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Google Docs Md by joelhooks-joelclaw

Name: Google Docs Md
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: joelhooks

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Google Docs Markdown Export

Google Docs natively supports markdown export via a URL parameter. This is the most reliable way to get markdown from a Google Doc — better than defuddle, jina, or any scraping tool.

URL Pattern

For any Google Doc URL like:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/{DOC_ID}/edit?tab=t.0

Replace everything after the document ID with export?format=md:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/{DOC_ID}/export?format=md

Extracting the Document ID

The DOC_ID is the long alphanumeric string between /d/ and the next /:

# From any Google Docs URL, extract the ID:
echo "https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mt8aYM88Jj5qkep1xYC5vj0wBlbX2u6gdxhf_puaiQI/edit?tab=t.0" \
  | grep -oP '(?<=/d/)[^/]+'
# → 1mt8aYM88Jj5qkep1xYC5vj0wBlbX2u6gdxhf_puaiQI

Fetching

# Public docs — no auth needed, follow the 307 redirect:
curl -L "https://docs.google.com/document/d/${DOC_ID}/export?format=md" -o output.md

# Private docs — needs OAuth bearer token:
curl -L "https://docs.google.com/document/d/${DOC_ID}/export?format=md" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer ${TOKEN}" -o output.md

Important: The endpoint returns a 307 redirect. Always use curl -L (follow redirects) or equivalent.

Other Export Formats

The same pattern works for other formats:

export?format=pdf — PDF
export?format=docx — Word
export?format=txt — Plain text
export?format=html — HTML
export?format=epub — ePub

Batch Pattern

When you have a list of Google Doc URLs (e.g. extracted from Front emails):

# Extract doc IDs from a file of URLs
grep -oP '(?<=/d/)[^/]+' urls.txt | sort -u | while read id; do
  echo "Fetching $id..."
  curl -sL "https://docs.google.com/document/d/${id}/export?format=md" \
    -o "docs/${id}.md"
  sleep 1  # Be polite
done

When to Use

Always prefer this over defuddle/scraping for Google Docs
Works for public docs without any authentication
Native markdown quality is superior to any HTML→markdown conversion
Handles tables, formatting, links, images (as URLs) correctly

Limitations

Private docs require a valid OAuth token (use gog when available)
Very large docs may take a few seconds
Images are referenced as URLs, not embedded
Comments and suggestions are not included in the export

---name: google-docs-mddescription: Export Google Docs as clean markdown via native URL parameter. No auth needed for public docs. Use when fetching Google Doc content for vault ingestion, runbook building, or any doc-to-markdown pipeline.--- # Google Docs Markdown Export Google Docs natively supports markdown export via a URL parameter. This is the most reliable way to get markdown from a Google Doc — better than defuddle, jina, or any scraping tool. ## URL Pattern For any Google Doc URL like: ``` https://docs.google.com/document/d/{DOC_ID}/edit?tab=t.0 ``` Replace everything after the document ID with `export?format=md`: ``` https://docs.google.com/document/d/{DOC_ID}/export?format=md ``` ## Extracting the Document ID The DOC_ID is the long alphanumeric string between `/d/` and the next `/`: ```bash # From any Google Docs URL, extract the ID: echo "https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mt8aYM88Jj5qkep1xYC5vj0wBlbX2u6gdxhf_puaiQI/edit?tab=t.0" \ | grep -oP '(?<=/d/)[^/]+' # → 1mt8aYM88Jj5qkep1xYC5vj0wBlbX2u6gdxhf_puaiQI ``` ## Fetching ```bash # Public docs — no auth needed, follow the 307 redirect: curl -L "https://docs.google.com/document/d/${DOC_ID}/export?format=md" -o output.md # Private docs — needs OAuth bearer token: curl -L "https://docs.google.com/document/d/${DOC_ID}/export?format=md" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer ${TOKEN}" -o output.md ``` **Important:** The endpoint returns a `307` redirect. Always use `curl -L` (follow redirects) or equivalent. ## Other Export Formats The same pattern works for other formats: - `export?format=pdf` — PDF - `export?format=docx` — Word - `export?format=txt` — Plain text - `export?format=html` — HTML - `export?format=epub` — ePub ## Batch Pattern When you have a list of Google Doc URLs (e.g. extracted from Front emails): ```bash # Extract doc IDs from a file of URLs grep -oP '(?<=/d/)[^/]+' urls.txt | sort -u | while read id; do echo "Fetching $id..." curl -sL "https://docs.google.com/document/d/${id}/export?format=md" \ -o "docs/${id}.md" sleep 1 # Be polite done ``` ## When to Use - **Always prefer this** over defuddle/scraping for Google Docs - Works for public docs without any authentication - Native markdown quality is superior to any HTML→markdown conversion - Handles tables, formatting, links, images (as URLs) correctly ## Limitations - Private docs require a valid OAuth token (use `gog` when available) - Very large docs may take a few seconds - Images are referenced as URLs, not embedded - Comments and suggestions are not included in the export

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