--- title: Google Slides slug: google-slides image: https://make-cxp-documentation.ams3.digitaloceanspaces.com/apps-center-icons/PREVIEW_google-slides.png createdAt: 2025-02-03T13:28:47.489Z --- ::::VerticalSplit{layout="left"} :::VerticalSplitItem ::Image[]{src="https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/oAyFj2GHlBeBVWF5OAir2/Gc-apI-jooSVjHLi_jChE-20260211-150820.png" size="50" width="800" height="800" position="center" darkWidth="800" darkHeight="800" showCaption="false"} ::: :::VerticalSplitItem Google Slides is a cloud-based presentation program that enables users to create, edit, and collaborate on presentations in real time. With Google Slides modules in Make, you can create, update, list, and/or delete presentations and upload images to presentations in your Google Slides account. ::: :::: ## Requirements To use the Google Slides modules, you must have a Google Slides account with slides and/or presentations in your Google Drive. You can create an account at [https://accounts.google.com](https://accounts.google.com). Refer to the [Google Slides API documentation](https://developers.google.com/slides/api/reference/rest) for a list of available endpoints. :::hint{type="success"} Make's use and transfer of information received from Google APIs to any other app will adhere to [Google API Services User Data Policy](https://developers.google.com/terms/api-services-user-data-policy). ::: ## Connect Google Slides to Make To establish the connection in Make: ::::WorkflowBlock :::WorkflowBlockItem Log in to your Make account, add a Google Slides module to your scenario, and click **Create a connection**. ::: :::WorkflowBlockItem Optional: In the **Connection name** field, enter a name for the connection. ::: :::WorkflowBlockItem Optional: Switch on the **Show advanced settings** toggle and enter your Google Cloud Platform project client credentials. For more information, see the [Create and configure a Google Cloud Platform project for Google Slides](docId:-3RwXw6mdzEDkeV6M6yPq) section below. ::: :::WorkflowBlockItem Click **Sign in with Google**. ::: :::WorkflowBlockItem If prompted, authenticate your account and confirm access. ::: :::: You have successfully established the connection. You can now edit your scenario and add more Google Slides modules. If your connection requires reauthorization at any point, follow the connection renewal steps [here](docId\:SO88FM6pkT0G-adKDDfzZ). ## Create and configure a Google Cloud Platform project for Google Slides To connect to Make using your own client credentials, you can create and configure a project in the Google Cloud Platform. ### Create a Google Cloud Platform project for Google Slides To create a Google Cloud Platform project: ::::WorkflowBlock :::WorkflowBlockItem Log in to the [Google Cloud Platform](https://console.cloud.google.com/) using your Google credentials. ::: :::WorkflowBlockItem On the welcome page, click **Create or select a project** > **New project**. ::: :::WorkflowBlockItem Enter a **Project name** and select the **Location** for your project. ::: :::WorkflowBlockItem Click **Create**. ::: :::WorkflowBlockItem In the top menu, check if your new project is selected in the **Select a project** dropdown. If not, select the project you just created. ::: :::: :::hint{type="success"} To create a new project or work in the existing one, you need to have the `serviceusage.services.enable` permission. If you don’t have this permission, ask the Google Cloud Platform Project Owner or Project IAM Admin to grant it to you. ::: ### Enable APIs for Google Slides To enable the required APIs: ::::WorkflowBlock :::WorkflowBlockItem Open the left navigation menu and go to **APIs & Services** > **Library**. ::: :::WorkflowBlockItem Search for the following APIs: **Google Slides API, Google Drive API**. ::: :::WorkflowBlockItem Click the relevant API, then click **Enable**. ::: :::: ### Configure your OAuth consent screen for Google Slides To configure your OAuth consent screen: ::::WorkflowBlock :::WorkflowBlockItem In the left sidebar, click **Google Auth Platform**. ::: :::WorkflowBlockItem Click **Get Started**. ::: :::WorkflowBlockItem In the **Overview** section, under **App information**, enter *Make* as the app name and provide your Gmail address. Click **Next**. ::: :::WorkflowBlockItem Under **Audience**, select **External**. ::: :::WorkflowBlockItem For more information regarding user types, refer to [Google's Exceptions to verification requirements documentation](https://support.google.com/cloud/answer/9110914#exceptions-ver-reqts). ::: :::WorkflowBlockItem Under **Contact Information**, enter your Gmail address. ::: :::WorkflowBlockItem Under **Finish**, agree to the Google User