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Setting up an Apps Script project to call the Google Forms API directly through a
REST call is straightforward. Assuming you have already configured a
Google Cloud project, do the following:
Create a new Apps Script project.
Change the associated Google Cloud project number to match the project you
enabled for the Google Forms API.
Edit the Manifest file (appsscript.json) to add the necessary OAuth
scopes.
Add Apps Script code to fetch an OAuth token and make a REST call using
the token.
Here's a quick walkthrough of these steps.
Create and configure a new Apps Script project
Using the same Google ID that you configured your GCP project with,
go to the
Apps Script Dashboard,
then click New project.
Once your project is open, click settings
Project Settings.
Select the Show "appsscript.json" manifest file in editor checkbox.
In the Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Project section, click Change
project and enter the GCP project number that you configured for the
Forms API.
Your Apps Script project is now configured to access the Google Forms API. The next
required step is to add the proper OAuth scopes.
Add OAuth scopes
To generate a properly scoped OAuth token in Apps Script, you need to set the
required scopes in the project's manifest file.
Click save Save project and correct
any syntax errors if needed. Your project should now be able to call the
Google Forms API via a REST call.
Add Apps Script code to call the API
Before writing the code to call a form, you need to identify a form that you
own that has responses and take note of its form ID. The form ID can be found
in the URL when editing the form:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/<FORM_ID>/edit
To call the API, you will use an Apps Script UrlFetchApp call.
functioncallFormsAPI(){console.log('Calling the Forms API!');varformId='<YOUR_FORM_ID>';// Get OAuth TokenvarOAuthToken=ScriptApp.getOAuthToken();console.log('OAuth token is: '+OAuthToken);varformsAPIUrl='https://forms.googleapis.com/v1/forms/'+formId+'/'+'responses';console.log('formsAPIUrl is: '+formsAPIUrl);varoptions={'headers':{Authorization:'Bearer '+OAuthToken,Accept:'application/json'},'method':'get'};varresponse=UrlFetchApp.fetch(formsAPIUrl,options);console.log('Response from forms.responses was: '+response);}
Replace YOUR_FORM_ID with the value that you noted earlier.
Example: var formId = 'tL5ygBC8zpbTnTp76JCZdIg80hA-cnpbTnTjnsewCKJH';
Click saveSave project and correct
any syntax errors if needed.
Test the code
Click play_arrowRun.
Authorize the project as needed using the same Google ID as before.
Once it starts, you should see a response in the Execution log similar to
this:
[[["Easy to understand","easyToUnderstand","thumb-up"],["Solved my problem","solvedMyProblem","thumb-up"],["Other","otherUp","thumb-up"]],[["Missing the information I need","missingTheInformationINeed","thumb-down"],["Too complicated / too many steps","tooComplicatedTooManySteps","thumb-down"],["Out of date","outOfDate","thumb-down"],["Samples / code issue","samplesCodeIssue","thumb-down"],["Other","otherDown","thumb-down"]],["Last updated 2025-08-28 UTC."],[],["To use the Google Forms API via REST calls in Apps Script: first, create a new Apps Script project and link it to your Google Cloud project enabled for the Forms API. Then, edit the `appsscript.json` manifest file to include required OAuth scopes, such as `script.external_request` and `forms.responses.readonly`. Finally, use `UrlFetchApp` in your Apps Script code to call the API, getting an OAuth token with `ScriptApp.getOAuthToken()` and a form ID. Run and authorize the script to see API responses.\n"],null,["# Set up an Apps Script project\n\nSetting up an Apps Script project to call the Google Forms API directly through a\nREST call is straightforward. Assuming you have already configured a\nGoogle Cloud project, do the following:\n\n1. Create a new Apps Script project.\n2. Change the associated Google Cloud project number to match the project you enabled for the Google Forms API.\n3. Edit the Manifest file (`appsscript.json`) to add the necessary OAuth scopes.\n4. Add Apps Script code to fetch an OAuth token and make a REST call using the token.\n\nHere's a quick walkthrough of these steps.\n\nCreate and configure a new Apps Script project\n----------------------------------------------\n\n1. Using the same Google ID that you configured your GCP project with, go to the [Apps Script Dashboard](https://script.google.com), then click **New project**.