How to extract plain text from Google Docs? (Missing Action Event)
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Hello Support Team,
I am trying to build an automation where I extract the text content from a Google Doc (uploaded to Google Drive) and send it to OpenAI (ChatGPT) for summarization.
However, I am stuck because I cannot find a way to get the plain text body of the document:
- In the Google Drive app, I cannot find the "Download File" action event.
- In the Google Docs app, I do not see "Get Page Content". I only see "Get Document Details", which returns metadata and styles, but not the clean text I need for the AI.
Could you please clarify which Action Event I should use to extract the plain text body of a native Google Doc?
If this feature does not currently exist, I strongly suggest adding it.
With the rise of AI automations, the ability to easily extract text from Google Docs for processing is a critical feature. I believe adding this would be incredibly useful for many workflows and would significantly increase the value of your platform (and likely your revenue) by attracting more power users.
Thank you for your help.
Hello @Kervens,
You can use the Google Drive: Share a File With Anyone action to generate a public PDF URL for the Google Doc. After that, use OpenAI (ChatGPT, DALL·E, Whisper): Extract Content from PDF/Image to extract the content from the file.
Please try this approach and let us know if it helps in achieving your use case.