Google Forms

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

Quick Start

bash

# 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

code

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:

code

Authorization: Bearer $MATON_API_KEY

Environment Variable: Set your API key as MATON_API_KEY:

bash

export MATON_API_KEY="YOUR_API_KEY"

Getting Your API Key

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

Connection Management

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

List Connections

bash

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

bash

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

bash

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:

json

{
  "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

bash

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:

bash

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

bash

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

Create Form

bash

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

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

Batch Update Form

bash

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

bash

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

Get Response

bash

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

Common batchUpdate Requests

Create Text Question

json

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

Create Multiple Choice

json

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

Create Scale Question

json

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

Question Types

•textQuestion - Short or paragraph text
•choiceQuestion - Radio, checkbox, or dropdown
•scaleQuestion - Linear scale
•dateQuestion - Date picker
•timeQuestion - Time picker

Code Examples

JavaScript

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

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

•Form IDs are found in the form URL
•Use updateMask to specify fields to update
•Location index is 0-based
•IMPORTANT: When using curl commands, use curl -g when URLs contain brackets to disable glob parsing
•IMPORTANT: When piping curl output to jq or other commands, environment variables like $MATON_API_KEY may not expand correctly in some shell environments. You may get "Invalid API key" errors when piping.

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: Invalid API Key

When you receive a "Invalid API key" error, ALWAYS follow these steps before concluding there is an issue:

•Check that the MATON_API_KEY environment variable is set:

bash

echo $MATON_API_KEY

•Verify the API key is valid by listing connections:

bash

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

Google Forms

Quick Start

Base URL

Authentication

Getting Your API Key

Connection Management

List Connections

Create Connection

Get Connection

Delete Connection

Specifying Connection

API Reference

Get Form

Create Form

Batch Update Form

List Responses

Get Response

Common batchUpdate Requests

Create Text Question

Create Multiple Choice

Create Scale Question

Question Types

Code Examples

JavaScript

Python

Notes

Error Handling

Troubleshooting: Invalid API Key

Resources