Insert third-party smart chips from other applications

You can preview URLs from a third-party partner in Google Docs and Sheets. You can also create third-party resources in a smart chip with the @ menu in Google Docs.

Important: You can only create and use a third-party smart chip if a developer has enabled it for that application. Also, you or your domain administrator will need to install the specific add-on for that application. To install an add-on, go to Extensions Add-ons Get Add-ons. If you’re unable to install the add-on, you can try contacting your administrator.

Create a third-party resource in a smart chip

Important: To find the third-party application in the integration section, you must have the third-party application add-on installed.

1. On your computer, open a document in Google Docs.
2. To create a new resource, enter “@”.
3. Under the “Integration” section, click your third-party application.
   Tip: You can also type the name of the third-party application after the "@" symbol.
4. Fill out the form.
5. Click Create.

Create a third-party resource as a developer.

Preview link with smart chips

1. On your computer, open a document in Google Docs or a spreadsheet in Google Sheets that has a third-party smart chip.
2. Hover or click the smart chip to see information about the website.
   Tip: If you don’t have the add-on installed, you’ll be able to see the chip, but won’t be able to see more information when you hover over the chip. You can click Install to get the add-on.
3. If you want to:
   • Go to the website, click the smart chip title.
   • Copy the URL, click Copy link .
   • Learn more about the application’s add-on, click Add-on information .

Create preview links with smart chips as a developer.

Convert a hyperlink to a third-party smart chip

If you install the add-on for a third-party application, you can also use the URLs in your documents or spreadsheets as smart chips or convert them to smart chips.

1. On your computer, open a document in Google Docs or a spreadsheet in Google Sheets.
2. Enter a link from a third-party website.
3. To replace the URL with the smart chip, press Tab.
4. Click the URL to get information about the website.
5. (Optional) To convert the URL to a smart chip, click the URL, then click Chip.