\n2. Once your project is open, click settings Project Settings.\n3. Select the **Show \"appsscript.json\" manifest file in editor** checkbox.\n4. In the **Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Project** section, click **Change\n project** and enter the GCP project number that you configured for the Forms API.\n\nYour Apps Script project is now configured to access the Google Forms API. The next\nrequired step is to add the proper OAuth scopes.\n\nAdd OAuth scopes\n----------------\n\nTo generate a properly scoped OAuth token in Apps Script, you need to set the\nrequired scopes in the project's manifest file.\n\n1. In the editor, open `appsscript.json`.\n2. Add the scopes to the body of the manifest.\n\n **Note:** Each API method has its own specific OAuth scope requirements ([example](/workspace/forms/api/reference/rest/v1/forms/get#authorization-scopes)). You only need to include scopes for the methods you use. For instance, if you only plan to fetch form responses, you only need `forms.responses.readonly`. The `script.external_request` scope is required to allow Apps Script to call an external REST service. \n\n {\n ...\n \"oauthScopes\": [\n \"https://www.googleapis.com/auth/script.external_request\",\n \"https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive\",\n \"https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.readonly\",\n \"https://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms.body\",\n \"https://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms.body.readonly\",\n \"https://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms.responses.readonly\"\n ],\n ...\n }\n\n3. Click save Save project and correct\n any syntax errors if needed. Your project should now be able to call the\n Google Forms API via a REST call.\n\nAdd Apps Script code to call the API\n------------------------------------\n\nBefore writing the code to call a form, you need to identify a form that you\nown that has responses and take note of its form ID. The form ID can be found\nin the URL when editing the form:\n\n`https://docs.google.com/forms/d/\u003cFORM_ID\u003e/edit`\n\nTo call the API, you will use an Apps Script `UrlFetchApp` call.\n\n1. Open **Code.gs** and add the following code:\n\n forms-api/snippets/retrieve_all_responses.gs \n [View on GitHub](https://github.com/googleworkspace/apps-script-samples/blob/main/forms-api/snippets/retrieve_all_responses.gs) \n\n ```javascript\n function callFormsAPI() {\n console.log('Calling the Forms API!');\n var formId = '\u003cYOUR_FORM_ID\u003e';\n\n // Get OAuth Token\n var OAuthToken = ScriptApp.getOAuthToken();\n console.log('OAuth token is: ' + OAuthToken);\n var formsAPIUrl = 'https://forms.googleapis.com/v1/forms/' + formId + '/' + 'responses';\n console.log('formsAPIUrl is: ' + formsAPIUrl);\n var options = {\n 'headers': {\n Authorization: 'Bearer ' + OAuthToken,\n Accept: 'application/json'\n },\n 'method': 'get'\n }; \n var response = UrlFetchApp.fetch(formsAPIUrl, options);\n console.log('Response from forms.responses was: ' + response);\n }\n ```\n2. Replace `YOUR_FORM_ID` with the value that you noted earlier.\n\n Example: `var formId = 'tL5ygBC8zpbTnTp76JCZdIg80hA-cnpbTnTjnsewCKJH';`\n3. Click save **Save project** and correct\n any syntax errors if needed.\n\nTest the code\n-------------\n\n1. Click play_arrow **Run**.\n2. Authorize the project as needed using the same Google ID as before.\n\nOnce it starts, you should see a response in the **Execution log** similar to\nthis: \n\n```\nExecution started\nCalling the Forms API!\nOAuth token is: ya29.a0ARrdaM8IMjtlv…\nformsAPIUrl is: https://forms.googleapis.com/v1beta/forms/…/responses\nResponse from Forms.responses was: {\n\"responses\": [\n {\n \"responseId\":\"...\",\n \"createTime\": \"2021-03-25T01:23:58.146Z\",\n \"lastSubmittedTime\": \"2021-03-25T01:23:58.146607Z\",\n \"answers\": {\n \"1e9b0ead\": {\n \"questionId\": \"1e9b0ead\",\n \"textAnswers\": {\n \"answers\": [\n {\n \"value\": \"Red\"\n }\n ]\n }\n },\n \"773ed8f3\": {\n \"questionId\": \"773ed8f3\",\n \"textAnswers\": {\n \"answers\": [\n {\n \"value\": \"Tesla\"\n }\n ]\n }\n }\n }\n }\n ]\n}\nExecution completed\n```\n\nNext steps\n----------\n\nOnce you've successfully called the API with Apps Script, consult the\n[reference documentation](/workspace/forms/api/reference/rest) and experiment\nwith making other calls to the API."]]