Integrate with Google Slides

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Before you begin

• Connect Google services in Next Matter with a service account and share data with this account. Learn more…
• Have your presentation ID handy. To get the ID, open the presentation in Google Slides and extract the presentation ID from the URL in the browser’s address bar.
• Check the required scopes to learn more about which data is shared between the apps.

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Copy and fill in the presentation

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Copy the Google Slides presentation

1. Create a step in Integration > Custom integration with the following settings:
   • Method: POST
   • URL: https://www.googleapis.com/drive/v3/files/SLIDES_ID/copy/
   • Headers: Content-type: application/json
   • Body: Fill in if you want to control the filename and where to place the copy. By default, the copy will be placed in the same folder as the original file. Your body might look like the following: {"name": "MY_FILENAME", "parents": ["MY_FOLDER_ID"]}
2. In Authorization, select Google Drive.
3. In the Settings, click + Add a variable.
4. Enter the following variable valuesName: idValue: $.id
5. Save your changes.

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Replace text in the newly created document

1. Create a step in Integration > Custom integration with the following settings:In the following example, 2 bits of text have been replaced.
   JSON

   {
       "requests": [{
           "replaceAllText": {
           "containsText": {
               "text": "OLD_TITLE"
           },
           "replaceText": "{{instance_name}}"
           }    
       },{
           "replaceAllText": {
           "containsText": {
               "text": "OLD_CLIENT"
           },
           "replaceText": "Company GmbH"
           }    
       }]
   }
   
   • Authorization: Google Slides.
   • Method: POST
   • URL: https://slides.googleapis.com/v1/presentations/SLIDES_ID:batchUpdate Tip: The slides ID in this call can be replaced with the slides ID data reference from the previous step.
   • Headers: Content-type: application/json
   • Body: Fill in with the variable and the data reference that should replace the original. You can take the reference from the previous steps. For example, if you’re adapting the deck for a new client, there can be a proceeding step with an input form field to enter the new client’s name.
2. Save your changes.