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Google Docs API

The Google Docs API lets you create and modify documents.

Features

Document Creation

Programmatically create new Google Docs documents with titles and initial content.

Content Manipulation

Insert, replace, and delete text, images, tables, and other content elements using batch updates.

Rich Formatting

Apply text styles, paragraph styles, named styles, headers, footers, and document-level styling.

Table Management

Create, modify, merge, and unmerge table cells with fine-grained style control.

Collaborative Editing

Work with suggestions, comments, and revision history in shared documents.

Template Automation

Use named ranges and text replacement to merge data into document templates at scale.

Use Cases

Document Generation

Generate reports, invoices, contracts, and other documents from templates with dynamic data insertion.

Mail Merge

Perform bulk document personalization by replacing placeholders with recipient-specific data.

Content Migration

Import and convert content from other formats into Google Docs for collaboration.

Workflow Automation

Automate document creation and updates as part of business workflows triggered by events.

Compliance Documentation

Generate standardized compliance reports and audit documentation from structured data.

Integrations

Google Drive

Store and organize documents in Google Drive with sharing and permission controls.

Google Sheets

Embed linked charts from Google Sheets that update automatically in documents.

Google Apps Script

Extend document functionality with custom menus, sidebars, and automation scripts.

Google Workspace Add-ons

Build add-ons that enhance the Docs editing experience with custom UI panels.

Zapier

Connect Google Docs to thousands of apps for automated document workflows.

