Google Slides ACTION
Format Shape
Set the background fill, outline, content alignment, or link of a shape in a Google Slides presentation. Use Get Presentation to find the shape's object ID. Shadow is not settable. See the documentation
- Action
- Writes data
- OAuth
- SDK
- MCP
IMPLEMENTATION
Call this tool
Connect a user's Google Slides account once, then configure and run Format Shape from your backend or agent.
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_slides-format-shape",
externalUserId: "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
configuredProps: {
google_slides: { authProvisionId: "apn_xxxxxxx" },
presentationId: "Presentation ID",
objectId: "Page Element ID",
},
})
console.log(result)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_slides-format-shape",
"configured_props": {
"google_slides": { "authProvisionId": "apn_xxxxxxx" },
"presentationId": "Presentation ID",
"objectId": "Page Element ID"
}
}'// accessToken: mint a short-lived token with the Connect SDK — see the MCP guide
const transport = new StreamableHTTPClientTransport(
new URL("https://remote.mcp.pipedream.net/v3"),
{
requestInit: {
headers: {
Authorization: `Bearer ${accessToken}`,
"x-pd-project-id": "{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_slides",
},
},
},
)
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_slides-format-shape",
arguments: {
presentationId: "Presentation ID",
objectId: "Page Element ID",
},
})SCHEMA
Inputs
Pipedream supplies the connected account. Your application provides the operation-specific values below. Dynamic inputs are resolved against that user's account.
| Property | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
presentationId Presentation ID | string | The ID of the presentation. This is the long string in the URL: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/{PRESENTATION_ID}/edit. A full presentation URL is also accepted. Use Find Presentation to resolve a name to its ID. Required |
objectId Page Element ID | string | The object ID of the shape to format. Use Get Presentation and read slides[].pageElements[].objectId. Required |
backgroundColor Background Color | string | Fill color as a hex code (e.g. #FF0000) or a theme color name (e.g. ACCENT1). Optional |
backgroundOpacity Background Opacity | integer | Opacity of the fill as a whole percentage, from 0 (fully transparent) to 100 (fully opaque). Can be set on its own to change an existing fill's opacity without restating its color. Optional |
outlineColor Outline Color | string | Outline color as a 6-digit hex code (e.g. #FF0000) or one of the deck's theme colors (e.g. ACCENT1, DARK1). Optional |
outlineOpacity Outline Opacity | integer | Opacity of the outline as a whole percentage, from 0 (fully transparent) to 100 (fully opaque). Optional |
outlineWeight Outline Weight | integer | Outline thickness in points (1-100). Optional |
outlineDashStyle Outline Dash Style | string | Dash pattern for the outline. One of SOLID, DOT, DASH, DASH_DOT, LONG_DASH or LONG_DASH_DOT - e.g. DASH. Optional |
contentAlignment Content Alignment | string | Vertical alignment of the text within the element. One of TOP, MIDDLE or BOTTOM - e.g. MIDDLE to centre the text vertically. Optional |
link Link URL | string | Make the shape link to this absolute URL, e.g. https://example.com/report. Optional |
REFERENCE
Tool details
Behavior hints are published with the component in the Pipedream registry and surface as MCP tool annotations, so an agent can reason about a tool before it calls it.
- Registry key
- google_slides-format-shape
- Version
- 0.0.2
- App
- Google Slides
- Authentication
- OAuth
- Read-only
- No
- Destructive
- No
- Open world
- Yes
- Source
- View on GitHub ↗