Append Text

The Append Text tool step allows you to append text to a Google Doc

Add the ‘Append Text’ Tool step to your Tool

You can add the ‘Append Text’ Tool step to your Tool by:

1. Creating a new Tool, then searching for the ‘Append Text’ Tool step
2. Click ‘Expand’ to see the full Tool step
3. Select the account you would like to use
4. Select the document you would like to append text to.
5. Enter the text you would like to append to the document.
6. Check whether you would like to append at the beginning of the document.
7. Click ‘Run step’ to test out the Tool

Parameters

Document · string · required

The document you would like to append text to. You can get the document ID from the URL of the document between /d/ and /edit.

Text · string · required

The text you would like to append to the document.

Append at beginning · boolean

When this option is checked, the text will be prepended to the beginning of the document.

Frequently asked questions (FAQs)

Can I append formatted text (bold, italic, lists, etc.)?

With the default template, you can only append plain text. However you can use this tool Add/Update any content to Google Doc as a workaround to append formatted text.

Can I append text to a specific section of the document?

Currently, you can only append text to the beginning or end of the document.