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Create Bullets Request → Create Paragraph Bullets

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Summary

Creates bullet points for a paragraph range in a Google Docs document.

Inputs

  • startIndex (required) — Zero‑based UTF‑16 index of the first character of the paragraph range to modify
  • endIndex (required) — Zero‑based UTF‑16 index after the last character of the paragraph range to modify
  • segmentId — ID of the header, footer, or footnote containing the target range; empty string for the main body
  • tabId — ID of the tab where the target range resides; omitted to apply to the first tab
  • bulletPreset — Bullet style preset to use, selecting from predefined glyph sets

Output shape

a single status object (success/failure) with no payload

The node returns only a success indicator; detailed response may be found in the execution log or passed to subsequent nodes via context

Examples

Example 1: Add bullet points to the first three paragraphs of a document

startIndex: 0, endIndex: 300, segmentId: "" (body), tabId: "" (default), bulletPreset: "BULLET_DISC_CIRCLE_SQUARE"

Example 2: Apply a numbered list style to a specific section of a document

startIndex: 1500, endIndex: 2500, segmentId: "heading_1", tabId: "" , bulletPreset: "NUMBERED_DECIMAL_ALPHA_ROMAN"

Example 3: Create a checklist with checkbox bullets in a footnote

startIndex: 0, endIndex: 200, segmentId: "footnote_1", tabId: "" , bulletPreset: "BULLET_CHECKBOX"

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