Google Docs

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

Quick Start

# 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

export MATON_API_KEY="YOUR_API_KEY"

Getting Your API Key

Sign in or create an account at maton.ai
Go to maton.ai/settings
Copy your API key

Connection Management

Manage your Google OAuth connections at

https://ctrl.maton.ai

List Connections

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

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

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:

{
  "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

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:

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

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

Create Document

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

{
"title": "New Document"
}

Batch Update Document

POST /google-docs/v1/documents/{documentId}:batchUpdate
Content-Type: application/json
{
"requests": [
{
"insertText": {
"location": {"index": 1},
"text": "Hello, World!"
}
}
]
}

Common batchUpdate Requests

Insert Text

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

Delete Content

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

Replace All Text

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

Insert Table

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

Update Text Style

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

Insert Page Break

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

Code Examples

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

import os
import requests
Create document
response = requests.post(
'https://gateway.maton.ai/google-docs/v1/documents&#x27;,
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: API Key Issues

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

echo $MATON_API_KEY

Verify the API key is valid by listing connections:

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

Troubleshooting: Invalid App Name

Ensure your URL path starts with
```
google-docs
```
. For example:

Correct:

https://gateway.maton.ai/google-docs/v1/documents/{documentId}

Incorrect:

https://gateway.maton.ai/docs/v1/documents/{documentId}

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Google Docs

Quick Start

Base URL

Authentication

Getting Your API Key

Connection Management

List Connections

Create Connection

Get Connection

Delete Connection

Specifying Connection

API Reference

Get Document

Create Document

Batch Update Document

Common batchUpdate Requests

Insert Text

Delete Content

Replace All Text

Insert Table

Update Text Style

Insert Page Break

Code Examples

JavaScript

Python

Create document

Notes

Error Handling

Troubleshooting: API Key Issues

Troubleshooting: Invalid App Name

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