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Add-ons overview
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Add-ons are customized applications that extend Google Workspace applications.
Add new capabilities to Google Workspace
Add-ons can help automate tasks or make third-party services or information available in Google Workspace. With add-ons, you can do the following:
- Create customized user interfaces that are directly integrated into Google Workspace applications. These interfaces can display information to the user and provide user controls.
- Boost workflow efficiency when working with Google Workspace by automating or streamlining tasks.
- Control and move data between Google applications.
- Remove the need for browser switching by providing the user everything they need within Google Workspace.
- Connect to non-Google services within Google Workspace applications, letting you retrieve or upload data from those services into and from Google Workspace.
Types of add-ons
There are two types of add-ons you can build:Google Workspace add-ons and Editor add-ons. For more information about each, seeAdd-on types.
Google Workspace add-ons API
With the Google Workspace add-ons API, you can:
- Automate testing and deployments.
- Perform background tasks using your add-on's hosting service.
- Create and manage deployments with command-line tools.
- Manage deployment permissions for service accounts or regular users with granular Cloud IAM permissions.
For more information about the Google Workspace add-ons API, see theReference documentation.
Try a quickstart
To quickly see how building an add-on works, try a quickstart: