Settings

Google Docs

Publish content as a native Google Doc into any folder you pick — My Drive or a shared Workspace drive. Markdown is rendered to native Doc formatting (headings, lists, bold, italic, links, code blocks, tables) and the resulting Drive URL is stored on the content item so you can find it later.

Before you start

  • A Google account — personal Gmail or Google Workspace.
  • If your organization restricts third-party app access in Workspace, an admin may need to allow myHERALD before the OAuth screen will let you proceed.

Connect it

  1. Open Settings → Integrations and find the Google Docs card.
  2. Click Connect. Google's OAuth screen opens in a new tab.
  3. Pick the Google account, review the requested scope, and approve.
  4. You'll be returned to myHERALD with the account email shown on the card.

Pick a destination folder & auto-export

In Settings → Integrations, the Google Docs card has a folder picker. Click Choose folder to open Google's own picker and select any folder in My Drive or a shared drive — myHERALD only ever sees the folder you pick. If you don't pick one, myHERALD creates a default myHERALD folder at the root of My Drive on first publish and reuses it from then on.

The same Google Docs settings card has an Auto-export to Drive toggle. When on, every time myHERALD publishes to LinkedIn, X, Bluesky, or any other connected platform, a copy of the content lands in the same Drive folder as a Google Doc — with the original platform recorded in the doc metadata. Useful as an archive or for offline review.

What you can do

  • Create Google Docs in any folder, including shared drives.
  • Native markdown rendering — headings, lists, bold, italic, links, code blocks, tables.
  • Folder picker powered by Google — choose any folder in My Drive or a shared drive.
  • Auto-export: archive every other-platform publish to Drive automatically.
  • The Drive doc URL is stored on the content item for one-click access from the dashboard.

Troubleshooting

Folder picker won't open. Allow pop-ups for myHERALD and make sure you're signed in to the same Google account you connected. Switch accounts by disconnecting and reconnecting with the right one.

"Insufficient permission" on publish. The destination folder may have been moved into a shared drive where the connected account has Viewer-only access. Pick a folder you can write to, or have the drive owner give your account Editor access.

Workspace admin blocked the OAuth. Send your IT admin the myHERALD client ID (shown in the connect dialog) so they can approve it in Google Admin → Security → API controls.

Disconnect

Kebab menu → Disconnect on the Google Docs card. To revoke from Google's side too, visit myaccount.google.com/permissions and remove myHERALD. Existing Docs in your Drive are untouched — disconnecting only stops future writes.

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