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Resource: Space

A space in Google Chat. Spaces are conversations between two or more users or 1:1 messages between a user and a Chat app.

JSON representation
{
  "name": string,
  "type": enum (Type),
  "spaceType": enum (SpaceType),
  "singleUserBotDm": boolean,
  "threaded": boolean,
  "displayName": string,
  "externalUserAllowed": boolean,
  "spaceThreadingState": enum (SpaceThreadingState),
  "spaceDetails": {
    object (SpaceDetails)
  },
  "spaceHistoryState": enum (HistoryState),
  "importMode": boolean,
  "createTime": string,
  "lastActiveTime": string,
  "adminInstalled": boolean,
  "membershipCount": {
    object (MembershipCount)
  },
  "accessSettings": {
    object (AccessSettings)
  },
  "spaceUri": string,
  "importModeExpireTime": string,
  "customer": string,

  // Union field space_permission_settings can be only one of the following:
  "predefinedPermissionSettings": enum (PredefinedPermissionSettings),
  "permissionSettings": {
    object (PermissionSettings)
  }
  // End of list of possible types for union field space_permission_settings.
}
Fields name

string

Identifier. Resource name of the space.

Format: spaces/{space}

Where {space} represents the system-assigned ID for the space. You can obtain the space ID by calling the spaces.list() method or from the space URL. For example, if the space URL is https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#chat/space/AAAAAAAAA, the space ID is AAAAAAAAA.

type
(deprecated)

enum (Type)

This item is deprecated!

Output only. Deprecated: Use spaceType instead. The type of a space.

spaceType

enum (SpaceType)

Optional. The type of space. Required when creating a space or updating the space type of a space. Output only for other usage.

singleUserBotDm

boolean

Optional. Whether the space is a DM between a Chat app and a single human.

threaded
(deprecated)

boolean

This item is deprecated!

Output only. Deprecated: Use spaceThreadingState instead. Whether messages are threaded in this space.

displayName

string

Optional. The space's display name. Required when creating a space with a spaceType of SPACE. If you receive the error message ALREADY_EXISTS when creating a space or updating the displayName, try a different displayName. An existing space within the Google Workspace organization might already use this display name.

For direct messages, this field might be empty.

Supports up to 128 characters.

externalUserAllowed

boolean

Optional. Immutable. Whether this space permits any Google Chat user as a member. Input when creating a space in a Google Workspace organization. Omit this field when creating spaces in the following conditions:

For existing spaces, this field is output only.

spaceThreadingState

enum (SpaceThreadingState)

Output only. The threading state in the Chat space.

spaceDetails

object (SpaceDetails)

Optional. Details about the space including description and rules.

spaceHistoryState

enum (HistoryState)

Optional. The message history state for messages and threads in this space.

importMode

boolean

Optional. Whether this space is created in Import Mode as part of a data migration into Google Workspace. While spaces are being imported, they aren't visible to users until the import is complete.

Creating a space in Import Moderequires user authentication.

createTime

string (Timestamp format)

Optional. Immutable. For spaces created in Chat, the time the space was created. This field is output only, except when used in import mode spaces.

For import mode spaces, set this field to the historical timestamp at which the space was created in the source in order to preserve the original creation time.

Only populated in the output when spaceType is GROUP_CHAT or SPACE.

lastActiveTime

string (Timestamp format)

Output only. Timestamp of the last message in the space.

adminInstalled

boolean

Output only. For direct message (DM) spaces with a Chat app, whether the space was created by a Google Workspace administrator. Administrators can install and set up a direct message with a Chat app on behalf of users in their organization.

To support admin install, your Chat app must feature direct messaging.

membershipCount

object (MembershipCount)

Output only. The count of joined memberships grouped by member type. Populated when the spaceType is SPACE, DIRECT_MESSAGE or GROUP_CHAT.

accessSettings

object (AccessSettings)

Optional. Specifies the access setting of the space. Only populated when the spaceType is SPACE.

spaceUri

string

Output only. The URI for a user to access the space.

importModeExpireTime

string (Timestamp format)

Output only. The time when the space will be automatically deleted by the system if it remains in import mode.

Each space created in import mode must exit this mode before this expire time using spaces.completeImport.

This field is only populated for spaces that were created with import mode.

customer

string

Optional. Immutable. The customer id of the domain of the space. Required only when creating a space with app authentication and SpaceType is SPACE, otherwise should not be set.

In the format customers/{customer}, where customer is the id from the Admin SDK customer resource. Private apps can also use the customers/my_customer alias to create the space in the same Google Workspace organization as the app.

For DMs, this field isn't populated.

Union field space_permission_settings. Represents the permission settings of a space. Only populated when the space_type is SPACE. space_permission_settings can be only one of the following: predefinedPermissionSettings

enum (PredefinedPermissionSettings)

Optional. Input only. Predefined space permission settings, input only when creating a space. If the field is not set, a collaboration space is created. After you create the space, settings are populated in the PermissionSettings field.

Setting predefined permission settings supports:

permissionSettings

object (PermissionSettings)

Optional. Space permission settings for existing spaces. Input for updating exact space permission settings, where existing permission settings are replaced. Output lists current permission settings.

