# List Tabs — Google Docs

> List the tabs in a Google Doc — each tab's ID, title, position and nesting. A Google Doc can hold many tabs, and an omitted Tab ID means different things per operation: content writes (Insert Text, Insert Table, Insert Image, Insert Page…

- Key: `google_docs-list-tabs`
- Type: Action (Read-only)
- 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/list-tabs
- Hints: read-only · open-world
- Source: https://github.com/PipedreamHQ/pipedream/blob/master/components/google_docs/actions/list-tabs/list-tabs.mjs

## Description

List the tabs in a Google Doc — each tab's ID, title, position and nesting. A Google Doc can hold many tabs, and an omitted **Tab ID** means different things per operation: content writes (**Insert Text**, **Insert Table**, **Insert Image**, **Insert Page Break**, **Write Table**, **Delete Table**) go to the **first** tab; **Replace Text** replaces in **every** tab; the styling tools (**Format Text**, **Format Paragraph**, **Format Table Cell**, **Apply Bullets**, **Remove Bullets**) cover every tab when the target is located by Find Text, but only the first tab when given explicit indices. So call this first whenever the job names a tab ("add this to the Budget tab") or the document might have more than one. Returns `{documentId, tabCount, tabs: [{tabId, title, index, nestingLevel, parentTabId}]}`, in document order, with each parent followed by its nested child tabs. Pass a `tabId` from this list to **Get Document** to read one tab, or to **Insert Text**, **Write Table**, **Insert Image**, **Insert Table**, **Insert Page Break**, **Delete Table** or **Replace Text** to edit one. Use **Find Document** to resolve a document's name to its ID. This tool set can list tabs, add a tab (**Create Tab**) and read or write a named tab; it cannot rename, reorder or delete an existing tab — say so plainly rather than attempting a workaround. [See the documentation](https://developers.google.com/workspace/docs/api/reference/rest/v1/documents/get#query-parameters)

## 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. |

## 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-list-tabs",
  arguments: {
    documentId: "Document ID",
  },
})
```

**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-list-tabs",
  externalUserId: "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
  configuredProps: {
    google_docs: { authProvisionId: "apn_xxxxxxx" },
    documentId: "Document ID",
  },
})

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-list-tabs",
    "configured_props": {
      "google_docs": { "authProvisionId": "apn_xxxxxxx" },
      "documentId": "Document ID"
    }
  }'
```

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