google-docs

What this skill does

# Google Docs

Access the Google Docs API with managed OAuth authentication. Create documents, insert and format text, and manage document content.

## Quick Start

```bash
# Get document
python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://gateway.maton.ai/google-docs/v1/documents/{documentId}')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF
```

## Base URL

```
https://gateway.maton.ai/google-docs/{native-api-path}
```

Replace `{native-api-path}` with the actual Google Docs API endpoint path. The gateway proxies requests to `docs.googleapis.com` and automatically injects your OAuth token.

## Authentication

All requests require the Maton API key in the Authorization header:

```
Authorization: Bearer $MATON_API_KEY
```

**Environment Variable:** Set your API key as `MATON_API_KEY`:

```bash
export MATON_API_KEY="YOUR_API_KEY"
```

### Getting Your API Key

1. Sign in or create an account at [maton.ai](https://maton.ai)
2. Go to [maton.ai/settings](https://maton.ai/settings)
3. Copy your API key

## Connection Management

Manage your Google OAuth connections at `https://ctrl.maton.ai`.

### List Connections

```bash
python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections?app=google-docs&status=ACTIVE')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF
```

### Create Connection

```bash
python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
data = json.dumps({'app': 'google-docs'}).encode()
req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections', data=data, method='POST')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
req.add_header('Content-Type', 'application/json')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF
```

### Get Connection

```bash
python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections/{connection_id}')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF
```

**Response:**
```json
{
  "connection": {
    "connection_id": "21fd90f9-5935-43cd-b6c8-bde9d915ca80",
    "status": "ACTIVE",
    "creation_time": "2025-12-08T07:20:53.488460Z",
    "last_updated_time": "2026-01-31T20:03:32.593153Z",
    "url": "https://connect.maton.ai/?session_token=...",
    "app": "google-docs",
    "metadata": {}
  }
}
```

Open the returned `url` in a browser to complete OAuth authorization.

### Delete Connection

```bash
python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections/{connection_id}', method='DELETE')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF
```

### Specifying Connection

If you have multiple Google Docs connections, specify which one to use with the `Maton-Connection` header:

```bash
python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://gateway.maton.ai/google-docs/v1/documents/{documentId}')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
req.add_header('Maton-Connection', '21fd90f9-5935-43cd-b6c8-bde9d915ca80')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF
```

If omitted, the gateway uses the default (oldest) active connection.

## API Reference

### Get Document

```bash
GET /google-docs/v1/documents/{documentId}
```

### Create Document

```bash
POST /google-docs/v1/documents
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "title": "New Document"
}
```

### Batch Update Document

```bash
POST /google-docs/v1/documents/{documentId}:batchUpdate
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "requests": [
    {
      "insertText": {
        "location": {"index": 1},
        "text": "Hello, World!"
      }
    }
  ]
}
```

## Common batchUpdate Requests

### Insert Text

```json
{
  "insertText": {
    "location": {"index": 1},
    "text": "Text to insert"
  }
}
```

### Delete Content

```json
{
  "deleteContentRange": {
    "range": {
      "startIndex": 1,
      "endIndex": 10
    }
  }
}
```

### Replace All Text

```json
{
  "replaceAllText": {
    "containsText": {
      "text": "{{placeholder}}",
      "matchCase": true
    },
    "replaceText": "replacement value"
  }
}
```

### Insert Table

```json
{
  "insertTable": {
    "location": {"index": 1},
    "rows": 3,
    "columns": 3
  }
}
```

### Update Text Style

```json
{
  "updateTextStyle": {
    "range": {
      "startIndex": 1,
      "endIndex": 10
    },
    "textStyle": {
      "bold": true,
      "fontSize": {"magnitude": 14, "unit": "PT"}
    },
    "fields": "bold,fontSize"
  }
}
```

### Insert Page Break

```json
{
  "insertPageBreak": {
    "location": {"index": 1}
  }
}
```

## Code Examples

### JavaScript

```javascript
// Create document
const response = await fetch(
  'https://gateway.maton.ai/google-docs/v1/documents',
  {
    method: 'POST',
    headers: {
      'Content-Type': 'application/json',
      'Authorization': `Bearer ${process.env.MATON_API_KEY}`
    },
    body: JSON.stringify({ title: 'New Document' })
  }
);

// Insert text
await fetch(
  `https://gateway.maton.ai/google-docs/v1/documents/${docId}:batchUpdate`,
  {
    method: 'POST',
    headers: {
      'Content-Type': 'application/json',
      'Authorization': `Bearer ${process.env.MATON_API_KEY}`
    },
    body: JSON.stringify({
      requests: [{ insertText: { location: { index: 1 }, text: 'Hello!' } }]
    })
  }
);
```

### Python

```python
import os
import requests

# Create document
response = requests.post(
    'https://gateway.maton.ai/google-docs/v1/documents',
    headers={'Authorization': f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}'},
    json={'title': 'New Document'}
)
```

## Notes

- Index positions are 1-based (document starts at index 1)
- Use `endOfSegmentLocation` to append at end
- Multiple requests in batchUpdate are applied atomically
- Get document first to find correct indices for updates
- The `fields` parameter in style updates uses field mask syntax
- IMPORTANT: When using curl commands, use `curl -g` when URLs contain brackets (`fields[]`, `sort[]`, `records[]`) to disable glob parsing
- IMPORTANT: When piping curl output to `jq` or other commands, environment variables like `$MATON_API_KEY` may not expand correctly in some shell environments. You may get "Invalid API key" errors when piping.

## Error Handling

| Status | Meaning |
|--------|---------|
| 400 | Missing Google Docs connection |
| 401 | Invalid or missing Maton API key |
| 429 | Rate limited (10 req/sec per account) |
| 4xx/5xx | Passthrough error from Google Docs API |

### Troubleshooting: Invalid API Key

**When you receive a "Invalid API key" error, ALWAYS follow these steps before concluding there is an issue:**

1. Check that the `MATON_API_KEY` environment variable is set:

```bash
echo $MATON_API_KEY
```

2. Verify the API key is valid by listing connections:

```bash
python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF
```

## Resources

- [Docs API Overview](https://developers.google.com/docs/api/how-tos/overview)
- [Get Document](https://developers.google.com/docs/api/reference/rest/v1/documents/get)
- [Create Document](https://developers.google.com/docs/api/reference/rest/v1/documents/create)
- [Batch Update](https://developers.google.com/docs/api/reference/rest/v1/documents/batchUpdate)
- [Request Types](https://developers.google.com/docs/api/reference/rest/v1/documents/request)
- [Document Structure]