Reading and updating permission settings supports:

Type

Deprecated: Use SpaceType instead.

Enums TYPE_UNSPECIFIED Reserved. ROOM Conversations between two or more humans. DM 1:1 Direct Message between a human and a Chat app, where all messages are flat. Note that this doesn't include direct messages between two humans. SpaceType

The type of space. Required when creating or updating a space. Output only for other usage.

Enums SPACE_TYPE_UNSPECIFIED Reserved. SPACE A place where people send messages, share files, and collaborate. A SPACE can include Chat apps. GROUP_CHAT Group conversations between 3 or more people. A GROUP_CHAT can include Chat apps. DIRECT_MESSAGE 1:1 messages between two humans or a human and a Chat app. SpaceThreadingState

Specifies the type of threading state in the Chat space.

Enums SPACE_THREADING_STATE_UNSPECIFIED Reserved. THREADED_MESSAGES Named spaces that support message threads. When users respond to a message, they can reply in-thread, which keeps their response in the context of the original message. GROUPED_MESSAGES Named spaces where the conversation is organized by topic. Topics and their replies are grouped together. UNTHREADED_MESSAGES Direct messages (DMs) between two people and group conversations between 3 or more people. SpaceDetails

Details about the space including description and rules.

JSON representation
{
  "description": string,
  "guidelines": string
}
Fields description

string

Optional. A description of the space. For example, describe the space's discussion topic, functional purpose, or participants.

Supports up to 150 characters.

guidelines

string

Optional. The space's rules, expectations, and etiquette.

Supports up to 5,000 characters.

HistoryState

The history state for messages and spaces. Specifies how long messages and conversation threads are kept after creation.

Enums HISTORY_STATE_UNSPECIFIED Default value. Do not use. HISTORY_OFF History off. Messages and threads are kept for 24 hours. HISTORY_ON History on. The organization's Vault retention rules specify for how long messages and threads are kept. MembershipCount

Represents the count of memberships of a space, grouped into categories.

JSON representation
{
  "joinedDirectHumanUserCount": integer,
  "joinedGroupCount": integer
}
Fields joinedDirectHumanUserCount

integer

Output only. Count of human users that have directly joined the space, not counting users joined by having membership in a joined group.

joinedGroupCount

integer

Output only. Count of all groups that have directly joined the space.

AccessSettings

Represents the access setting of the space.

JSON representation
{
  "accessState": enum (AccessState),
  "audience": string
}
AccessState

Represents the access state of the space.

Enums ACCESS_STATE_UNSPECIFIED Access state is unknown or not supported in this API. PRIVATE Only users or Google Groups that have been individually added or invited by other users or Google Workspace administrators can discover and access the space. DISCOVERABLE

A space manager has granted a target audience access to the space. Users or Google Groups that have been individually added or invited to the space can also discover and access the space. To learn more, see Make a space discoverable to specific users.

Creating discoverable spaces requires user authentication.

PredefinedPermissionSettings

Predefined permission settings that you can only specify when creating a named space. More settings might be added in the future. For details about permission settings for named spaces, see Learn about spaces.

Enums PREDEFINED_PERMISSION_SETTINGS_UNSPECIFIED Unspecified. Don't use. COLLABORATION_SPACE Setting to make the space a collaboration space where all members can post messages. ANNOUNCEMENT_SPACE Setting to make the space an announcement space where only space managers can post messages. PermissionSettings

Permission settings that you can specify when updating an existing named space.

To set permission settings when creating a space, specify the PredefinedPermissionSettings field in your request.

Fields manageMembersAndGroups

object (PermissionSetting)

Optional. Setting for managing members and groups in a space.

modifySpaceDetails

object (PermissionSetting)

Optional. Setting for updating space name, avatar, description and guidelines.

toggleHistory

object (PermissionSetting)

Optional. Setting for toggling space history on and off.

useAtMentionAll

object (PermissionSetting)

Optional. Setting for using @all in a space.

manageApps

object (PermissionSetting)

Optional. Setting for managing apps in a space.

manageWebhooks

object (PermissionSetting)

Optional. Setting for managing webhooks in a space.

postMessages

object (PermissionSetting)

Output only. Setting for posting messages in a space.

replyMessages

object (PermissionSetting)

Optional. Setting for replying to messages in a space.

PermissionSetting

Represents a space permission setting.

JSON representation
{
  "managersAllowed": boolean,
  "membersAllowed": boolean
}
Fields managersAllowed

boolean

Optional. Whether spaces managers have this permission.

membersAllowed

boolean

Optional. Whether non-manager members have this permission.

Methods completeImport Completes the import process for the specified space and makes it visible to users. create Creates a space. delete Deletes a named space. findDirectMessage Returns the existing direct message with the specified user. get Returns details about a space. list Lists spaces the caller is a member of. patch Updates a space. search Returns a list of spaces in a Google Workspace organization based on an administrator's search. setup Creates a space and adds specified users to it.

Except as otherwise noted, the content of this page is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License, and code samples are licensed under the Apache 2.0 License. For details, see the Google Developers Site Policies. Java is a registered trademark of Oracle and/or its affiliates.

Last updated 2025-07-30 UTC.

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