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Getting Started#

Create a workflow to Create Page Element with the Google Slides API. When you configure and deploy the workflow, it will run on Pipedream's servers 24x7 for free.

Configure the Create Page Element action
1. Connect your Google Slides account
2. Select a Presentation
3. Select a Slide ID
4. Select a Type
5. Configure Height
6. Configure Width
7. Optional- Configure Scale X
8. Optional- Configure Scale Y
9. Optional- Configure Translate X
10. Optional- Configure Translate Y
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 Page Element on Google Slides

Description:Create a new page element in a slide. [See the documentation](https://developers.google.com/workspace/slides/api/reference/rest/v1/presentations/request#CreateShapeRequest)

Version:0.0.1

Key:google_slides-create-page-element

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Code#

import googleSlides from "../../google_slides.app.mjs";
import { SHAPE_TYPES } from "../../common/constants.mjs";

export default {
  key: "google_slides-create-page-element",
  name: "Create Page Element",
  description: "Create a new page element in a slide. [See the documentation](https://developers.google.com/workspace/slides/api/reference/rest/v1/presentations/request#CreateShapeRequest)",
  version: "0.0.1",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    googleSlides,
    presentationId: {
      propDefinition: [
        googleSlides,
        "presentationId",
      ],
    },
    slideId: {
      propDefinition: [
        googleSlides,
        "slideId",
        (c) => ({
          presentationId: c.presentationId,
        }),
      ],
    },
    type: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Type",
      description: "The type of the shape",
      options: SHAPE_TYPES,
    },
    height: {
      type: "integer",
      label: "Height",
      description: "The height of the shape in points (1/72 of an inch)",
    },
    width: {
      type: "integer",
      label: "Width",
      description: "The width of the shape in points (1/72 of an inch)",
    },
    scaleX: {
      type: "integer",
      label: "Scale X",
      description: "The scale of the shape on the x-axis",
      default: 1,
      optional: true,
    },
    scaleY: {
      type: "integer",
      label: "Scale Y",
      description: "The scale of the shape on the y-axis",
      default: 1,
      optional: true,
    },
    translateX: {
      type: "integer",
      label: "Translate X",
      description: "The translation of the shape on the x-axis",
      default: 0,
      optional: true,
    },
    translateY: {
      type: "integer",
      label: "Translate Y",
      description: "The translation of the shape on the y-axis",
      default: 0,
      optional: true,
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    const response = await this.googleSlides.createShape(this.presentationId, {
      shapeType: this.type,
      elementProperties: {
        pageObjectId: this.slideId,
        size: {
          height: {
            magnitude: this.height,
            unit: "PT",
          },
          width: {
            magnitude: this.width,
            unit: "PT",
          },
        },
        transform: {
          scaleX: this.scaleX,
          scaleY: this.scaleY,
          translateX: this.translateX,
          translateY: this.translateY,
          unit: "PT",
        },
      },
    });
    $.export("$summary", `Successfully created shape with ID: ${response.data.replies[0].createShape.objectId}`);
    return response.data;
  },
};

