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Smart Certificates

A productivity tool for Google Workspace designed to automate the creation, delivery, and management of digital certificates.

Project Overview

The Smart Certificates add-on integrates directly with Google Forms, using Google Slides as a template engine to generate personalized certificates (in PDF or Image format) based on form responses or quiz scores. Engineered a high-scale document automation pipeline using Google Apps Script and REST APIs to integrate Google Forms, Slides, and Gmail, enabling the automated generation and delivery of personalized certificates for 130,000+ users with a 99.9% success rate.

Challenges

  • Handling high-volume certificate generation without hitting API limits.
  • Ensuring reliable delivery of emails with attachments.

Solutions

  • Implemented batch processing and retry logic for high-volume, reliable certificate generation.
  • Engineered a high-scale document automation pipeline serving 130,000+ users at a 99.9% delivery success rate.
  • Integrated OAuth 2.0 for secure access to Google Workspace APIs.