google-slides – OpenClaw Skill

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name: google-slides description: | 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. compatibility: Requires network access and valid Maton API key metadata: author: maton version: "1.0"

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
curl -s -X POST 'https://gateway.maton.ai/google-slides/v1/presentations' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY' \
  -d '{"title": "My Presentation"}'

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 YOUR_API_KEY

Environment Variable: Set your API key as MATON_API_KEY:

export MATON_API_KEY="YOUR_API_KEY"

Getting Your API Key

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

Connection Management

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

List Connections

import requests
import os

response = requests.get(
    "https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections",
    headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['MATON_API_KEY']}"},
    params={"app": "google-slides", "status": "ACTIVE"}
)
connections = response.json()

Create Connection

import requests
import os

response = requests.post(
    "https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections",
    headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['MATON_API_KEY']}"},
    json={"app": "google-slides"}
)
connection = response.json()

Get Connection

import requests
import os

connection_id = "21fd90f9-5935-43cd-b6c8-bde9d915ca80"
response = requests.get(
    f"https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections/{connection_id}",
    headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['MATON_API_KEY']}"}
)
connection = response.json()

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

import requests
import os

connection_id = "21fd90f9-5935-43cd-b6c8-bde9d915ca80"
response = requests.delete(
    f"https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections/{connection_id}",
    headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['MATON_API_KEY']}"}
)

Specifying Connection

If you have multiple Google Slides connections, specify which one to use with the Maton-Connection header:

import requests
import os

response = requests.post(
    "https://gateway.maton.ai/google-slides/v1/presentations",
    headers={
        "Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['MATON_API_KEY']}",
        "Maton-Connection": "21fd90f9-5935-43cd-b6c8-bde9d915ca80"
    },
    json={"title": "My Presentation"}
)

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

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

Resources

• Slides API Overview
• Presentations
• Pages
• BatchUpdate Requests
• Page Layouts