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 Slides	`googleSlides`	`app`	This component uses the Google Slides app.
Presentation	`presentationId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Slide ID	`slideId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Type	`type`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu:`TEXT_BOXRECTANGLEROUND_RECTANGLEELLIPSEARCBENT_ARROWBENT_UP_ARROWBEVELBLOCK_ARCBRACE_PAIRBRACKET_PAIRCANCHEVRONCHORDCLOUDCORNERCUBECURVED_DOWN_ARROWCURVED_LEFT_ARROWCURVED_RIGHT_ARROWCURVED_UP_ARROWDECAGONDIAGONAL_STRIPEDIAMONDDODECAGONDONUTDOUBLE_WAVEDOWN_ARROWDOWN_ARROW_CALLOUTFOLDED_CORNERFRAMEHALF_FRAMEHEARTHEPTAGONHEXAGONHOME_PLATEHORIZONTAL_SCROLLIRREGULAR_SEAL_1IRREGULAR_SEAL_2LEFT_ARROWLEFT_ARROW_CALLOUTLEFT_BRACELEFT_BRACKETLEFT_RIGHT_ARROWLEFT_RIGHT_ARROW_CALLOUTLEFT_RIGHT_UP_ARROWLEFT_UP_ARROWLIGHTNING_BOLTMATH_DIVIDEMATH_EQUALMATH_MINUSMATH_MULTIPLYMATH_NOT_EQUALMATH_PLUSMOONNO_SMOKINGNOTCHED_RIGHT_ARROWOCTAGONPARALLELOGRAMPENTAGONPIEPLAQUEPLUSQUAD_ARROWQUAD_ARROW_CALLOUTRIBBONRIBBON_2RIGHT_ARROWRIGHT_ARROW_CALLOUTRIGHT_BRACERIGHT_BRACKETROUND_1_RECTANGLEROUND_2_DIAGONAL_RECTANGLEROUND_2_SAME_RECTANGLERIGHT_TRIANGLESMILEY_FACESNIP_1_RECTANGLESNIP_2_DIAGONAL_RECTANGLESNIP_2_SAME_RECTANGLESNIP_ROUND_RECTANGLESTAR_10STAR_12STAR_16STAR_24STAR_32STAR_4STAR_5STAR_6STAR_7STAR_8STRIPED_RIGHT_ARROWSUNTRAPEZOIDTRIANGLEUP_ARROWUP_ARROW_CALLOUTUP_DOWN_ARROWUTURN_ARROWVERTICAL_SCROLLWAVEWEDGE_ELLIPSE_CALLOUTWEDGE_RECTANGLE_CALLOUTWEDGE_ROUND_RECTANGLE_CALLOUTFLOW_CHART_ALTERNATE_PROCESSFLOW_CHART_COLLATEFLOW_CHART_CONNECTORFLOW_CHART_DECISIONFLOW_CHART_DELAYFLOW_CHART_DISPLAYFLOW_CHART_DOCUMENTFLOW_CHART_EXTRACTFLOW_CHART_INPUT_OUTPUTFLOW_CHART_INTERNAL_STORAGEFLOW_CHART_MAGNETIC_DISKFLOW_CHART_MAGNETIC_DRUMFLOW_CHART_MAGNETIC_TAPEFLOW_CHART_MANUAL_INPUTFLOW_CHART_MANUAL_OPERATIONFLOW_CHART_MERGEFLOW_CHART_MULTIDOCUMENTFLOW_CHART_OFFLINE_STORAGEFLOW_CHART_OFFPAGE_CONNECTORFLOW_CHART_ONLINE_STORAGEFLOW_CHART_ORFLOW_CHART_PREDEFINED_PROCESSFLOW_CHART_PREPARATIONFLOW_CHART_PROCESSFLOW_CHART_PUNCHED_CARDFLOW_CHART_PUNCHED_TAPEFLOW_CHART_SORTFLOW_CHART_SUMMING_JUNCTIONFLOW_CHART_TERMINATORARROW_EASTARROW_NORTH_EASTARROW_NORTHSPEECHSTARBURSTTEARDROPELLIPSE_RIBBONELLIPSE_RIBBON_2CLOUD_CALLOUT`
Height	`height`	`integer`	The height of the shape in points (1/72 of an inch)
Width	`width`	`integer`	The width of the shape in points (1/72 of an inch)
Scale X	`scaleX`	`integer`	The scale of the shape on the x-axis
Scale Y	`scaleY`	`integer`	The scale of the shape on the y-axis
Translate X	`translateX`	`integer`	The translation of the shape on the x-axis
Translate Y	`translateY`	`integer`	The translation of the shape on the y-axis

Authentication#

Google Slides uses OAuth authentication. When you connect your Google Slides account, Pipedream will open a popup window where you can sign into Google Slides 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 Slides API.

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

emailprofilehttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/drivehttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.file