Question

I had several questions regarding the usability of a “G Suite/Google Apps API.” I would like to integrate some sort of document/spreadsheet/presentation management directly into an application I am building.

This service would have to have the ability to import and export to DOC/XLS/PPT/PDF etc…, so something like Feng Office (if you have ever heard of it), wouldn’t suit this need.

For this purpose, I’m looking into such a thing exists. Before I would begin this endeavor, I was wondering:

• Do the G Suite/Google Apps productivity tools allow documents/spreadsheets/presentations to be created, read, updated, and deleted all from a third-party application?
• Would potential users have to have a Google account in order to use document/spreadsheet/presentation editor?
• Could multiple users on my application access files under one Google account, if an account is needed at all?
• Last, is it possible to skip a Google account, and let Google docs directly access and save documents on my local server?

Sorry for the crash list of questions, but if there is anyone who could help with these, it would be much appreciated.

spryno724

Answer 1

1. Yes.
2. Not necessarily, you can have your backend script sign in as you, or even better, an admin account set-up specifically for your app.
3. Yes, see #2.
4. I don’t think so.