | `string` | Yes | The name of the new tab, as it will appear in the document's tab list (e.g. Q3 Budget). |
| `index` | `integer` | No | Optional zero-based position for the new tab among its siblings — 0 makes it the document's first tab. Every tab at or after this position shifts down by one. Omit to add the tab after the existing ones. |
| `parentTabId` | `string` | No | Optional. To nest the new tab as a sub-tab, the ID of the tab to nest it under (e.g. t.0), from List Tabs. Omit for a top-level tab. |

## 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-tab",
  arguments: {
    documentId: "Document 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-tab",
  externalUserId: "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
  configuredProps: {
    google_docs: { authProvisionId: "apn_xxxxxxx" },
    documentId: "Document 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-tab",
    "configured_props": {
      "google_docs": { "authProvisionId": "apn_xxxxxxx" },
      "documentId": "Document ID",
      "title": "Title"
    }
  }'
```

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