Google Forms

---

name: google-forms

description: |

Google Forms API integration with managed OAuth. Create forms, add questions, and retrieve responses. Use this skill when users want to interact with Google Forms. For other third party apps, use the api-gateway skill (https://clawhub.ai/byungkyu/api-gateway).

compatibility: Requires network access and valid Maton API key

metadata:

author: maton

version: "1.0"

clawdbot:

emoji: 🧠

requires:

env:

- MATON_API_KEY

---

# Google Forms

Access the Google Forms API with managed OAuth authentication. Create forms, add questions, and retrieve responses.

Quick Start

# Get form
python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://gateway.maton.ai/google-forms/v1/forms/{formId}')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Base URL

https://gateway.maton.ai/google-forms/{native-api-path}

Replace `{native-api-path}` with the actual Google Forms API endpoint path. The gateway proxies requests to `forms.googleapis.com` and automatically injects your OAuth token.

Authentication

All requests require the Maton API key in the Authorization header:

Authorization: Bearer $MATON_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](https://maton.ai)

2. Go to [maton.ai/settings](https://maton.ai/settings)

3. Copy your API key

Connection Management

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

List Connections

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections?app=google-forms&status=ACTIVE')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Create Connection

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
data = json.dumps({'app': 'google-forms'}).encode()
req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections', data=data, method='POST')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
req.add_header('Content-Type', 'application/json')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Get Connection

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections/{connection_id}')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

**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-forms",
    "metadata": {}
  }
}

Open the returned `url` in a browser to complete OAuth authorization.

Delete Connection

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections/{connection_id}', method='DELETE')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Specifying Connection

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

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://gateway.maton.ai/google-forms/v1/forms/{formId}')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
req.add_header('Maton-Connection', '21fd90f9-5935-43cd-b6c8-bde9d915ca80')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

If omitted, the gateway uses the default (oldest) active connection.

API Reference

Get Form

GET /google-forms/v1/forms/{formId}

Create Form

POST /google-forms/v1/forms
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "info": {
    "title": "Customer Feedback Survey"
  }
}

Batch Update Form

POST /google-forms/v1/forms/{formId}:batchUpdate
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "requests": [
    {
      "createItem": {
        "item": {
          "title": "What is your name?",
          "questionItem": {
            "question": {
              "required": true,
              "textQuestion": {"paragraph": false}
            }
          }
        },
        "location": {"index": 0}
      }
    }
  ]
}

List Responses

GET /google-forms/v1/forms/{formId}/responses

Get Response

GET /google-forms/v1/forms/{formId}/responses/{responseId}

Common batchUpdate Requests

Create Text Question

{
  "createItem": {
    "item": {
      "title": "Question text",
      "questionItem": {
        "question": {
          "required": true,
          "textQuestion": {"paragraph": false}
        }
      }
    },
    "location": {"index": 0}
  }
}

Create Multiple Choice

{
  "createItem": {
    "item": {
      "title": "Select an option",
      "questionItem": {
        "question": {
          "choiceQuestion": {
            "type": "RADIO",
            "options": [
              {"value": "Option A"},
              {"value": "Option B"}
            ]
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "location": {"index": 0}
  }
}

Create Scale Question

{
  "createItem": {
    "item": {
      "title": "Rate your experience",
      "questionItem": {
        "question": {
          "scaleQuestion": {
            "low": 1,
            "high": 5,
            "lowLabel": "Poor",
            "highLabel": "Excellent"
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "location": {"index": 0}
  }
}

Question Types

Code Examples

JavaScript

const response = await fetch(
  'https://gateway.maton.ai/google-forms/v1/forms/FORM_ID/responses',
  {
    headers: {
      'Authorization': `Bearer ${process.env.MATON_API_KEY}`
    }
  }
);

Python

import os
import requests

response = requests.get(
    f'https://gateway.maton.ai/google-forms/v1/forms/FORM_ID/responses',
    headers={'Authorization': f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}'}
)

Notes

Error Handling

| Status | Meaning |

|--------|---------|

| 400 | Missing Google Forms connection |

| 401 | Invalid or missing Maton API key |

| 429 | Rate limited (10 req/sec per account) |

| 4xx/5xx | Passthrough error from Google Forms API |

Troubleshooting: API Key Issues

1. Check that the `MATON_API_KEY` environment variable is set:

echo $MATON_API_KEY

2. Verify the API key is valid by listing connections:

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Troubleshooting: Invalid App Name

1. Ensure your URL path starts with `google-forms`. For example:

Resources