Admins
Admin Setup — 24 Steps
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Step 1
Navigate to
https://console.cloud.google.com▾
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Step 2
Click the Project dropdown and select "New Project"
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Step 3
Enter project details and click "Create"
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Step 4
Navigate to APIs & Services → Library
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Step 5
Search "Google Chat API" and click the result
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Step 6
Click the Enable button
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Step 7
Also enable the "Admin SDK API" to proceed
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Step 8
Open APIs & Services → OAuth consent screen
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Step 9
Click "Get Started"
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Step 10
Enter app information and click "Next"
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Step 11
Choose "External" and click "Next"
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Step 12
Enter email address and click "Next"
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Step 13
Accept terms and conditions, then click "Continue"
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Step 14
Click "Create"
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Step 15
Navigate to APIs & Services → OAuth consent screen (again)
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Step 16
Go to "Data Access" → click "Add or Remove Scopes" and add necessary scopes
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Step 17
After adding scopes, click "Update"
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Step 18
Click "Save"
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Step 19
Navigate to APIs & Services → Credentials
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Step 20
Click "Create Credentials"
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Step 21
Select "OAuth Client ID"
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Step 22
Select "Web Application"
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Step 23
Add the Authorized Redirect URL and click "Create"
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Step 24
System generates Client ID and Client Secret ✓
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Direct messages with multiple participants are supported only for Internal Users. When External Users are included, the group DM cannot be created.
Admin Scopes
Public
Public / Non-Admin Setup — 23 Steps
1
Step 1
Navigate to
https://console.cloud.google.com▾
2
Step 2
Click the Project dropdown and select "New Project"
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3
Step 3
Enter project details and click "Create"
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4
Step 4
Navigate to APIs & Services → Library
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5
Step 5
Search "Google Chat API" and click the result
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6
Step 6
Click the Enable button
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Step 7
Open APIs & Services → OAuth consent screen
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8
Step 8
Click "Get Started"
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Step 9
Enter app information and click "Next"
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10
Step 10
Choose "External" and click "Next"
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Step 11
Enter email address and click "Next"
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12
Step 12
Accept terms and conditions, click "Continue"
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Step 13
Click "Create"
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Step 14
Navigate to APIs & Services → OAuth consent screen
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Step 15
Data Access → "Add or Remove Scopes" and add necessary scopes
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Step 16
Click "Update"
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Step 17
Click "Save"
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Step 18
Navigate to APIs & Services → Credentials
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Step 19
Click "Create Credentials"
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Step 20
Select "OAuth Client ID"
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Step 21
Select "Web Application"
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Step 22
Add Authorized Redirect URL and click "Create"
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Step 23
System generates Client ID and Client Secret
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