Developer Preview: Subscriptions to user read state updates in Google Chat are now available as part of the Developer Preview Program.

The Google Workspace Events API now supports subscriptions to Google Chat user read state updates. The API supports the following types of events:

• google.workspace.chat.spaceReadState.v1.updated: A user's space read state is updated.
• google.workspace.chat.threadReadState.v1.updated: A user's thread read state is updated.
• google.workspace.chat.spaceReadState.v1.batchUpdated: Multiple space read states are updated for the subscribed user.
• google.workspace.chat.threadReadState.v1.batchUpdated: Multiple thread read states are updated for the subscribed user.

This feature requires the https://www.googleapis.com/auth/chat.users.readstate or https://www.googleapis.com/auth/chat.users.readstate.readonly authorization scope.

To learn more, see Subscribe to Google Chat events.

(Developer Preview): The Google Workspace Events API now supports subscriptions to Google Drive. The API supports the following types of events:

• A file is added to a folder or shared drive.
• A file is moved to a folder or shared drive.
• A file is edited or a new revision is uploaded.
• A file is trashed or removed from the trash.
• An access proposal is created or resolved on a file.

For details, see Subscribe to Google Drive events.

The following app-specific fields on the space.message resource are now populated when the created and updated Google Chat events are sent:

• threadKey
• clientAssignedMessageId
• slashCommand
• MatchedUrl

See the space.message resource.

See the list of Google Chat event types.

The Google Workspace Events API v1beta endpoint will be decommissioned for Google Chat and Google Meet events on April 30, 2025. To subscribe to Chat or Meet events, use the generally available v1 endpoint.

(Generally available) - For event subscriptions, you can now use the eventTypes field in the updateMask parameter of the subscriptions.patch method to change the event types to receive for the target resource.

Google Chat apps can now create a subscription to receive events for all Chat spaces where the user is a member. To target all spaces for a user, set the subscription's targetResource field to //chat.googleapis.com/spaces/-. To learn more, see Subscribe to Google Chat events.

To subscribe to events using Apps Script, you can now use the Advanced Google Workspace Events service. For details, see the Apps Script reference documentation.

(Generally available): Subscriptions to Google Chat spaces and users are now generally available. To learn more, see Subscribe to Google Chat events.

Announcement

Events about deleted messages are now supported (Event type: google.workspace.chat.message.v1.deleted).

(Generally available): The Google Workspace Events API is now generally available and supports subscriptions to Google Meet events. To learn more, see Subscribe to Google Meet events and the v1 reference documentation.

(Developer Preview): The Google Workspace Events API supports the get() method on the Operations resource.

(Developer Preview): The Google Workspace Events API now sends lifecycle events when subscriptions expire. For details, see Subscription expired events.

(Developer Preview): The Google Workspace Events API now supports subscriptions to Google Chat users. Subscriptions to Chat users support the following event types:

• New memberships
• Updated memberships
• Deleted memberships
• Multiple memberships have changed

For details, see Subscribe to Google Chat events.

(Developer Preview): The Google Workspace Events API now supports subscriptions to Google Meet meeting spaces and users. The API supports the following types of events:

• A conference starts or ends.
• A participant joins or leaves a conference.
• A recording is generated.
• A transcript is generated.

To learn more, see Subscribe to Google Meet events.

(Developer Preview): Subscriptions to Google Chat spaces now support the following event types:

• New reactions
• Removed reactions
• Multiple reactions have changed.

For details, see Subscribe to Google Chat events.

(Developer Preview): The Google Workspace Events API is now available to members of the Developer Preview Program. The API supports subscribing to Google Chat spaces for the following types of events:

• New messages
• Updated messages
• New members
• Updated members
• Removed members
• Updated space
• Deleted space

To learn more, see the Google Workspace Events API overview.