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Google Slides

Google Slides API integration with managed OAuth. Create presentations, add slides, insert content, and manage slide formatting. Use this skill when users want to interact with Google Slides. For other third party apps, use the api-gateway skill (https://clawhub.ai/byungkyu/api-gateway).

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Google Slides

Access the Google Slides API with managed OAuth authentication. Create and manage presentations, add slides, insert text and images, and control formatting.

Quick Start

              # Create a new presentation
python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
data = json.dumps({'title': 'My Presentation'}).encode()
req = urllib.request.Request('https://gateway.maton.ai/google-slides/v1/presentations', 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
            

Base URL

https://gateway.maton.ai/google-slides/{native-api-path}

Replace {native-api-path} with the actual Google Slides API endpoint path. The gateway proxies requests to slides.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:

export MATON_API_KEY="YOUR_API_KEY"

Getting Your API Key

Sign in or create an account at maton.ai
Go to maton.ai/settings
Copy your API key

Connection Management

Manage your Google OAuth connections at https://ctrl.maton.ai.

List Connections

              python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections?app=google-slides&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

              python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
data = json.dumps({'app': 'google-slides'}).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

              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:

              {
  "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-slides",
    "metadata": {}
  }
}
            

Open the returned url in a browser to complete OAuth authorization.

Delete Connection

              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 Slides connections, specify which one to use with the Maton-Connection header:

              python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
data = json.dumps({'title': 'My Presentation'}).encode()
req = urllib.request.Request('https://gateway.maton.ai/google-slides/v1/presentations', data=data, method='POST')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
req.add_header('Content-Type', 'application/json')
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

Presentations

Create Presentation

              POST /google-slides/v1/presentations
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "title": "My Presentation"
}
            

Get Presentation

GET /google-slides/v1/presentations/{presentationId}

Pages (Slides)

Get Page

GET /google-slides/v1/presentations/{presentationId}/pages/{pageId}

Get Page Thumbnail

GET /google-slides/v1/presentations/{presentationId}/pages/{pageId}/thumbnail

With custom size:

              GET /google-slides/v1/presentations/{presentationId}/pages/{pageId}/thumbnail?thumbnailProperties.mimeType=PNG&thumbnailProperties.thumbnailSize=LARGE
            

Batch Update

The batchUpdate endpoint is used for most modifications. It accepts an array of requests that are applied atomically.

              POST /google-slides/v1/presentations/{presentationId}:batchUpdate
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "requests": [...]
}
            

Create Slide

              POST /google-slides/v1/presentations/{presentationId}:batchUpdate
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "requests": [
    {
      "createSlide": {
        "objectId": "slide_001",
        "slideLayoutReference": {
          "predefinedLayout": "TITLE_AND_BODY"
        }
      }
    }
  ]
}
            

Available predefined layouts:

BLANK
TITLE
TITLE_AND_BODY
TITLE_AND_TWO_COLUMNS
TITLE_ONLY
SECTION_HEADER
ONE_COLUMN_TEXT
MAIN_POINT
BIG_NUMBER

Insert Text

              POST /google-slides/v1/presentations/{presentationId}:batchUpdate
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "requests": [
    {
      "insertText": {
        "objectId": "{shapeId}",
        "text": "Hello, World!",
        "insertionIndex": 0
      }
    }
  ]
}
            

Delete Text

              POST /google-slides/v1/presentations/{presentationId}:batchUpdate
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "requests": [
    {
      "deleteText": {
        "objectId": "{shapeId}",
        "textRange": {
          "type": "ALL"
        }
      }
    }
  ]
}
            

Create Shape

              POST /google-slides/v1/presentations/{presentationId}:batchUpdate
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "requests": [
    {
      "createShape": {
        "objectId": "shape_001",
        "shapeType": "TEXT_BOX",
        "elementProperties": {
          "pageObjectId": "{slideId}",
          "size": {
            "width": {"magnitude": 300, "unit": "PT"},
            "height": {"magnitude": 100, "unit": "PT"}
          },
          "transform": {
            "scaleX": 1,
            "scaleY": 1,
            "translateX": 100,
            "translateY": 100,
            "unit": "PT"
          }
        }
      }
    }
  ]
}
            

