Google Docs

Integration for Google Docs. Through Langdock’s integration, you can access and manage Google Docs directly from your conversations.

Authentication: OAuth Category: Google Workspace Availability: All workspace plans

Available Actions

Get Document

googledocs.getDocument

Retrieve Google Docs content with flexible options

Requires Confirmation: No

Parameters:

• documentId (TEXT, Required): The ID of the Google Doc to retrieve. This is the string of characters in the URL after ‘document/d/’ when viewing the document

• extractPlainTextOnly (BOOLEAN, Optional): When true, returns only the plain text content of the document without formatting

• metadataOnly (BOOLEAN, Optional): When true, returns only the document metadata without the full content

• includeTabsContent (BOOLEAN, Optional): When true, returns document with tabs structure populated. When false or unspecified, returns content from the first tab only

Output: Returns document content with the following structure:

• documentId: Document ID

• title: Document title

• body: Document body content (if not metadata only)

• plainText: Plain text content (if extractPlainTextOnly is true)

• viewUrl: URL to view the document in Google Docs

• retrievedAt: Timestamp when the document was retrieved

• hasMultipleTabs: Whether the document has multiple tabs (if includeTabsContent is true)

• tabs: Array of tab objects (if includeTabsContent is true)

• metadata: Document metadata including creation time, modification time, owners, etc.

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Search File

googledocs.searchFile

Search for Google Docs documents in your Google Drive using flexible filters such as document name, owner, modification date, folder, and sharing status

Requires Confirmation: No

Parameters:

• nameContains (TEXT, Optional): Only return documents whose name contains this text. Partial and case-insensitive matches are allowed

• owner (TEXT, Optional): Only return documents owned by this email address. Leave blank to include documents from any owner

• modifiedAfter (TEXT, Optional): Only return documents modified after this date (inclusive). Use ISO format (e.g., 2024-05-01)

• modifiedBefore (TEXT, Optional): Only return documents modified before this date (exclusive). Use ISO format (e.g., 2024-06-01)

• folder (TEXT, Optional): Only return documents located in this folder. Provide the folder ID. Leave blank for all folders

• maximumResults (TEXT, Optional): The maximum number of documents to return. Leave blank to use the default (5000). The maximum allowed is 10,000

Output: Returns an array of document search results with the following structure:

• id: Document ID

• name: Document name

• mimeType: Document MIME type

• createdTime: Creation timestamp

• modifiedTime: Last modification timestamp

• owners: Array of owner information

• webViewLink: Link to view the document

• size: File size in bytes

• description: Document description

• properties: Custom properties

• appProperties: Application-specific properties

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Update Document

googledocs.updateDocument

Update a Google Docs document

Requires Confirmation: No

Parameters:

• documentId (TEXT, Required): The ID of the Google Doc to update. This is the string of characters in the URL after ‘document/d/’ when viewing the document, you can also retrieve it via the search file tool

• markdownText (MULTI_LINE_TEXT, Optional): Optional raw Markdown to append and convert to native Google Docs formatting (supports headings #..######, lists -, *, 1., and bold text).

• tab_id (TEXT, Optional): Optional: ID of the tab to target. If omitted, defaults to first tab.

• tab_title (TEXT, Optional): Optional: Title of the tab to target (used if Tab ID is not provided).

• anchor_text (TEXT, Optional): Optional: Insert content immediately after the paragraph that contains this text in the selected tab. If not provided, content is appended to the end of the tab.

• anchor_match_case (BOOLEAN, Optional): Optional: When true, the anchor text match is case-sensitive.

• actions (OBJECT, Optional): Available Actions

Available operations (summary)

• Text operations

  • Inserting text: by exact character index or safely via endOfSegmentLocation

  • Replacing text: specify containsText and replaceText (optional matchCase)

  • Deleting content: specify a range with startIndex and endIndex

• Formatting operations

  • Styling text: range + textStyle + fields

  • Styling paragraphs: range (whole paragraphs) + paragraphStyle + fields

  • Document-wide styling: documentStyle + fields (background color requires RGB nested structure)

• List operations

  • Create bullet/numbered lists: range of complete paragraphs + bulletPreset

  • Remove list formatting: specify range covering list items

• Structural elements

  • Create tables: rows, columns (>=1) + endOfSegmentLocation (retrieve doc to get cell indices before populating)

  • Insert table rows/columns: tableCellLocation + insertBelow/insertRight controls

  • Delete table rows/columns: provide tableRowIndex/tableColumnIndex + tableStartLocation

• Images

  • Insert image: location index, URI, objectSize (width/height with magnitude and unit)

• Page breaks

  • Insert page break: specify a valid location index

• Headers & footers

  • Create header/footer: type ("DEFAULT", "FIRST_PAGE", "EVEN_PAGE"). Retrieve doc after creation to get the header/footer ID before adding content

• Footnotes

  • Insert footnote: provide location index (creates empty footnote to populate later)

• Reference operations

  • Create named ranges: provide name + startIndex and endIndex (retrieve doc to get generated range ID)

Note: These operations can be combined in a batch update request. Some operations have dependencies (e.g., insert text before formatting it; create tables before adding content to cells; create headers/footers before populating them).

Output: Returns confirmation of the document update

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Common Use Cases

• Data Management — Manage and organize your Google Docs data

• Automation — Automate workflows with Google Docs

• Reporting — Generate insights and reports

• Integration — Connect Google Docs with other tools

Best Practices

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Getting Started

• Enable the Google Docs integration in your workspace settings

• Authenticate using OAuth

• Test the connection with a simple read operation

• Explore available actions for your use case

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Important Considerations

• Ensure proper authentication credentials

• Respect rate limits and API quotas

• Review data privacy settings

• Test operations in a safe environment first

Troubleshooting

Issue	Solution
Authentication failed	Verify your OAuth credentials
Rate limit exceeded	Reduce request frequency
Data not found	Check permissions and data availability
Connection timeout	Verify network connectivity

Support

For additional help with the Google Docs integration, contact [email protected]