May 10, 2022
Create Spaces and Add Members with the Google Chat API, available in Developer Preview
What’s changing
Using the Google Chat API, you can now programmatically create new Spaces and add members to those Spaces. This functionality is available in preview – developers can apply for access through our Google Workspace Developer Preview Program.
Google Workspace administrators can also use the API controls in Admin Console if they would also like to restrict access to Google Chat data.
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Who’s impacted
Admins and Developers
Why you’d use it
While it’s easy to create new Spaces and add members directly in Google Chat, there are cases where Spaces can be filled with many topics and side conversations, making it difficult to keep track of important information. Using the new API functionality, you can set up new spaces that focus on a specific topic, team, or project. For example, an on-call app can automatically create a space when an outage has been detected.
Getting started
- Developers: To use the Google Chat API, developers can apply for access through our Google Workspace Developer Preview Program.
Availability
- Available to all Google Workspace customers, as well as legacy G Suite Basic and Business customers