Data Policy. ::: :::WorkflowBlockItem Click **Continue** > **Create**. ::: :::WorkflowBlockItem In the **Branding** section, under **Authorized domains**, add `make.com` and `integromat.com`. Click **Save**. ::: :::WorkflowBlockItem Optional: In the **Audience** section, add your Gmail address on the **Test users** page, then click **Save and continue** if you want the project to remain in the **Testing** publishing status. ::: :::WorkflowBlockItem In the **Data Access** section, click **Add or remove scopes**, add the following scopes, and click **Update**: - [`https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive`](https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive) - [`https://www.googleapis.com/auth/presentations`](https://www.googleapis.com/auth/presentations) ::: :::WorkflowBlockItem Click **Save**. ::: :::: :::hint{type="success"} **Publishing Status** **Testing:** If you keep your project in the **Testing** status, you will be required to reauthorize your connection in Make every week. To avoid weekly reauthorization, update the project status to **In production**. **In production:** If you update your project to the **In production** status, you will not be required to reauthorize the connection weekly. To update your project's status, go to the **Google Auth Platform**, the **Audience** section, and click **Publish app**. If you see the notice **Needs verification**, you can choose whether to go through the [Google verification process](https://support.google.com/cloud/answer/13463073?authuser=1\&visit_id=638718595933013017-1855034908\&rd=1) for the app or to connect to your unverified app. Currently connecting to unverified apps works in Make, but we cannot guarantee the Google will allow connections to unverified apps for an indefinite period. For more information regarding the publishing status, refer to the Publishing status section of [Google's Setting up your OAuth consent screen help](https://support.google.com/cloud/answer/10311615#zippy=). ::: ### Create your Google Slides client credentials To create your client credentials: ::::WorkflowBlock :::WorkflowBlockItem In Google Auth Platform, click **Clients**. ::: :::WorkflowBlockItem Click **+ Create Client**. ::: :::WorkflowBlockItem In the **Application type** dropdown, select **Web application**. ::: :::WorkflowBlockItem Update the **Name** of your OAuth client. This will help you identify it in the platform. ::: :::WorkflowBlockItem In the **Authorized redirect URIs** section, click **+ Add URI** and enter the following redirect URI: `https://www.integromat.com/oauth/cb/google` ::: :::WorkflowBlockItem Click **Create**. ::: :::WorkflowBlockItem Click the OAuth 2.0 Client you created, copy your **Client ID** and **Client secret** values, and store them in a safe place. ::: :::: You will use these values in the **Client ID** and **Client Secret** fields in Make. # Templates You can look for Google Sheets templates in [Make's template gallery](https://www.make.com/en/templates), where you'll find thousands of pre-created scenarios. # Google Slides modules After connecting to the Gumlet app, you can choose from a list of available modules to build your scenarios. ### Presentation ### Watch Presentations Triggers when a new presentation is created or updated. | **Connection** | [Establish a connection to your Google Slides account.](docId:-3RwXw6mdzEDkeV6M6yPq) | | ----------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | **Watch Presentations** | Select whether you want to watch created or modified documents. | | **Limit** | The maximum number of presentations Make should return during one scenario execution cycle. | ### List Presentations Retrieves a list of all presentations. | **Connection** | [Establish a connection to your Google Slides account.](docId:-3RwXw6mdzEDkeV6M6yPq) | | --------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | **Choose a Drive Location** | Select the drive that contains the presentation you want to list.
The **Google Shared Drive** option is available only for Google Workspace users:
- **Use Domain Admin Access **- Request the list of drives that require admin access.
- **Shared Drive **- Select the drive. | | **Folder ID** | Select the folder that contains the presentations you want to list. | | **Limit** | The maximum number of presentations Make should return during one scenario execution cycle. | ### Get a Presentation Gets the latest version of a specified presentation. | **Connection** | [Establish a connection to your Google Slides account.](docId:-3RwXw6mdzEDkeV6M6yPq) | | ------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | **Choose a Drive** | Select the drive that contains a presentation you want to retrieve.
