Read Content

Read content from a Google Docs document including text, headings, lists, and tables

Read content from a Google Docs document including text, headings, lists, and tables. Supports markdown export format.

App	Google Docs
Operation ID	docs_read_content
Type	Action
Connection	drive (optional)
Credits per run	1
Agent / MCP tool	Yes

Inputs

Field	Type	Required	Default	Description
document	string	Yes	-	Enter the URL or ID of the Google Doc to read content from
export_as_markdown	boolean	No	False	Export document content as Markdown format. All elements including text, headings, lists, tables, and links will be converted to their Markdown equivalents. NOTE: Images are ignored.
include_structure	boolean	No	False	Return the document’s structural outline instead of plain text: every paragraph and table cell with its startIndex/endIndex character range and a text preview. Use this to get the exact ranges required by docs_batch_update requests (never guess indexes; re-read after every batch update since edits shift them). Overrides export_as_markdown.

Output

Type: str

Returns document text content.