Google Contacts + Google Docs

Google Contacts + Google Docs integrations

Generate new Google Docs documents from templates for every new Google Contacts contact

Effortlessly keep your documents updated with this efficient workflow. Whenever you add a new contact inside Google Contacts, a new document is created from a template in Google Docs. Not only does this save you the time of manually updating each document, but it also ensures accurate and uniform information across all your documents. From gathering client details to team onboarding, this workflow streamlines your document creation process.

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New ContactTriggers when a contact is created.
TriggerPolling
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Create Document From TemplateCreates a new doc based on an existing one and can replace any placeholder variables found in your template doc, like {{name}}, {{email}}, etc.
ActionWrite

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New or Updated Contact
Triggers when a contact is created or updated.
Trigger
Polling
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New Contact
Triggers when a contact is created.
Trigger
Polling
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Create Contact
Creates a new contact.
Action
Write
- Name
  Required
Action
Write
- Stop on error
  Required
- HTTP Method
  Required
- URL
  Required
- Query string parameters
- Additional request headers
- Body
Action
Write

- Search_by
  Required
Action
Search or write
- Drive
- Folder
Trigger
Polling
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- Drive
- Folder
- Document Name
  Required
- Text to Append
  Required
- Append Text on New Line?
Action
Write
- File
  Required
- Specify Document Name
- Drive
- Folder
Action
Write
- Document
  Required
- Start position (Index)
  Required
- End position (Index)
  Required
- Formatting Options
- Link URL
- Font size (points)
- Font family
- Text color (hex)
- Background color (hex)
- Segment ID
- Tab ID
Action
Write
- Document
  Required
- Text to insert
  Required
- Insert position (Index)
  Required
- Segment ID
- Tab ID
Action
Write
- Document
  Required
- Select which image to replace
  Required
- New image URL
  Required
- Select which tab the image is in
Action
Write
- Stop on error
  Required
- HTTP Method
  Required
- URL
  Required
- Query string parameters
- Additional request headers
- Body
Action
Write
- Document
  Required
- Text to Find
  Required
- Match Case
- Return All Matches
Action
Search
- Document ID
  Required
Action
Search

New Group
Triggers when a group is created.
Trigger
Polling
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- Contact
  Required
- Group
  Required
Action
Write
- Contact
  Required
- Phone Number
- Additional Phone Numbers
Action
Write
- Contact
- Photo
  Required
Action
Write
- Search_by
  Required
Action
Search
New Document
Triggers when a new document is added (inside any folder).
Trigger
Polling
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- Document
  Required
Trigger
Polling
Try It
- Drive containing the template document
- Folder containing the template document
- Template Document
  Required
- New Document Name
  Required
- Drive
- Folder for new Document
- Sharing Preference
- Unused Fields Preference
- Export Formats
- Insert Inline Image (Image URL)
- Image location (Segment ID)
- Image location (Index)
- Image location (tabId)
Action
Write
- Document
  Required
- Find text
  Required
- Replace text
- Match case
Action
Write
- Document
  Required
- Image URL
  Required
- Insert position (Index)
  Required
- Width (points)
- Height (points)
- Segment ID
- Tab ID
Action
Write
- Document Name
  Required
- Document Content
  Required
- Drive
- Folder
- Export Formats
- Insert Inline Image (Image URL)
- Image location (Segment ID)
- Image location (Index)
- Image location (tabId)
Action
Write
- Document
  Required
- Background color (hex)
- Page width (points)
- Page height (points)
- Top margin (points)
- Bottom margin (points)
- Left margin (points)
- Right margin (points)
- Page number start
- Use different first page header and footer
- Use different even page header and footer
Action
Write
- Drive
- Folder
- Document Name
  Required
Action
Search
- Document ID
  Required
Action
Search
- Drive
- Folder
- Document Name
  Required
- Document Content
  Required
- Export Formats
- Insert Inline Image (Image URL)
- Image location (Segment ID)
- Image location (Index)
- Image location (tabId)
Action
Search or write

About Google Contacts

Google Contacts, the address book built into Gmail, lets you keep track of all your contacts, see when you last interacted with them, and more.

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