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title: "Google Docs channel"
slug: "google-docs-channel"
updated: 2026-04-27T19:24:15Z
published: 2026-04-27T19:24:15Z
---

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# Google Docs channel

> *Go to the*[*Channels*](https://team.quickbase.com/nav/main/action/pipelines/channels)*page to learn more about what plans have access to this channel. Sign into Quickbase, and then go to Pipelines > Channels.*

With Google Docs, everyone can work together in the same document at the same time.

## How to connect

1. On the My pipelines page, select **Create Pipeline**.
2. Search for or select a step, and then select it to add it to the pipeline. When you add a step to a pipeline, it is added to the canvas of the pipeline designer.
3. Expand the Connection section of the step, and add the required information.

### Connect to Google Docs

1. Expand **Google Docs** and select **Connect to Google Docs**.
2. Review the permissions that Pipelines will receive once connected. Your permissions are based on your existing Google account. You can select specific permissions or allow all the options. Google Doc permissions are required. When finished, select **Connect to Google Docs**. **Note**: Depending on the permissions granted, integration and functionality will be affected. ![Google Docs permissions dialog showing options to grant Pipelines access](https://cdn.document360.io/dd260e4e-10bb-4b66-8fb3-5504c272b904/Images/Documentation/4472945087892.png)
3. You may need to sign in with your Google credentials. This is required to set up the connection between Google Docs and Pipelines. ![Google sign-in dialog prompting for credentials to set up the Pipelines connection](https://cdn.document360.io/dd260e4e-10bb-4b66-8fb3-5504c272b904/Images/Documentation/4472961457556.png)
4. Agree to allow Pipelines access to your Google account by selecting **Allow**.

## How to reconnect

You may need to reconnect your account to a channel. Reasons may be (but not limited to):

- If you need to connect a different account.
- Authorization updates, such as a changed password.
- Editing the access rights that Pipelines has to the channel.

To reconnect:

1. Select a pipeline that already has this channel in it.
2. Open a step that contains this channel.
3. Under account, select **Connect (or reconnect)** and follow the process above, [How to connect](/v1/docs/google-docs-channel#how-to-connect). ![Connect or reconnect button in pipeline step connection settings](https://cdn.document360.io/dd260e4e-10bb-4b66-8fb3-5504c272b904/Images/Documentation/17571161077140.png)

## Steps

There is one available step you can use with Google Docs:

| Type | Name | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Documents |  |  |
| Action | Replace Text in a Document | Replaces text in the selected document. |

## Limits

There are no known limits for use with pipelines.

## Examples of usage

The following is an example of a use of Google Doc in Pipelines.

### Employee onboarding and user provisioning

A new employee record, created in our Quickbase app, triggers the creation of a new permissionsd for the new user in Google Drive.

1. A new employee's information is added in our Quickbase HR app.
2. Our pipeline, triggered by this addition, replaces text in New Employee document selected in Google Docs.