Today, when I was run SlidesApp batchUpdate, the Google AppsScript returned me the following error:
Exception: Service Google Slides API has not been enabled for your Apps Script-managed Cloud Platform project. If you have recently turned on this advanced Google service, wait a few minutes for the action to propagate to our systems and then retry.
I don't know what was happen. Yesterday, the Apps Script was running correctly.
Anyone can help me to solve this?
Google functionality is scoped to a Google Project.
Your Apps Script is associated with a Google Project. Any other Google services (APIs) that your Apps Script uses must be enabled in the same Project.
Replacing [PROJECT] with your Apps Script's Project, visit the following link that represents the Google Slides API:
https://console.cloud.google.com/apis/library/slides.googleapis.com?project=[PROJECT]
You can click the ENABLE button to enable the Google Slides API in the Project and thus for your Apps Script too.
NOTE You either changed Projects or added/disabled Google Slides functionality to your Apps Script but this would not have worked yesterday.
I know I can use the Google Docs API along with the UrlFetchApp service. But does anyone know if the Google Docs API will be available as an "Advanced Google Service" in Google Apps Script, if so, can you tell when this will happen?
I can't say for sure (I don't work at Google) but there are information channels you can monitor for news and product updates related to Google Apps Script and GSuite products:
Google Apps Script Release Notes
What's New in GSuite
GSuite Updates
Besides, "Advanced Services" are just wrappers for their respective APIs and their main purpose is to provide code completion. Under the hood, you consume the same resources as you would if you called the API directly via UrlFetch (this includes usage quotas).
If you're up to the task you can write your own implementation based on the discovery docs available for the Google Docs API.
I am new to Google App scripts and I have a few questions (I've done the diligent of going thru the FAQs) that I couldn't find answers yet
I read that Google App scripts are hosted in Google Drive. Where does it actually get executed?
are there any SLA or availability figures for the Google App scripts hosting environment?
can I host the Google App scripts (we will mainly use these as Gadgets for Google Site) on other environment? such as App engine?
many thanks
I've never seen anything official that answer these questions. So the following answers are just from my experience of working with Apps Script and as a Top Contributor.
It gets executed on Google servers, under the "script" subdomain at google.com. There's no info regarding the infrastructure.
There's no SLA. AFAIK it is not even covered in Google support for "Google for Work" (new name of Apps for Business)
No, you cannot host it anywhere else. And also not embed it anywhere expect a Google Site.
Preface
First of all, Google Apps Script seems to be separate from Google Sheets/Docs/Forms/Drive as noted in HIPAA Included Functionality:
As of July 21, 2020, The following functionality is Included Functionality under the applicable HIPAA Business Associate Addendum:
Gmail, Calendar, Drive (including Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Forms), Apps Script, Keep, Sites, Jamboard, Hangouts (chat messaging feature only), Google Chat, Google Meet, Google Voice (managed users only), Google Cloud Search, Cloud Identity Management, Google Groups, Google Tasks and Vault (if applicable).
So, in official docs, Google recognises Apps Script as separate service, as seen in Google Workspace HIPAA Included Functionality terms.
Is there SLA for Apps Script
There is Google Workspace Service Level Agreement (SLA, which is a matter of question), where Apps Script is NOT included in covered services.
From Google Workspace Service Level Agreement
Last modified: July 12, 2021:
"Google Workspace Covered Services" means the Gmail, Currents, Google Calendar, Google Cloud Print, Google Cloud Search, Google Docs, Google Sheets, Google Slides, Google Forms, Google Drive, Google Groups for Business, Google Hangouts messaging and video initiation, Google Chat, Google Meet, Google Keep, Google Sites, Google Jamboard, Google Tasks, Google Vault, and Google Voice components of the Service. This does not include the Gmail Labs functionality, and Google Jamboard Hardware components of the Service.
There is also additional Google Apps Script Additional Terms which have no mention of SLA (as of January 2022).
It's not should be considered any kind of legal advice, but looks like there is no explicit Apps Script SLA.
Working on a container-bound script that uses the Calendar Service, and it would be super helpful to try things out in chrome's console. Possible?
No. But you can just use "google oauth2 playground"
https://developers.google.com/oauthplayground/ to try any google api live.
So I'm developing a Google Marketplace application for my company. In addition to several other features, my boss wants the app to be able to integrate with the Google Drive UI (eg be able to open files from the UI using the app). Now I understand that it's quite possible to use the Google Drive API to pull information from Drive to our Marketplace app, but is it actually possible for a Marketplace App to integrate with the Drive UI, for instance in the manner described above?
Yes, it is possible and there are many apps on market place that uses Drive UI to create or open file such as Docusign, draw.io, and gantter.
Please take a look at this GDL about integrating Drive API with Google Apps Marketplace. This will give you basic idea of how to use Dirve API with Google Apps Marketplace.
Also, take a look at documentation about Drive UI.