Creating a Zap to write and save book content using Google Docs

I’m not sure what chat bot you’re referring to, but after the chatbot action or trigger, you can do the following:

• Filter: Add a text filter to ignore empty/irrelevant messages (e.g., only trigger if the message contains keywords like "Chapter" or "Book Update").

Use Google Sheets as a Document Tracker:

• Action: "Lookup Spreadsheet Row" in Google Sheets.

  • Search Criteria: Match the chatbot's book title/ID to a column in Sheets (e.g., "Book Name").

  • If found: Extract the existing Google Doc URL from the Sheets row.

  • If not found: Proceed to create a new doc

A. For New Books:

• Action: "Create Document from Template" in Google Docs.

  • Template: Pre-create a Google Doc template with placeholders like {{Title}}, {{Content}}, and {{Date}}.

  • Customize: Map chatbot text to these placeholders.

  • Save Doc URL: Add the new doc URL to your Google Sheets tracker.

B. For Existing Books:

• Action: "Append Text to Document" in Google Docs.

  • Formatting: Start each entry with a header (e.g., ## Chapter 2 - 2025-01-25) and a separator line for clarity.

  • Error Handling: Add a "Delay" step (1–2 seconds) before appending to avoid Google API rate limits.