Google Docs API release notes

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This page contains release notes for features and updates to the Docs API. We recommend that Docs API developers periodically check this list for any new announcements.

July 07, 2026

Feature

Developer Preview: You can now programmatically create and manage comments and suggestions in Google Docs with the Google Docs API. This includes:

Creating comment threads and replying to comment or suggestion threads using InsertCommentRequest and AddCommentReplyRequest.
Modifying existing reply posts using UpdateCommentPostRequest.
Deleting comments and replies using DeleteCommentRequest and DeleteCommentReplyRequest.
Writing edits as suggestions by setting writeControl.writeMode to SUGGEST.
Accepting, rejecting, or deleting suggestion threads using AcceptSuggestionRequest, RejectSuggestionRequest, and DeleteSuggestionRequest.

For more information, see Work with comments and suggestions.

October 02, 2025

Deprecated

After October 14, 2025, calling Gemini Code Assist @googledocs tool using the @ operator with the tool name won't work. Gemini Code Assist tools are replaced by agent mode.

April 09, 2025

Announcement

Preview: Use the @googledocs command to read, summarize, and list your Google Docs assets like documents and folders directly from your IDE by installing Gemini Code Assist. To learn more, see Read documents while coding with Gemini Code Assist.

July 29, 2024

Feature

Generally available: You can now create and organize documents with tabs using the Google Docs API. For more information, see Work with tabs.

February 04, 2019