The **Google Shared Drive** option is available only for Google Workspace users:
- **Use Domain Admin Access **- Request the list of drives that require admin access.
- **Shared Drive **- Select the drive. | | **Presentation ID** | Select the Presentation ID whose details you want to retrieve. | ### Get a Page/Thumbnail Gets the latest version of the specified page or the thumbnail of a page in the presentation. | **Connection** | [Establish a connection to your Google Slides account.](docId:-3RwXw6mdzEDkeV6M6yPq) | | ------------------------------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | **Enter a Presentation and Page ID** | Select whether you want to manually enter the Presentation ID and Page Object ID or to select them from the dropdown list. | | **Choose a Drive** | Select the drive that contains a presentation whose page or thumbnail you want to retrieve.
The **Google Shared Drive** option is available only for Google Workspace users:
- **Use Domain Admin Access** - Request the list of drives that require admin access.
- **Shared Drive **- Select the drive. | | **Presentation ID** | Select or map the presentation whose page you want to retrieve. | | **Page Object ID** | Select or map the page you want to retrieve or whose thumbnail you want to retrieve. | | **Show Page Thumbnail** | Select if you want to get the thumbnail URL in the output. | ### Create a Presentation From a Template Creates a new presentation by replacing all tags, for example, `{{name}}` in a template with provided data. | **Connection** | [Establish a connection to your Google Slides account.](docId:-3RwXw6mdzEDkeV6M6yPq) | | -------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | **Title** | Enter a name for the presentation. | | **Copy a Presentation** | Select to map the ID of the presentation for copying or select the presentation from the dropdown menu. | | **Copy of Existing Presentation ID** | Enter or map the path to the presentation or the ID of the presentation for copying. | | **Values** | Tag Enter the tag associated with the presentation template. Do not use \{\{}}. Replaced Value Enter the value of the tag. | | **Choose a Drive** | Select the drive that contains a presentation whose template you want to copy.
The **Google Shared Drive** option is available only for Google Workspace users:
- **Use Domain Admin Access** - Request the list of drives that require admin access.
- **Shared Drive **- Select the drive. | | **Presentation ID** | Select or map the Presentation ID whose template you want to copy. | | **New Drive Location** | Select the drive where you want to store a new presentation. | | **New Document's Location** | Select the folder where you want to store a new presentation. | | **Shared** | Select if you want to share a new presentation. | | **Sharing with Other's Email Address** | Enter email addresses of people who you want to share a new presentation with. If you leave the field empty, the presentation is sharable to everyone. | ### Upload an Image To a Presentation Uploads an image with URL to a presentation. Note: The maximum image size is 50 MB. The image resolution must not exceed 25 megapixels. Only PNG, JPEG, or GIF formats are supported. | **Connection** | [Establish a connection to your Google Slides account.](docId:-3RwXw6mdzEDkeV6M6yPq) | | ------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | **Choose a Presentation** | Select to map the ID of the presentation for editing or select the presentation from the dropdown menu. | | **Choose a Drive** | Select the drive that contains a presentation where you want to insert an image.
The **Google Shared Drive** option is available only for Google Workspace users:
- **Use Domain Admin Access** - Request the list of drives that require admin access.
- **Shared Drive **- Select the drive. | | **Presentation ID** | Select or map the Presentation ID where you want to insert an image. | | **Select the Method** | Select the method you want to use to insert an image. | | **Values** | Select **Upload an Image by Replacing Text Tag** to replace the text with an image.
- **Tag - **Enter the tag associated with the presentation. Do not use \{\{}}.
- **Image URL** - Enter the URL of the image you want to insert.
- Select **Upload an Image by Replacing Image** to replace an existing image.
- **Image Object ID **- Enter the ID of the image you want to replace.
- **Image Replace Method** - Select the replacement method.
- **Image URL **- Enter the URL of the image you want to insert. | ### Refresh a Chart Refreshes the chart data stored in a presentation specified by ID. | **Connection** | [Establish a connection to your Google Slides account.](docId:-3RwXw6mdzEDkeV6M6yPq) | | --------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | **Enter a Presentation ID** | Select to map the ID of the presentation for refreshing or select the presentation from the dropdown menu. | | **Choose a Drive** | Select the drive that contains a presentation where you want to refresh a chart.