Semantic Vocabularies

Google Docs Context

0 classes · 36 properties

JSON-LD

Google Docs V1 Context

0 classes · 0 properties

JSON-LD

API Governance Rules

Google Docs API Rules

7 rules · 7 errors

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aid: google-docs
name: Google Docs
description: API for creating, reading, and editing Google Docs documents.
image: https://www.google.com/images/branding/googlelogo/2x/googlelogo_color_272x92dp.png
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/google-docs/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2024-01-01'
modified: '2026-05-19'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
type: Index
apis:
  - name: Google Docs API
    description: The Google Docs API lets you create and modify documents.
    image: https://www.gstatic.com/images/branding/product/2x/docs_48dp.png
    humanURL: https://developers.google.com/docs/api
    baseURL: https://docs.googleapis.com
    tags:
      - Collaboration
      - Documents
      - Google Workspace
      - Productivity
      - Word Processing
    properties:
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        url: https://developers.google.com/docs/api/reference/rest
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        url: json-schema/google-docs-v1-create-document-request-schema.json
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: json-schema/google-docs-v1-document-schema.json
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: json-schema/google-docs-v1-tab-schema.json
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        url: json-schema/google-docs-v1-tab-properties-schema.json
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: json-schema/google-docs-v1-document-tab-schema.json
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: json-schema/google-docs-v1-body-schema.json
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: json-schema/google-docs-v1-structural-element-schema.json
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: json-schema/google-docs-v1-paragraph-schema.json
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: json-schema/google-docs-v1-paragraph-element-schema.json
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: json-schema/google-docs-v1-text-run-schema.json
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: json-schema/google-docs-v1-text-style-schema.json
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: json-schema/google-docs-v1-paragraph-style-schema.json
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: json-schema/google-docs-v1-document-style-schema.json
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: json-schema/google-docs-v1-named-styles-schema.json
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: json-schema/google-docs-v1-named-style-schema.json
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: json-schema/google-docs-v1-header-schema.json
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: json-schema/google-docs-v1-footer-schema.json
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: json-schema/google-docs-v1-footnote-schema.json
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: json-schema/google-docs-v1-section-break-schema.json
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: json-schema/google-docs-v1-section-style-schema.json
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: json-schema/google-docs-v1-section-column-properties-schema.json
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: json-schema/google-docs-v1-table-schema.json
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: json-schema/google-docs-v1-table-row-schema.json
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: json-schema/google-docs-v1-table-cell-schema.json
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: json-schema/google-docs-v1-table-cell-style-schema.json
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: json-schema/google-docs-v1-table-cell-border-schema.json
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: json-schema/google-docs-v1-table-cell-location-schema.json
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: json-schema/google-docs-v1-table-column-properties-schema.json
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: json-schema/google-docs-v1-table-row-style-schema.json
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: json-schema/google-docs-v1-table-style-schema.json
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: json-schema/google-docs-v1-table-of-contents-schema.json
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: json-schema/google-docs-v1-table-range-schema.json
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: json-schema/google-docs-v1-batch-update-document-request-schema.json
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: json-schema/google-docs-v1-batch-update-document-response-schema.json
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: json-schema/google-docs-v1-request-schema.json
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: json-schema/google-docs-v1-response-schema.json
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: json-schema/google-docs-v1-write-control-schema.json
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: json-schema/google-docs-v1-location-schema.json
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: json-schema/google-docs-v1-range-schema.json
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: json-schema/google-docs-v1-end-of-segment-location-schema.json
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: json-schema/google-docs-v1-insert-text-request-schema.json
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: json-schema/google-docs-v1-insert-inline-image-request-schema.json
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: json-schema/google-docs-v1-insert-inline-image-response-schema.json
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: json-schema/google-docs-v1-insert-inline-sheets-chart-response-schema.json
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: json-schema/google-docs-v1-insert-page-break-request-schema.json
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: json-schema/google-docs-v1-insert-section-break-request-schema.json
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: json-schema/google-docs-v1-insert-table-request-schema.json
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: json-schema/google-docs-v1-insert-table-row-request-schema.json
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: json-schema/google-docs-v1-insert-table-column-request-schema.json
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: json-schema/google-docs-v1-delete-content-range-request-schema.json
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: json-schema/google-docs-v1-delete-footer-request-schema.json
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: json-schema/google-docs-v1-delete-header-request-schema.json
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: json-schema/google-docs-v1-delete-named-range-request-schema.json
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: json-schema/google-docs-v1-delete-paragraph-bullets-request-schema.json
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: json-schema/google-docs-v1-delete-positioned-object-request-schema.json
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: json-schema/google-docs-v1-delete-table-column-request-schema.json
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: json-schema/google-docs-v1-delete-table-row-request-schema.json
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: json-schema/google-docs-v1-create-header-request-schema.json
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: json-schema/google-docs-v1-create-header-response-schema.json
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: json-schema/google-docs-v1-create-footer-request-schema.json
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: json-schema/google-docs-v1-create-footer-response-schema.json
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: json-schema/google-docs-v1-create-footnote-request-schema.json
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: json-schema/google-docs-v1-create-footnote-response-schema.json
