如何通过Python SDK创建Google Docs侧边导航标签页

Hey there! I totally get the frustration here—you can read and tweak existing tabs but can't find a way to create new ones via the Python SDK, right?

From what I've dug into the Docs API documentation (the same resources you checked), there's currently no supported way to programmatically create new side navigation tabs using the API. The existing endpoints only let you retrieve or update tabs that were already created manually in the Google Docs interface.

It seems like even though the side navigation tabs feature has been rolled out to users, the API hasn't been updated to include creation functionality yet. This isn't unusual—sometimes Google takes a bit of time to add API support for newer UI features.

一个可行的替代方案 #

如果这个功能对你的自动化流程很关键，可以试试这个 workaround：

• 先手动在Google Docs界面创建一个带有你需要的标签页结构的模板文档
• 每次需要新文档时，用Docs API或Drive API复制这个模板
• 再用现有的标签页更新接口，修改标签的名称、链接等内容来适配需求

下一步建议 #

如果通过API创建标签页对你的项目来说是刚需，建议你向Google提交功能需求反馈，他们通常会根据用户的需求优先级来推进功能开发。

备注：内容来源于stack exchange，提问作者Alden Harwood