Help me insret pdf summary into the google docs

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→ When I try to insert the summary of my PDF into Google Docs via n8n, the text does not appear. Instead, I get the following error:

“errorMessage”: “Bad request - please check your parameters”,
“errorDescription”: “Invalid requests[0].insertText: Insert text requests must specify text to insert.”,
“errorDetails”: {
“rawErrorMessage”: [
“400 - {“error”:{“code”:400,“message”:“Invalid requests[0].insertText: Insert text requests must specify text to insert.”,“status”:“INVALID_ARGUMENT”}}”
],
“httpCode”: “400”
},
“n8nDetails”: {
“nodeName”: “Update a document”,
“nodeType”: “n8n-nodes-base.googleDocs”,
“nodeVersion”: 2,
“resource”: “document”,
“operation”: “update”,
“time”: “8/31/2025, 8:47:01 PM”,
“n8nVersion”: “1.108.2 (Cloud)”,
“binaryDataMode”: “filesystem”,
“stackTrace”: [
“NodeApiError: Bad request - please check your parameters”,
" at ExecuteContext.googleApiRequest (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/n8n/node_modules/.pnpm/n8n-nodes-base@file+packages+nodes-base_@[email protected]_asn1.js@5_1af219c3f47f2a1223ec4ccec249a974/node_modules/n8n-nodes-base/nodes/Google/Docs/GenericFunctions.ts:53:9)“,
" at processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:105:5)”,
" at ExecuteContext.execute (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/n8n/node_modules/.pnpm/n8n-nodes-base@file+packages+nodes-base_@[email protected]_asn1.js@5_1af219c3f47f2a1223ec4ccec249a974/node_modules/n8n-nodes-base/nodes/Google/Docs/GoogleDocs.node.ts:493:22)“,
" at WorkflowExecute.runNode (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/n8n/node_modules/.pnpm/n8n-core@file+packages+core_@[email protected]_@[email protected]_5aee33ef851c7de341eb325c6a25e0ff/node_modules/n8n-core/src/execution-engine/workflow-execute.ts:1212:9)”,
" at /usr/local/lib/node_modules/n8n/node_modules/.pnpm/n8n-core@file+packages+core_@[email protected]_@[email protected]_5aee33ef851c7de341eb325c6a25e0ff/node_modules/n8n-core/src/execution-engine/workflow-execute.ts:1582:27",
" at /usr/local/lib/node_modules/n8n/node_modules/.pnpm/n8n-core@file+packages+core_@[email protected]_@[email protected]_5aee33ef851c7de341eb325c6a25e0ff/node_modules/n8n-core/src/execution-engine/workflow-execute.ts:2158:11"
]
}
}

Please share your workflow

(Select the nodes on your canvas and use the keyboard shortcuts CMD+C/CTRL+C and CMD+V/CTRL+V to copy and paste the workflow.){
  "nodes": [
    {
      "parameters": {
        "operation": "update",
        "documentURL": "1Z0aPxPPWHJQRqwoWr0z_C3tUbW6NsS1c1tBrR0WIHmY",
        "actionsUi": {
          "actionFields": [
            {
              "action": "insert",
              "insertSegment": "={{$json[\"textToInsert\"]}}\n",
              "text": "="
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.googleDocs",
      "typeVersion": 2,
      "position": [
        832,
        -368
      ],
      "id": "e0717e0f-8fce-4c27-972c-f7dd148c8b32",
      "name": "Update a document",
      "executeOnce": false,
      "credentials": {
        "googleDocsOAuth2Api": {
          "id": "4kZCWC1rwsbsRH62",
          "name": "Google Docs account"
        }
      }
    }
  ],
  "connections": {},
  "pinData": {},
  "meta": {
    "templateCredsSetupCompleted": true,
    "instanceId": "6ed8144fe00d1f83acfdefc9c9795dc05a2083e9f83510bdef3537a50375f33b"
  }
}

Share the output returned by the last node

{

“errorMessage”: “Bad request - please check your parameters”,
“errorDescription”: “Invalid requests[0].insertText: Insert text requests must specify text to insert.”,
“errorDetails”: {
“rawErrorMessage”: [
“400 - {“error”:{“code”:400,“message”:“Invalid requests[0].insertText: Insert text requests must specify text to insert.”,“status”:“INVALID_ARGUMENT”}}”
],
“httpCode”: “400”
},
“n8nDetails”: {
“nodeName”: “Update a document”,
“nodeType”: “n8n-nodes-base.googleDocs”,
“nodeVersion”: 2,
“resource”: “document”,
“operation”: “update”,
“time”: “8/31/2025, 8:47:01 PM”,
“n8nVersion”: “1.108.2 (Cloud)”,
“binaryDataMode”: “filesystem”,
“stackTrace”: [
“NodeApiError: Bad request - please check your parameters”,
" at ExecuteContext.googleApiRequest (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/n8n/node_modules/.pnpm/n8n-nodes-base@file+packages+nodes-base_@[email protected]_asn1.js@5_1af219c3f47f2a1223ec4ccec249a974/node_modules/n8n-nodes-base/nodes/Google/Docs/GenericFunctions.ts:53:9)“,
" at processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:105:5)”,
" at ExecuteContext.execute (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/n8n/node_modules/.pnpm/n8n-nodes-base@file+packages+nodes-base_@[email protected]_asn1.js@5_1af219c3f47f2a1223ec4ccec249a974/node_modules/n8n-nodes-base/nodes/Google/Docs/GoogleDocs.node.ts:493:22)“,
" at WorkflowExecute.runNode (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/n8n/node_modules/.pnpm/n8n-core@file+packages+core_@[email protected]_@[email protected]_5aee33ef851c7de341eb325c6a25e0ff/node_modules/n8n-core/src/execution-engine/workflow-execute.ts:1212:9)”,
" at /usr/local/lib/node_modules/n8n/node_modules/.pnpm/n8n-core@file+packages+core_@[email protected]_@[email protected]_5aee33ef851c7de341eb325c6a25e0ff/node_modules/n8n-core/src/execution-engine/workflow-execute.ts:1582:27",
" at /usr/local/lib/node_modules/n8n/node_modules/.pnpm/n8n-core@file+packages+core_@[email protected]_@[email protected]_5aee33ef851c7de341eb325c6a25e0ff/node_modules/n8n-core/src/execution-engine/workflow-execute.ts:2158:11"
]
}
}

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Welcome to the N8n community @deedzie

Can you re edit your questions carefully, as it’s difficult to understand.
And let me know if you need help with anything

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thanks can you help me pls?

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thanks can you help me pls?

5

@deedzie The issue is not with your Google Docs node configuration itself, but with the data it’s receiving from the previous node in your workflow.

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@deedzie You need to remove the "text" field from the action. The "insertSegment" field is the one that should contain the text or expression you want to insert.

Correct Configuration


"actionsUi": {
  "actionFields": [
    {
      "action": "insert",
      "insertSegment": "={{ $json['textToInsert'] }}\n" // This field provides the text
      // REMOVE the "text": "=" line entirely
    }
  ]
}
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