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: json-schema/google-docs-v1-create-named-range-request-schema.json
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: json-schema/google-docs-v1-create-named-range-response-schema.json
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: json-schema/google-docs-v1-create-paragraph-bullets-request-schema.json
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: json-schema/google-docs-v1-replace-all-text-request-schema.json
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: json-schema/google-docs-v1-replace-all-text-response-schema.json
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: json-schema/google-docs-v1-replace-image-request-schema.json
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: json-schema/google-docs-v1-replace-named-range-content-request-schema.json
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: json-schema/google-docs-v1-update-document-style-request-schema.json
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: json-schema/google-docs-v1-update-paragraph-style-request-schema.json
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: json-schema/google-docs-v1-update-section-style-request-schema.json
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: json-schema/google-docs-v1-update-table-cell-style-request-schema.json
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: json-schema/google-docs-v1-update-table-column-properties-request-schema.json
      - type: JSONSchema
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      - type: JSONSchema
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        url: json-schema/google-docs-v1-merge-table-cells-request-schema.json
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        url: json-schema/google-docs-v1-unmerge-table-cells-request-schema.json
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: json-schema/google-docs-v1-pin-table-header-rows-request-schema.json
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: json-schema/google-docs-v1-link-schema.json
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: json-schema/google-docs-v1-linked-content-reference-schema.json
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: json-schema/google-docs-v1-named-range-schema.json
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: json-schema/google-docs-v1-named-ranges-schema.json
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: json-schema/google-docs-v1-inline-object-schema.json
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: json-schema/google-docs-v1-inline-object-element-schema.json
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: json-schema/google-docs-v1-inline-object-properties-schema.json
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: json-schema/google-docs-v1-embedded-object-schema.json
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: json-schema/google-docs-v1-embedded-object-border-schema.json
      - type: JSONSchema
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      - type: JSONSchema
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      - type: JSONSchema
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      - type: JSONSchema
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      - type: JSONSchema
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      - type: JSONSchema
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      - type: JSONSchema
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      - type: JSONSchema
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      - type: JSONSchema
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      - type: Authentication
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      - type: Pricing
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      - type: Authentication
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        title: Authorization Guide
      - type: SDK
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        title: Client Libraries
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        url: https://developers.google.com/workspace/docs/release-notes
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        title: Node.js Quickstart
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        title: Go Quickstart
      - type: Quickstart
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        title: JavaScript Quickstart
      - type: Console
        url: https://console.cloud.google.com/marketplace/product/google/docs.googleapis.com
      - type: Blog
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      - type: SDK
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        title: Python SDK
      - type: SDK
        url: https://www.npmjs.com/package/googleapis
        title: Node.js SDK
      - type: SDK
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        title: Java SDK
      - type: SDK
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        title: Go SDK
      - type: SDK
        url: https://github.com/googleapis/google-api-ruby-client
        title: Ruby SDK
common:
  - type: Portal
    url: https://developers.google.com/docs
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://developers.google.com/workspace/guides/enable-apis
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://developers.google.com/identity/protocols/oauth2
  - type: Blog
    url: https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/
  - type: TermsOfService
    url: https://developers.google.com/terms
  - type: PrivacyPolicy
    url: https://policies.google.com/privacy
  - type: StatusPage
    url: https://www.google.com/appsstatus/dashboard/
  - type: GitHubOrganization
    url: https://github.com/googleapis
  - type: SpectralRules
    url: rules/google-docs-spectral-rules.yml
  - type: Vocabulary
    url: vocabulary/google-docs-vocabulary.yaml
  - type: Features
    data:
      - name: Document Creation
        description: Programmatically create new Google Docs documents with titles and initial content.
      - name: Content Manipulation
        description: Insert, replace, and delete text, images, tables, and other content elements using batch updates.
      - name: Rich Formatting
        description: Apply text styles, paragraph styles, named styles, headers, footers, and document-level styling.
      - name: Table Management
        description: Create, modify, merge, and unmerge table cells with fine-grained style control.
      - name: Collaborative Editing
        description: Work with suggestions, comments, and revision history in shared documents.
      - name: Template Automation
        description: Use named ranges and text replacement to merge data into document templates at scale.
  - type: UseCases
    data:
      - name: Document Generation
        description: Generate reports, invoices, contracts, and other documents from templates with dynamic data insertion.
      - name: Mail Merge
        description: Perform bulk document personalization by replacing placeholders with recipient-specific data.
      - name: Content Migration
        description: Import and convert content from other formats into Google Docs for collaboration.
      - name: Workflow Automation
        description: Automate document creation and updates as part of business workflows triggered by events.
      - name: Compliance Documentation
        description: Generate standardized compliance reports and audit documentation from structured data.
  - type: Integrations
    data:
      - name: Google Drive
        description: Store and organize documents in Google Drive with sharing and permission controls.
      - name: Google Sheets
        description: Embed linked charts from Google Sheets that update automatically in documents.
      - name: Google Apps Script
        description: Extend document functionality with custom menus, sidebars, and automation scripts.
      - name: Google Workspace Add-ons
        description: Build add-ons that enhance the Docs editing experience with custom UI panels.
      - name: Zapier
        description: Connect Google Docs to thousands of apps for automated document workflows.
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: [email protected]
tags:
  - Collaboration
  - Documents
  - Google Workspace
  - Productivity
  - Word Processing