Google Forms

Access the Google Forms API with managed OAuth authentication. Create forms, add questions, and retrieve responses.

Quick Start

# Get form
python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://gateway.maton.ai/google-forms/v1/forms/{formId}')
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-forms/{native-api-path}

Replace

{native-api-path}

with the actual Google Forms API endpoint path. The gateway proxies requests to

forms.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-forms&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-forms'}).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-forms",
    "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 Forms 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-forms/v1/forms/{formId}')
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 Form

GET /google-forms/v1/forms/{formId}

Create Form

POST /google-forms/v1/forms
Content-Type: application/json
{
"info": {
"title": "Customer Feedback Survey"
}
}

Batch Update Form

POST /google-forms/v1/forms/{formId}:batchUpdate
Content-Type: application/json
{
"requests": [
{
"createItem": {
"item": {
"title": "What is your name?",
"questionItem": {
"question": {
"required": true,
"textQuestion": {"paragraph": false}
}
}
},
"location": {"index": 0}
}
}
]
}

List Responses

GET /google-forms/v1/forms/{formId}/responses

Get Response

GET /google-forms/v1/forms/{formId}/responses/{responseId}

Common batchUpdate Requests

Create Text Question

{
  "createItem": {
    "item": {
      "title": "Question text",
      "questionItem": {
        "question": {
          "required": true,
          "textQuestion": {"paragraph": false}
        }
      }
    },
    "location": {"index": 0}
  }
}

Create Multiple Choice

{
  "createItem": {
    "item": {
      "title": "Select an option",
      "questionItem": {
        "question": {
          "choiceQuestion": {
            "type": "RADIO",
            "options": [
              {"value": "Option A"},
              {"value": "Option B"}
            ]
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "location": {"index": 0}
  }
}

Create Scale Question

{
  "createItem": {
    "item": {
      "title": "Rate your experience",
      "questionItem": {
        "question": {
          "scaleQuestion": {
            "low": 1,
            "high": 5,
            "lowLabel": "Poor",
            "highLabel": "Excellent"
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "location": {"index": 0}
  }
}

Question Types

```
textQuestion
```
- Short or paragraph text
```
choiceQuestion
```
- Radio, checkbox, or dropdown
```
scaleQuestion
```
- Linear scale
```
dateQuestion
```
- Date picker
```
timeQuestion
```
- Time picker

Code Examples

JavaScript

const response = await fetch(
  'https://gateway.maton.ai/google-forms/v1/forms/FORM_ID/responses',
  {
    headers: {
      'Authorization': `Bearer ${process.env.MATON_API_KEY}`
    }
  }
);

Python

import os
import requests
response = requests.get(
f'https://gateway.maton.ai/google-forms/v1/forms/FORM_ID/responses&#x27;,
headers={'Authorization': f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}'}
)

Notes

Form IDs are found in the form URL
Use
```
updateMask
```
to specify fields to update
Location index is 0-based
IMPORTANT: When using curl commands, use
```
curl -g
```
when URLs contain brackets 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 Forms connection
401	Invalid or missing Maton API key
429	Rate limited (10 req/sec per account)
4xx/5xx	Passthrough error from Google Forms 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-forms
```
. For example:

Correct:

https://gateway.maton.ai/google-forms/v1/forms/{formId}

Incorrect:

https://gateway.maton.ai/forms/v1/forms/{formId}

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Google Forms

Quick Start

Base URL

Authentication

Getting Your API Key

Connection Management

List Connections

Create Connection

Get Connection

Delete Connection

Specifying Connection

API Reference

Get Form

Create Form

Batch Update Form

List Responses

Get Response

Common batchUpdate Requests

Create Text Question

Create Multiple Choice

Create Scale Question

Question Types

Code Examples

JavaScript

Python

Notes

Error Handling

Troubleshooting: API Key Issues

Troubleshooting: Invalid App Name

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