The following table shows how Google Workspace documents map to export MIME types :
| Document Type | Format | MIME Type | File Extension |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Documents
|
Microsoft Word | application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document | .docx |
| |
OpenDocument | application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.text | .odt |
| |
Rich Text | application/rtf | .rtf |
| |
application/pdf | ||
| |
Plain Text | text/plain | .txt |
| |
Web Page (HTML) | application/zip | .zip |
| |
EPUB | application/epub+zip | .epub |
| |
Markdown | text/markdown | .md |
|
Spreadsheets
|
Microsoft Excel | application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet | .xlsx |
| |
OpenDocument | application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.spreadsheet | .ods |
| |
application/pdf | ||
| |
Web Page (HTML) | application/zip | .zip |
| |
Comma Separated Values (first-sheet only) | text/csv | .csv |
| |
Tab Separated Values (first-sheet only) | text/tab-separated-values | .tsv |
|
Presentations
|
Microsoft PowerPoint | application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.presentationml.presentation | .pptx |
| |
ODP | application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.presentation | .odp |
| |
application/pdf | ||
| |
Plain Text | text/plain | .txt |
| |
JPEG (first-slide only) | image/jpeg | .jpg |
| |
PNG (first-slide only) | image/png | .png |
| |
Scalable Vector Graphics (first-slide only) | image/svg+xml | .svg |
|
Drawings
|
application/pdf | ||
| |
JPEG | image/jpeg | .jpg |
| |
PNG | image/png | .png |
| |
Scalable Vector Graphics | image/svg+xml | .svg |
|
Apps Script
|
JSON | application/vnd.google-apps.script+json | .json |
|
Google Vids
|
MP4 | video/mp4 | .mp4 |
To view a list of all system supported export formats for a user, use the get
method on the about
resource with the fields
parameter set to exportFormats
.
You can also export Google Workspace documents using Google Apps Script. For more information on supported formats when exporting content in Apps Script, see the reference documentation for Google Docs , Google Sheets , and Google Slides .

