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Create Tabs Request → Add Document Tab
AI-generatedSummary
Adds a new tab to a Google Doc using a batch update request.
Inputs
- tabId (required) — The ID of the tab to create.
- title (required) — The title of the tab.
- index (required) — The zero-based index where the tab should be inserted.
- parentTabId — The ID of the parent tab. If not set, the tab will be a top-level tab.
- iconEmoji — The emoji icon for the tab.
Output shape
A list of items containing the original input data plus a status field.
The operation uses Google Docs' batch update API to queue the tab creation. It does not return the tab's new ID or metadata directly; the tab appears in the document after execution.
Examples
Example 1: Create a new top-level tab named 'Notes' at the start of the document.
tabId: 'tab-1', title: 'Notes', index: 0
Example 2: Add a child tab 'Project Files' to an existing parent tab.
tabId: 'tab-2', title: 'Project Files', index: 1, parentTabId: 'parent-tab-abc'