Google Docs Integration

Want to automate document workflows inside agents? Use this integration to create, read, or edit Google Docs programmatically in SmythOS.

TL;DR

Use your Google OAuth credentials to connect Docs to SmythOS, then use components to create, append, or read documents inside agents.

List of Google Docs Components

Component	Action	What it Does	Inputs	Key Outputs	Use Case
Get Document	Retrieve	Pulls full document structure + metadata	documentId	title, content	Ingest content into an agent
Append Text	Write	Adds text to a document	documentId, text	documentId	Auto-log output into a running doc
Create Document	Create	Starts a new blank document	title	documentId	Generate a report or note in real-time

OAuth Setup for Google Docs

You’ll need to create a Google Cloud OAuth App:

1. Go to Google Developer Console

Visit console.developers.google.com and create or select a project.

2. Enable Google Docs API

Go to Library, search for "Google Docs API", and enable it.

3. Configure Consent Screen

Fill out the app name, user support email, and scope (Docs API scope).

4. Create OAuth Credentials

Go to Credentials → Create Credentials → OAuth client ID, and:

• Choose “Web application”
• Set redirect URI to:
  https://app.smythos.com/oauth/google/callback

5. Save Credentials in SmythOS

Copy the Client ID and Client Secret and store in Vault or paste into the integration settings.

Use Vault

Always store your Client ID and Secret in Vault for secure reuse across components.

Get Document

Fetch a Google Doc’s full JSON representation, including title and structured body content.

Inputs

Field	Required	Description
documentId	required	Unique ID from the Google Docs URL

Outputs

Field	Description
title	The document’s current title
content	The full document structure (paragraphs, elements)
response	Full JSON body
headers	HTTP metadata from the API

{ "component": "docs.getDocument", "documentId": "1Z3Xy_a2Nd0fTqx..." }

Append Text

Add raw text content to the end of an existing Google Document.

Inputs

Field	Required	Description
documentId	required	The target document’s ID
text	required	The string to append to the doc

Outputs

Field	Description
documentId	Echoes the document ID
requiredRevisionId	Tracks the revision before the edit
response	Full Google Docs API response
headers	HTTP metadata for diagnostics

{ "component": "docs.appendText", "documentId": "1ABCDeFg1234", "text": "Generated summary here." }

Use Case

Append meeting notes, user summaries, or GPT responses directly to a shared doc during a session.

Create Document

Creates a new blank Google Doc with a given title.

Inputs

Field	Required	Description
title	required	The new document’s display title

Outputs

Field	Description
documentId	ID of the new Google Doc
response	JSON body of doc metadata
headers	API response headers

{ "component": "docs.createDocument", "title": "Meeting Notes – June 2025" }

Best Practices

• 🔐 Always use Vault to store sensitive client credentials.
• 🧠 Use Get Document before Append Text to avoid content duplication.
• ✍🏼 Style and format using Docs batch update methods (upcoming support).
• 📄 Treat the document structure as an editable tree—parse with care.

Troubleshooting

Error	Cause	Resolution
PERMISSION_DENIED	Not authorized or no access	Confirm OAuth scopes and document sharing
INVALID_ARGUMENT	Malformed input	Ensure IDs and payloads are correctly formatted
NOT_FOUND	Document doesn’t exist	Double-check documentId value
QUOTA_EXCEEDED	Daily limit hit	Upgrade project quota or retry next day

INFO

You can inspect response.error in outputs to capture error messages directly inside flows.

Example Flows

Try these agent use cases:

• Auto-generate call summaries into a doc after each customer session
• Team updates bot that logs check-ins to a shared Google Doc
• Invoice generation that writes line items into templated Docs