Google Docs

Google Docs

The robomotion googledocs CLI connects to Google Docs API for document management. It creates new documents, reads document content, and updates existing documents in Google Drive.

When to use

• Create new Google Docs documents
• Read content from existing Google Docs
• Update and modify document content

Prerequisites

• robomotion CLI installed
• Package installed: robomotion install googledocs
• Google Docs OAuth2 or Service Account credentials configured via Robomotion vault

IMPORTANT: Session Mode Required for Multi-Step Operations

Each CLI command runs as a separate process — connection IDs from connect do NOT persist across calls. You MUST use --session on connect and pass --session-id to all subsequent commands.

Workflow

1. Install (once): robomotion install googledocs
2. Connect with session:

   robomotion googledocs connect --session --output json
   # → {"outClientId":"<client-id>","session_id":"<session-id>"}
   

3. Use the returned client-id and session-id in all subsequent commands:

   robomotion googledocs create_document --client-id "<client-id>" --title <title> --session-id "<session-id>" --output json
   

4. Disconnect when done:

   robomotion googledocs disconnect --client-id "<client-id>" --session-id "<session-id>" --output json
   

Always append --output json to get structured JSON results.

Commands Reference

• robomotion googledocs create_document --title [--sharewith] --output json Creates a new Google Doc with the specified title and optional sharing settings
• robomotion googledocs open_document --url --output json Opens an existing Google Doc by its URL for reading and editing
• robomotion googledocs delete_range --document-id --start-index --end-index --output json Deletes content in a Google Doc between specified start and end indices
• robomotion googledocs insert_text --document-id --text --font-size --times-new-roman [--align] --output json Inserts text at the end of a Google Doc with formatting options
• robomotion googledocs read_document --document-id --output json Reads the full text content of a Google Doc
• robomotion googledocs insert_link --document-id --link --link-text --font-size --times-new-roman [--align] [--0-067] [--0-333] [--0-800] --output json Inserts a clickable hyperlink at the end of a Google Doc with customizable text and styling
• robomotion googledocs replace_text --document-id --text-to-replace --replacement [--replacement-type] --output json Replaces all occurrences of a text string in a Google Doc with new text or a link
• robomotion googledocs add_image --document-id --image-url [--height] [--width] --output json Inserts an image from a URL into a Google Doc with optional size settings
• robomotion googledocs add_header --document-id --text --font-size --times-new-roman [--align] --output json Adds or replaces the header text in a Google Doc with formatting options
• robomotion googledocs add_footer --document-id --text --font-size --times-new-roman [--align] --output json Adds or replaces the footer text in a Google Doc with formatting options
• robomotion googledocs add_heading --document-id --text --font-size --times-new-roman [--heading] [--align] --output json Adds a styled heading (title٫ subtitle٫ or H1-H6) to a Google Doc
• robomotion googledocs pdf_export --document-id --file-path --output json Exports a Google Doc as a PDF file to the local filesystem

Environment

• ROBOMOTION_API_TOKEN (if vault credentials are needed)