Google Docs - Download Document to Workflows

Overview

How to Use the Google Docs Downloader

To download a Google Doc as a .txt file using this workflow, complete the following fields:

1. Google Doc URL (Required)

Paste the full URL of the Google Document you want to download.

Example:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/your-doc-id/edit

How to find it:

Open the Google Doc in your browser.
Copy the full link from the address bar.

2. Share Google Doc with Alli Client Google Service Account (Required)

Important:

You must share the document with your Alli client’s Google service account to allow the workflow to access it.

To find the correct service account email to share with, follow this guide:

How-To: Find Your Alli Client’s Google Service Account

3. Destination File Name (Required)

Enter the name you want to save the file as.

This must end with a .txt extension.

Examples:

summary.txt
client_notes.txt

4. Destination Folder Name (Optional)

Provide the local folder path where the file should be saved.

If left blank, the file will be saved in the root folder.

Examples.

project_files/
docs/archive/

Note

The Google Doc must contain text content in the document body. Blank documents will cause the workflow to fail.

Variables

Name	Reference	Type	Required	Default	Options	Description
Google Doc Url	GOOGLE_DOC_SOURCE_FILE_URL	Alphanumeric	✅	-	-	The full URL of the Google Doc. Example: https://docs.google.com/document/d/abc123/edit
Destination File Name	GOOGLE_DOC_DESTINATION_FILE_NAME	Alphanumeric	✅	-	-	The name to save the downloaded file as. Include .txt extension.
Destination Folder Name	GOOGLE_DOC_DESTINATION_FOLDER_NAME	Alphanumeric	➖	-	-	The workflows local folder path to save the file in. Defaults to downloads

YAML

Below is the YAML template

YAML


source:
  template: Google Docs - Download Document to Workflows
  inputs:
    GOOGLE_DOC_SOURCE_FILE_URL:
    GOOGLE_DOC_DESTINATION_FILE_NAME:
    GOOGLE_DOC_DESTINATION_FOLDER_NAME:
  type: TEMPLATE
guardrails:
  retry_count: 1
  retry_wait: 0h0m0s
  runtime_cutoff: 1h0m0s
  exclude_exit_code_ranges:
    - 201
    - 206
    - 255