The **Google Shared Drive** option is available only for Google Workspace users:
- **Use Domain Admin Access **- Request the list of drives that require admin access.
- **Shared Drive **- Select the drive. | | **Presentation ID** | Select or map the Presentation ID where you want to refresh a chart. | | **Chart Object ID** | Enter the ID of the chart you want to refresh. | ### Slide ### Add or Delete a Slide Creates an empty slide or delete an existing slide in the specified presentation. | **Connection** | [Establish a connection to your Google Slides account.](docId:-3RwXw6mdzEDkeV6M6yPq) | | -------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | **Select the method** | Select the action you want to apply to the presentation. | | **Presentation ID** | Select or map the presentation where you want to add or delete a slide, or enter the Presentation ID manually. | | **Enter a slide** | Select whether you want to manually enter the Slide ID or to select the slide from the dropdown list.
To manually enter the Slide ID, use the field:
- **Slide Object ID **- Enter the ID of the slide you want to delete. | | **Predefined layout type** | Select the layout that you want to apply for a slide in the presentation. | | **Content** | Enter the content of the slide in relevant fields. | ### Create a Slide from a Template Slide Creates a new slide by representing all tags, for example, `{{name}}` from a template slide within a specified presentation. | **Connection** | [Establish a connection to your Google Slides account.](docId:-3RwXw6mdzEDkeV6M6yPq) | | ---------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | **Create a Slide from a Template Slide** | Select whether you want to manually enter the Slide ID or to select the slide from the dropdown list. | | **Choose a Drive** | Select the drive that contains the presentation with a slide you want to use as a template.
The **Google Shared Drive** option is available only for Google Workspace users:
- **Use Domain Admin Access **- Request the list of drives that require admin access.
- **Shared Drive - **Select the drive. | | **Presentation ID** | Select or map the presentation where you want to create a slide from a template slide. | | **Template Slide ID (Page Object ID)** | Enter the ID of the slide you want to use as a template.
The Slide ID can be found at the end of the URL of the slide you want to use. For example, `#slide=id.g2f01d547879_0_15`.
You need to **Skip slide** in Google Slides to see the slide in the dropdown list. | | **Values** | - **Tag **- Enter the tag associated with the presentation template. Do not use` {{}}`.
- **Replaced Value** - Enter the value of the tag. | | **Slide Index Page Number** | Enter the page index that you want to append a new slide to. | ### Other ### Make an API Call Performs an arbitrary authorized API call. | **Connection** | [Establish a connection to your Google Slides account.](docId:-3RwXw6mdzEDkeV6M6yPq) | | ---------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | **URL** | Enter a path relative to `https://developers.google.com/slides/`.
For the list of available endpoints, refer to the [Google Slides API Documentation](https://developers.google.com/slides/reference/rest). | | **Method** | Select the HTTP method you want to use:
- **GET**: To retrieve information for an entry.
- **POST**: To create a new entry.
- **PUT**: To update/replace an existing entry.
- **PATCH**: To make a partial entry update.
- **DELETE**: To delete an entry. | | **Headers** | Enter the desired request headers. You don't have to add authorization headers; we already did that for you. | | **Query String** | Enter the request query string. | | **Body** | Enter the body content for your API call. | ### Insert Links in a Presentation Makes all links in a presentation clickable or inserts a link into all matched input texts. | **Connection** | [Establish a connection to your Google Slides account.](docId:-3RwXw6mdzEDkeV6M6yPq) | | ------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | **Choose a Presentation** | Select to map the ID of the presentation that contains links or select the presentation from the dropdown menu. | | **Choose a Drive** | Select the drive that contains the documents with links.
The **Google Shared Drive** option is available only for Google Workspace users:
- **Use Domain Admin Access **- Request the list of drives that require admin access.
- **Shared Drive **- Select the drive. | | **Presentation ID** | Select or map the presentation where you want to insert a link or make all links clickable. | | **Select** | Select the action to apply to links in the presentation. | | **Text Inputs** | Insert a link to a specific piece of text.
- **Text **- Enter the text where you want to put a link.
- **Link **- Insert a link. |