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Create a Google Doc from a Template
by googleworkspace/cli
Copy a Google Docs template, fill in content, and share with collaborators.
Skill content
Template-based Google Doc creation with automated content population and team sharing.
- Requires gws-drive and gws-docs skills; uses Google Workspace APIs for file operations and document editing
- Workflow: copy a template doc, populate it with structured content via the docs API, then grant collaborator access through drive permissions
- Supports markdown-style content insertion and granular permission assignment (writer, editor roles, user/group targeting)
Create a Google Doc from a Template
PREREQUISITE: Load the following skills to execute this recipe: gws-drive, gws-docs
Copy a Google Docs template, fill in content, and share with collaborators.
Steps
- Copy the template: gws drive files copy --params '{"fileId": "TEMPLATE_DOC_ID"}' --json '{"name": "Project Brief - Q2 Launch"}'
- Get the new doc ID from the response
- Add content: `gws docs +write --document-id NEW_DOC_ID --text '## Project: Q2 Launch
Objective
Launch the new feature by end of Q2.'4. Share with team:gws drive permissions create --params '{"fileId": "NEW_DOC_ID"}' --json '{"role": "writer", "type": "user", "emailAddress": "[email protected]"}'`