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Export MIME types for Google Workspace documents
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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
PDF
application/pdf
.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
PDF
application/pdf
.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
PDF
application/pdf
.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 PDF
application/pdf
.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
application/mp4
.mp4
Note: To view a list of all system supported export formats for a user, retrieve
an aboutabout.getfields 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 .
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Last updated 2025-08-18 UTC.
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