The document outlines various updates and features of Google APIs and related tools, including new functionalities in Google Drive, Sheets, Gmail, and Calendar. It highlights the launch of different API versions, integration capabilities, and enhancements for user experience, particularly focusing on G Suite tooling for developers. Additionally, it provides code snippets and resources for developers to utilize these features effectively.

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Developer Advocate
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Programming Google apps with the G Suite APIs
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2017

7. Proprietary + Confidential
Google APIs client
libraries for many
languages, not just
Proprietary + Confidential
● Launched API v3 (Dec 2015)
○ v2 not deprecated (yet)
● WhatsApp integration (I/O 2016)
● Coming soon: Team Drives
(announced Sep 2016;
launched EAP: Mar 2017)
Drive

8. List (first 100) files in Google Drive
from __future__ import print_function
from apiclient import discovery
from httplib2 import Http
from oauth2client import file, client, tools
SCOPES = 'https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.readonly.metadata'
store = file.Storage('storage.json')
creds = store.get()
if not creds or creds.invalid:
flow = client.flow_from_clientsecrets('client_secret.json', SCOPES)
creds = tools.run_flow(flow, store)
DRIVE = discovery.build('drive', 'v3', http=creds.authorize(Http()))
files = DRIVE.files().list().execute().get('files', [])
for f in files:
print(f['name'], f['mimeType'])
● API preview (I/O 2016)
● Launched API v1 (Nov 2016)
● Enhancements “v1.1” (Feb 2017)
Slides

9. Confidential & Proprietary
Confidential & Proprietary
Try our Node.js Markdown-to-Google-Slides generator:
github.com/googlesamples/md2googleslides

10. Replace text & images from template deck
requests = [
# (global) search-and-replace text
{'replaceAllText': {
'findText': '{{TITLE}}',
'replaceText': 'Hello World!',
}},
# replace text-based image placeholders (global)
{'replaceAllShapesWithImage': {
'imageUrl': IMG_URL, # link to product logo
'replaceMethod': 'CENTER_INSIDE',
'containsText': {'text': '{{LOGO}}'},
}},
]
SLIDES.presentations().batchUpdate(body={'requests': requests},
presentationId=DECK_ID, fields='').execute()
Proprietary + Confidential
● Launched API v4 (I/O 2016)
● Support text rotation (Mar 2017)
Sheets

11. Powerful API: expect UI features available programmatically
● Create new sheets within
spreadsheets
● Add data to sheets
● Create new spreadsheets
● Set frozen rows
● Text+number formatting
● Enforce cell validation
● Adjust column sizes
● Apply formulas
● Build pivot tables
● Create charts
● … and more!
BEFORE
(<= v3)
AFTER
(>= v4)
Import/Export: Customized reports, “database,” or both!
Try our Node.js customized reporting tool codelab:
g.co/codelabs/sheets

12. Migrate SQL data to a Sheet
# read SQL data then create new spreadsheet & add rows into it
FIELDS = ('ID', 'Customer Name', 'Product Code',
'Units Ordered', 'Unit Price', 'Status')
cxn = sqlite3.connect('db.sqlite')
cur = cxn.cursor()
rows = cur.execute('SELECT * FROM orders').fetchall()
cxn.close()
rows.insert(0, FIELDS)
DATA = {'properties': {'title': 'Customer orders'}}
SHEET_ID = SHEETS.spreadsheets().create(body=DATA,
fields='spreadsheetId').execute().get('spreadsheetId')
SHEETS.spreadsheets().values().update(spreadsheetId=SHEET_ID, range='A1',
body={'values': rows}, valueInputOption='RAW').execute()
Format cells (frozen & bold row)
requests = [
# freeze row 1
{'updateSheetProperties': {
'properties': {'gridProperties': {'frozenRowCount': 1}},
'fields': 'gridProperties.frozenRowCount',
}},
# bold row 1
{'repeatCell': {
'range': {'startRowIndex': 0, 'endRowIndex': 1},
'cell': {'userEnteredFormat': {'textFormat': {'bold': True}}},
'fields': 'userEnteredFormat.textFormat.bold',
}},
]
SHEETS.spreadsheets().batchUpdate(body={'requests': requests},
spreadsheetId=SHEET_ID, fields='').execute()

13. Proprietary + Confidential
● Settings endpoints launch (Jul 2016)
● New metadata scope (Nov 2016)
● Gmail add-ons (Mar 2017)
● Admin SDK Email Settings
deprecation (Jul 2017)
Gmail
Display Gmail threads (& # of messages)
# get all non-empty mail threads, display Subject & # of msgs in each
threads = GMAIL.users().threads().list(userId='me',
fields='threads').execute().get('threads', [])
for thread in threads:
tdata = GMAIL.users().threads().get(userId='me', id=thread['id'],
format='metadata', metadataHeaders=['subject'],
fields='messages/payload/headers(name,value)').execute()
if 'messages' not in tdata:
continue
msg = tdata['messages'][0]['payload'] # get 1st msg in thread
subject = ''
for header in msg['headers']: # get Subject line
if header['name'] == 'Subject':
subject = header['value']
break
if subject: # display if non-blank Subject
print('%2d message(s) in thread: %s' % (
len(tdata['messages']), subject))

14. Proprietary + Confidential
● Reminders on the web (Apr 2016)
● Events on Google Maps (Sep 2016)
● Find a time” on iOS (Sep 2016)
● New Calendar iOS app (Nov 2016)
Calendar
Create events in Calendar
# define event data, then create event
TIMEZONE = 'America/Los_Angeles'
EVENT = {
'summary': 'Dinner with friends',
'start': {'dateTime': '2017-06-14T19:00:00', 'timeZone': TIMEZONE},
'end': {'dateTime': '2017-06-14T22:00:00', 'timeZone': TIMEZONE},
'attendees': [
{'email': 'friend1@example.com'},
{'email': 'friend2@example.com'},
],
}
GCAL.events().insert(calendarId='primary', body=EVENT,
sendNotifications=True, fields='').execute()

15. Proprietary + Confidential
● Execution API allows external apps
to call Apps Script apps (Sep 2015)
● Android add-ons (Jul 2016)
● Advanced Services for Sheets &
Slides (Mar 2017)
● Quizzes in Forms support (Apr 2017)
Apps
Script
Sheets-bound “Hello World!”

16. Sheets-bound “Hello World!”
What can you do with this?

17. This… with help from Google Maps
AND this… with help from Maps and Gmail

18. Proprietary + Confidential
● Mobile Audit in Reports API
launched (May 2016)
● OAuth 1.0 deprecated (Oct 2016)
● New Drive metrics in Reports API
(Apr 2017)
● GData Admin Settings API
deprecated (Aug 2017)
Admin
SDK
Programmatically manage your domain

19. Proprietary + Confidential
● Classroom share button callbacks
(Dec 2015)
● Coursework access & improved Drive
integration (May 2016)
● Improved teachers & guardian
support (Aug 2016)
● Create+update questions,
modify+delete coursework, add Drive
items+YouTube videos (Jan 2017)
Classroom
Blog & video references
● G Suite APIs
○ Drive: goo.gl/ZIgf8k and goo.gl/EySSQV
○ Gmail: goo.gl/pFYUQ2
○ Calendar: goo.gl/KuYMiq
○ Sheets: goo.gl/N1RPwC and goo.gl/U6Oljn
○ Slides: developers.google.com/slides/videos
○ Sheets & Slides: goo.gl/Yb06ZC
● Google Apps Script
○ developers.google.com/apps-script/guides/videos
(intro, Google Maps & Gmail, YouTube, Google Forms)

20. Thank you!
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