This is a sample script for simply converting HTML to plain text using Google Apps Script.
Sample values
HTML (input value)
<div id="sample1">sample text1</div>
<div id="sample2">sample text2</div>
<ul id="sample3">
<li>sample list 1</li>
<li>sample list 2</li>
</ul>
<table id="sample4">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>a1</td>
<td>b1</td>
<td>c1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>a2</td>
<td>b2</td>
<td>c2</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
Text (output value)
sample text1
sample text2
- sample list 1
- sample list 2
a1 b1 c1
a2 b2 c2
Sample script
function myFunction() {
const sampleHTML = `<div id="sample1">sample text1</div>
<div id="sample2">sample text2</div>
<ul id="sample3">
<li>sample list 1</li>
<li>sample list 2</li>
</ul>
<table id="sample4">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>a1</td>
<td>b1</td>
<td>c1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>a2</td>
<td>b2</td>
<td>c2</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>`;
const temp = GmailApp.createDraft("", "", "", { htmlBody: sampleHTML });
const plainText = temp.getMessage().getPlainBody();
temp.deleteDraft();
console.log(plainText);
}
- This method uses
GmailApp.createDraftfor converting HTML to plain text. When a draft email is created withGmailApp.createDraftby giving an HTML body, when the message content is retrieved withgetPlainBody(), the plain text is retrieved. This method uses this situation. - When this sample script is run, the result in “Sample values” section can be obtained.
Note
- This method is a simple conversion from HTML to plain text. So I’m not sure whether this method can be used for all HTML data. Please be careful about this.