Introduction
# Google Forms
Access the Google Forms API with managed OAuth authentication. Create forms, add questions, and retrieve responses.
## Quick Start
```bash # Get form python <<'EOF' import urllib.request, os, json req = urllib.request.Request('https://gateway.maton.ai/google-forms/v1/forms/{formId}') req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}') print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2)) EOF ```
## Base URL
``` https://gateway.maton.ai/google-forms/{native-api-path} ```
Replace `{native-api-path}` with the actual Google Forms API endpoint path. The gateway proxies requests to `forms.googleapis.com` and automatically injects your OAuth token.
## Authentication
All requests require the Maton API key in the Authorization header:
``` Authorization: Bearer $MATON_API_KEY ```
**Environment Variable:** Set your API key as `MATON_API_KEY`:
```bash export MATON_API_KEY="YOUR_API_KEY" ```
### Getting Your API Key
1. Sign in or create an account at [maton.ai](https://maton.ai) 2. Go to [maton.ai/settings](https://maton.ai/settings) 3. Copy your API key
## Connection Management
Manage your Google OAuth connections at `https://ctrl.maton.ai`.
### List Connections
```bash python <<'EOF' import urllib.request, os, json req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections?app=google-forms&status=ACTIVE') req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}') print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2)) EOF ```
### Create Connection
```bash python <<'EOF' import urllib.request, os, json data = json.dumps({'app': 'google-forms'}).encode() req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections', data=data, method='POST') req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}') req.add_header('Content-Type', 'application/json') print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2)) EOF ```
### Get Connection
```bash python <<'EOF' import urllib.request, os, json req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections/{connection_id}') req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}') print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2)) EOF ```
**Response:** ```json { "connection": { "connection_id": "21fd90f9-5935-43cd-b6c8-bde9d915ca80", "status": "ACTIVE", "creation_time": "2025-12-08T07:20:53.488460Z", "last_updated_time": "2026-01-31T20:03:32.593153Z", "url": "https://connect.maton.ai/?session_token=...", "app": "google-forms", "metadata": {} } } ```
Open the returned `url` in a browser to complete OAuth authorization.
### Delete Connection
```bash python <<'EOF' import urllib.request, os, json req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections/{connection_id}', method='DELETE') req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}') print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2)) EOF ```
### Specifying Connection
If you have multiple Google Forms connections, specify which one to use with the `Maton-Connection` header:
```bash python <<'EOF' import urllib.request, os, json req = urllib.request.Request('https://gateway.maton.ai/google-forms/v1/forms/{formId}') req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}') req.add_header('Maton-Connection', '21fd90f9-5935-43cd-b6c8-bde9d915ca80') print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2)) EOF ```
If omitted, the gateway uses the default (oldest) active connection.
## API Reference
### Get Form
```bash GET /google-forms/v1/forms/{formId} ```
### Create Form
```bash POST /google-forms/v1/forms Content-Type: application/json
{ "info": { "title": "Customer Feedback Survey" } } ```
### Batch Update Form
```bash POST /google-forms/v1/forms/{formId}:batchUpdate Content-Type: application/json
{ "requests": [ { "createItem": { "item": { "title": "What is your name?", "questionItem": { "question": { "required": true, "textQuestion": {"paragraph": false} } } }, "location": {"index": 0} } } ] } ```
### List Responses
```bash GET /google-forms/v1/forms/{formId}/responses ```
### Get Response
```bash GET /google-forms/v1/forms/{formId}/responses/{responseId} ```
## Common batchUpdate Requests
### Create Text Question
```json { "createItem": { "item": { "title": "Question text", "questionItem": { "question": { "required": true, "textQuestion": {"paragraph": false} } } }, "location": {"index": 0} } } ```
### Create Multiple Choice
```json { "createItem": { "item": { "title": "Select an option", "questionItem": { "question": { "choiceQuestion": { "type": "RADIO", "options": [ {"value": "Option A"}, {"value": "Option B"} ] } } } }, "location": {"index": 0} } } ```
### Create Scale Question
```json { "createItem": { "item": { "title": "Rate your experience", "questionItem": { "question": { "scaleQuestion": { "low": 1, "high": 5, "lowLabel": "Poor", "highLabel": "Excellent" } } } }, "location": {"index": 0} } } ```
## Question Types
- `textQuestion` - Short or paragraph text - `choiceQuestion` - Radio, checkbox, or dropdown - `scaleQuestion` - Linear scale - `dateQuestion` - Date picker - `timeQuestion` - Time picker
## Code Examples
### JavaScript
```javascript const response = await fetch( 'https://gateway.maton.ai/google-forms/v1/forms/FORM_ID/responses', { headers: { 'Authorization': `Bearer ${process.env.MATON_API_KEY}` } } ); ```
### Python
```python import os import requests
response = requests.get( f'https://gateway.maton.ai/google-forms/v1/forms/FORM_ID/responses', headers={'Authorization': f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}'} ) ```
## Notes
- Form IDs are found in the form URL - Use `updateMask` to specify fields to update - Location index is 0-based - IMPORTANT: When using curl commands, use `curl -g` when URLs contain brackets to disable glob parsing - IMPORTANT: When piping curl output to `jq` or other commands, environment variables like `$MATON_API_KEY` may not expand correctly in some shell environments. You may get "Invalid API key" errors when piping.
## Error Handling
| Status | Meaning | |--------|---------| | 400 | Missing Google Forms connection | | 401 | Invalid or missing Maton API key | | 429 | Rate limited (10 req/sec per account) | | 4xx/5xx | Passthrough error from Google Forms API |
### Troubleshooting: API Key Issues
1. Check that the `MATON_API_KEY` environment variable is set:
```bash echo $MATON_API_KEY ```
2. Verify the API key is valid by listing connections:
```bash python <<'EOF' import urllib.request, os, json req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections') req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}') print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2)) EOF ```
### Troubleshooting: Invalid App Name
1. Ensure your URL path starts with `google-forms`. For example:
- Correct: `https://gateway.maton.ai/google-forms/v1/forms/{formId}` - Incorrect: `https://gateway.maton.ai/forms/v1/forms/{formId}`
## Resources
- [Forms API Overview](https://developers.google.com/workspace/forms/api/reference/rest) - [Get Form](https://developers.google.com/workspace/forms/api/reference/rest/v1/forms/get) - [Create Form](https://developers.google.com/workspace/forms/api/reference/rest/v1/forms/create) - [Batch Update](https://developers.google.com/workspace/forms/api/reference/rest/v1/forms/batchUpdate) - [List Responses](https://developers.google.com/workspace/forms/api/reference/rest/v1/forms.responses/list) - [Maton Community](https://discord.com/invite/dBfFAcefs2) - [Maton Support](mailto:[email protected])