Create Image

              POST /google-slides/v1/presentations/{presentationId}:batchUpdate
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "requests": [
    {
      "createImage": {
        "objectId": "image_001",
        "url": "https://example.com/image.png",
        "elementProperties": {
          "pageObjectId": "{slideId}",
          "size": {
            "width": {"magnitude": 200, "unit": "PT"},
            "height": {"magnitude": 200, "unit": "PT"}
          },
          "transform": {
            "scaleX": 1,
            "scaleY": 1,
            "translateX": 200,
            "translateY": 200,
            "unit": "PT"
          }
        }
      }
    }
  ]
}
            

Delete Object

              POST /google-slides/v1/presentations/{presentationId}:batchUpdate
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "requests": [
    {
      "deleteObject": {
        "objectId": "{objectId}"
      }
    }
  ]
}
            

Update Text Style

              POST /google-slides/v1/presentations/{presentationId}:batchUpdate
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "requests": [
    {
      "updateTextStyle": {
        "objectId": "{shapeId}",
        "textRange": {
          "type": "ALL"
        },
        "style": {
          "bold": true,
          "fontSize": {"magnitude": 24, "unit": "PT"},
          "foregroundColor": {
            "opaqueColor": {
              "rgbColor": {"red": 0.2, "green": 0.4, "blue": 0.8}
            }
          }
        },
        "fields": "bold,fontSize,foregroundColor"
      }
    }
  ]
}
            

Replace All Text

              POST /google-slides/v1/presentations/{presentationId}:batchUpdate
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "requests": [
    {
      "replaceAllText": {
        "containsText": {
          "text": "{{placeholder}}",
          "matchCase": true
        },
        "replaceText": "Actual Value"
      }
    }
  ]
}
            

Code Examples

JavaScript

              // Create a presentation
const response = await fetch(
  'https://gateway.maton.ai/google-slides/v1/presentations',
  {
    method: 'POST',
    headers: {
      'Content-Type': 'application/json',
      'Authorization': `Bearer ${process.env.MATON_API_KEY}`
    },
    body: JSON.stringify({ title: 'My Presentation' })
  }
);

const presentation = await response.json();
const presentationId = presentation.presentationId;

// Add a slide
await fetch(
  `https://gateway.maton.ai/google-slides/v1/presentations/${presentationId}:batchUpdate`,
  {
    method: 'POST',
    headers: {
      'Content-Type': 'application/json',
      'Authorization': `Bearer ${process.env.MATON_API_KEY}`
    },
    body: JSON.stringify({
      requests: [
        {
          createSlide: {
            slideLayoutReference: { predefinedLayout: 'TITLE_AND_BODY' }
          }
        }
      ]
    })
  }
);
            

Python

              import os
import requests

headers = {
    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
    'Authorization': f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}'
}

# Create a presentation
response = requests.post(
    'https://gateway.maton.ai/google-slides/v1/presentations',
    headers=headers,
    json={'title': 'My Presentation'}
)
presentation = response.json()
presentation_id = presentation['presentationId']

# Add a slide
requests.post(
    f'https://gateway.maton.ai/google-slides/v1/presentations/{presentation_id}:batchUpdate',
    headers=headers,
    json={
        'requests': [
            {
                'createSlide': {
                    'slideLayoutReference': {'predefinedLayout': 'TITLE_AND_BODY'}
                }
            }
        ]
    }
)
            

Notes

Object IDs must be unique within a presentation
Use batchUpdate for all modifications (adding slides, text, shapes, etc.)
Multiple requests in a batchUpdate are applied atomically
Sizes and positions use PT (points) as the unit (72 points = 1 inch)
Use replaceAllText for template-based presentation generation
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 Slides connection
401	Invalid or missing Maton API key
404	Presentation not found
429	Rate limited (10 req/sec per account)
4xx/5xx	Passthrough error from Google Slides API

Troubleshooting: API Key Issues

Check that the MATON_API_KEY environment variable is set:

echo $MATON_API_KEY

Verify the API key is valid by listing connections:

              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

Ensure your URL path starts with google-slides. For example:

Correct: https://gateway.maton.ai/google-slides/v1/presentations
Incorrect: https://gateway.maton.ai/slides/v1/presentations

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Downloads 7.7k

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Created Feb 4, 2026

Updated Feb 25, 2026

Author

byungkyu

@byungkyu

Latest Changes

v1.0.3 · Feb 10, 2026

- Added a new metadata section under `metadata.clawdbot` with an emoji and required environment variable (`MATON_API_KEY`). - No user-facing functionality changes; documentation only.

Quick Install

clawhub install google-slides