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Google Docs

Turns your Google Docs into an active workspace by automating document creation, updating content from other apps, and managing templates at scale.

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Why use Ceven?

  1. AI native Google Docs integration

    • Describe the outcome and Ceven picks the right Google Docs calls, fills the parameters, and checks the result.
    • Structured, agent friendly tool schemas so each call runs reliably instead of by guesswork.
    • Rich coverage for reading, writing, and querying your Google Docs data, across all 33 of its actions.

  2. Managed auth

    • Built in OAuth with automatic token refresh and rotation.
    • One place to manage, scope, and revoke Google Docs access.
    • Per user and per environment credentials instead of shared keys.

  3. Agent optimized design

    • Actions are tuned from real success and error rates so reliability climbs over time.
    • Full execution logs so you always know what ran in Google Docs, when, and on whose behalf.
    • The agent pauses and asks when Google Docs is unclear instead of plowing ahead.

  4. Enterprise grade security

    • Fine grained access so you control which agents and people can reach Google Docs.
    • Least privilege by default, read scopes first and only the writes a workflow needs.
    • A full audit trail of every Google Docs action to support review and sign off.

Supported tools

Every action Ceven's agents can run on Google Docs, and when to use it.

Create document
Use this to start a new file with a specific title and initial text content.
Create Document Markdown
Use this when you have content in markdown format and want to generate a formatted Google Doc.
Copy Google Document
Duplicate an existing file. Use this to instantiate a template for a new project or client.
Get document by id
Pull the full content and metadata of a specific document using its unique ID.
Search Documents
Query your files by name, content, or date to find the right document for a workflow.
Insert Text into Document
Add a specific string of text at a precise location within an existing file.
Replace All Text in Document
Perform a global find and replace to update variables or terms throughout a document.
Insert Table in Google Doc
Add a new table at a specific location to organize data in rows and columns.
Update Document Markdown
Replace the entire body of a document with new markdown content.
Create Header
Add a header to a document or a specific section for branding or navigation.
Create Footer
Add a footer to a document, useful for page numbers or legal disclaimers.
Insert Page Break
Force content to start on a new page to maintain document structure.
Delete Content Range in Document
Remove a specific section of text or elements from a document.
Update Document Style
Modify global settings like page size and margins for the entire file.
Create a document
Creates a new google docs document using the provided title as filename and inserts the initial text at the beginning if non empty, returning the document's id and metadata (excluding body content).
Create Footnote
Tool to create a new footnote in a google document. use this when you need to add a footnote at a specific location or at the end of the document body.
Create Named Range
Tool to create a new named range in a google document. use this to assign a name to a specific part of the document for easier reference or programmatic manipulation.
Create Paragraph Bullets
Tool to add bullets to paragraphs within a specified range in a google document. use when you need to format a list or a set of paragraphs as bullet points.
Delete Footer
Tool to delete a footer from a google document. use when you need to remove a footer from a specific section or the default footer.
Delete Header
Deletes the header from the specified section or the default header if no section is specified. use this tool to remove a header from a google document.
Delete Named Range
Tool to delete a named range from a google document. use when you need to remove a previously defined named range by its id or name.
Delete Paragraph Bullets
Tool to remove bullets from paragraphs within a specified range in a google document. use when you need to clear bullet formatting from a section of a document.
Delete Table
Tool to delete an entire table from a google document. use when you have the document id and the specific start and end index of the table element to be removed. the table's range can be found by inspecting the document's content structure.
Delete Table Column
Tool to delete a column from a table in a google document. use this tool when you need to remove a specific column from an existing table within a document.
Delete Table Row
Tool to delete a row from a table in a google document. use when you need to remove a specific row from an existing table.
Get Charts from Spreadsheet
Tool to retrieve a list of all charts from a specified google sheets spreadsheet. use when you need to get chart ids and their specifications for embedding or referencing elsewhere, such as in google docs.
Insert Inline Image
Tool to insert an image from a given uri at a specified location in a google document as an inline image. use when you need to add an image to a document programmatically.
Insert Table Column
Tool to insert a new column into a table in a google document. use this tool when you need to add a column to an existing table at a specific location.
List Charts from Spreadsheet
Tool to retrieve a list of charts with their ids and metadata from a google sheets spreadsheet. use to identify charts available for embedding into google docs.
Replace Image in Document
Tool to replace a specific image in a document with a new image from a uri. use when you need to update an existing image within a google doc.

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Frequently asked questions

Ceven operates using the OAuth2 permission model provided by Google. When you connect your account, you grant Ceven a specific scope to view and edit your documents. The agent can only access files that the authenticated user has permission to see. If a document is shared with you but you only have view access, the agent will be unable to perform write actions like inserting text or replacing content. This ensures that your organizational security settings remain the primary guardrail. You can review or revoke these permissions at any time through your Google Account security settings under Third party apps with account access.
Yes, Ceven handles formatting primarily through the create document markdown action. By providing content in markdown, the agent tells Google Docs how to render headers, bold text, and lists during the creation process. For existing documents, the agent uses the batch update API to apply structural changes. While it can manage global document styles like margins and page size, fine grained character styling in an existing document is best handled by replacing blocks of text with pre formatted markdown content or using the update document style tool for overall page layout needs.
Google Docs API has specific limits on the size of the document body that can be retrieved in a single call. For extremely large documents, the agent may encounter a timeout or a response size limit. To mitigate this, Ceven uses a chunking strategy where it reads the document in segments when performing search or replace operations. If a document exceeds several hundred pages, we recommend splitting the content into smaller files. This ensures the agent maintains high accuracy and does not lose context during the processing of long legal briefs or technical manuals.
Yes, the agent can bridge the gap between Sheets and Docs. It can use the list charts from spreadsheet tool to identify visual data and then use the insert inline image or table tools to place that data into a Google Doc. This is particularly useful for monthly reporting workflows where data is calculated in a spreadsheet but needs to be presented in a polished document format. The agent handles the retrieval of the chart ID from the sheet and the placement of that asset into the document body automatically.
Because Ceven interacts with Google Docs via the API rather than a browser, its edits appear as updates from the connected service account or user. You will see the changes appear in real time just as if another human collaborator were editing the document. However, be mindful that if a human and an agent edit the exact same character range at the same millisecond, the API might return a conflict error. The agent is programmed to retry these requests with a slight delay to ensure the final state of the document is consistent.
Yes, Google imposes strict quota limits on the Google Docs API, specifically regarding the number of write requests per minute per project. If your workflow attempts to update hundreds of documents in a few seconds, you may encounter a 429 too many requests error. Ceven manages this by implementing an exponential backoff strategy, meaning the agent will automatically pause and retry the request. For very high volume operations, we recommend batching your updates into fewer calls using the update existing document tool rather than making many individual small edits.
The Google Docs API focuses on the content within the files, while folder organization is handled by the Google Drive API. Ceven uses the Drive API in the background to ensure that when a document is created or copied, it is placed in the correct directory. You can specify the destination folder in your workflow prompt, and the agent will ensure the file ID is linked to that specific folder ID. This prevents your root directory from becoming cluttered when the agent is generating dozens of client specific documents.
While the Docs API handles the editing, the export to PDF is a function of the Google Drive export capability. Ceven can trigger an export request for any document ID and then push that PDF to another system, such as an email attachment or a cloud storage bucket. The agent handles the conversion process on the backend, requesting the specific mime type for PDF and managing the binary stream. This allows you to build a complete workflow that goes from data gathering to document drafting and finally to PDF delivery.

Alternatives to Google Docs

Other tools that solve a similar problem. Ceven supports these too, so you can switch or run more than one at once.

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