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Get Document

The Get Document node allows you to retrieve content and metadata from Google Docs documents.

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Overview

This node enables you to:
  • Retrieve document content
  • Get document structure
  • Extract text and formatting
  • Access document metadata
  • Get revision history

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Configuration

ParameterTypeDescription
Document IDStringThe ID of the Google Doc
Include ContentBooleanWhether to include document content
Include StylesBooleanWhether to include formatting information
Suggest ModeStringView mode (PREVIEW_SUGGESTIONS/SUGGESTING)

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Authentication

This node requires:
  • Google Cloud Project
  • Google Docs API enabled
  • Service account or OAuth2 credentials
  • Read access to the document

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Output

The node returns:
  • Document content
  • Document metadata
  • Formatting information
  • Success/failure status
  • Error messages if operation fails

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Example Usage

{
  "document_id": "1234567890abcdef",
  "include_content": true,
  "include_styles": true,
  "suggest_mode": "PREVIEW_SUGGESTIONS"
}

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Response Format

{
  "title": "Document Title",
  "body": {
    "content": [
      {
        "paragraph": {
          "elements": [
            {
              "textRun": {
                "content": "Sample text",
                "style": {
                  "bold": true,
                  "fontSize": { "magnitude": 12, "unit": "PT" }
                }
              }
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    ]
  },
  "metadata": {
    "title": "Document Title",
    "createdTime": "2024-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
    "modifiedTime": "2024-01-02T00:00:00.000Z"
  }
}

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Filtering Content

You can specify what content to retrieve:

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Headers Only

{
  "document_id": "1234567890abcdef",
  "filter": {
    "types": ["HEADING"]
  }
}

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Tables Only

{
  "document_id": "1234567890abcdef",
  "filter": {
    "types": ["TABLE"]
  }
}