Google Chat Integration

Send messages and manage Google Chat spaces, members, reactions, and user settings. Connect Google Chat conversations to the systems your team already uses every day. When Find Direct Message Space lands, react with Find Group Chats or Get Custom Emoji.

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Supported triggers and actions for Google Chat integration

Triggers can detect changes in Google Chat and run actions that can create, search or modify data inside Google Chat automatically [3] — exactly how you set them.

Find Direct Message SpaceReturns the existing direct message space with a specified user.
Find Group ChatsReturns group chat spaces that include specified users.
Get Custom EmojiReturns details about a custom emoji.
Get MessageReturns details about a message in a space.
Get Message AttachmentReturns metadata for a message attachment. Google only allows this for Chat apps (bots), so it fails with a 403 on a normal user connection. To get an attachment, use Get Message, then pass its attachmentDataRef.resourceName to Download Media.
Get SpaceReturns details about a Google Chat space.
Get Space EventReturns details about a space event.
Get Space MemberReturns details about a space membership.
Get Space Notification SettingReturns notification settings for a user in a space.
Get Space Read StateReturns a user read state for a space.
Get Thread Read StateReturns a user read state for a thread.
Get User AvailabilityReturns availability information for a user.
List Custom EmojisRetrieves a list of custom emojis visible to the caller.
List Message PinsRetrieves a list of pinned messages in a space.
List MessagesRetrieves a list of messages in a space.
List ReactionsRetrieves a list of reactions on a message.
List Section ItemsRetrieves items such as spaces in a user section.
List Space EventsRetrieves a list of events from a space.
List Space MembersRetrieves a list of members in a space.
List SpacesRetrieves a list of spaces the caller is a member of.
List User SectionsRetrieves a list of sections for the user.
Search MessagesSearches for messages the caller can access.
Search SpacesSearches for spaces in the organization.
Complete Space ImportCompletes an import of messages and memberships into a space.
Create Custom EmojiCreates a custom emoji in Google Chat.
Create MessageCreates a message in a Google Chat space.
Create ReactionAdds a reaction to a message.
Create SpaceCreates a new Google Chat space.
Create Space MemberAdds a user, group, or Chat app as a member of a space.
Create User SectionCreates a custom section for organizing conversations.
Delete Custom EmojiDeletes a custom emoji from Google Chat.
Delete MessageDeletes a message from a Google Chat space.
Delete ReactionDeletes a reaction from a message.
Delete SpaceDeletes a named Google Chat space.
Delete Space MemberRemoves a member from a Google Chat space.
Delete User SectionDeletes a custom user section.
Download MediaDownloads a media attachment from Google Chat.
Make an API CallPerforms an arbitrary authorized API call.
Mark User ActiveSets a user availability state to active.
Mark User AwaySets a user availability state to away.
Mark User Do Not DisturbSets a user availability state to do not disturb.
Move Section ItemMoves a section item to another section.
Pin MessagePins a message in a Google Chat space.
Reorder User SectionChanges the sort order of a user section.
Replace MessageReplaces a message with a new version.
Set Up SpaceCreates a space and adds specified users to it.
Unpin MessageRemoves a pin from a message in a space.
Update MessageUpdates selected fields on a message.
Update SpaceUpdates metadata for a Google Chat space.
Update Space MemberUpdates a membership in a Google Chat space.
Update Space Notification SettingUpdates notification settings for a user in a space.
Update Space Read StateUpdates a user read state for a space.
Update User AvailabilityUpdates a user custom status or availability fields.
Update User SectionUpdates a custom user section.
Upload MediaUploads a media attachment to Google Chat.

How to integrate Google Chat in automation workflow?

3 simple steps to make your Google Chat connected with other apps in automation workflows on WEXTL. Up to 10 minutes integration set up.

STEP 1

Select Google Chat in workflow

Pick Google Chat app in the workflow builder [4] - just one click to select the app.

STEP 2

Connect Google Chat

When prompted, authorize access to Google Chat in WEXTL once. Google Chat credentials are encrypted and never shared with WEXTL. Authorization will be reused in any future API calls [3].

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STEP 3

Build a workflow

Build your workflow with Google Chat yourself or with WEXTL® AI Builder. Connect Google Chat to any available integrations [5], or use HTTP node to go beyond them.

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How Google Chat connects and integrates with WEXTL

Save and approve your credentials once — WEXTL® stores authorization information encrypted and reuses the authentication whenever Google Chat app is called in workflows. That allows your communication automations to run without your attention, per defined schedule [7]. Explore documentation [6] for a detailed list of fields that Google Chat supports.

Full Google Chat API documentation

The following table illustrates what fields Google Chat integration require during authorization flow inside our workflow builder [4].

Demonstration of Google Chat connection step inside WEXTL Workflow Builder [4].

Field	Type	Help
Client ID	text	Optional. OAuth 2.0 Client ID from Google Cloud Console. Enable the API on the project. Add this app's redirect URI. Leave empty to use the platform app.
Client Secret	password	Optional. Client secret for the same OAuth client. Leave empty to use the platform app.
Additional Scopes	array	Optional. Extra Google OAuth scopes to request on top of the default ones, one full scope URL per item (for example https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive). Duplicates of the default scopes are ignored. Use this with your own Client ID, and enable the same scopes on its OAuth consent screen.

Connect Google Chat to popular apps on WEXTL

Enter a name of the other app you want to sync with Google Chat below. Click on selected app to explore integration options with Google Chat. If the app you search for is not available in WEXTL yet, you can use HTTP node [10] instead to integrate it directly.

Example automation with Google Chat integration

Select Find Direct Message Space action from Google Chat - this will be a starting point in your automation. Whenever event happens in Google Chat, workflow will start [7] from Find Direct Message Space node.

Search for Create Message, connect it as the next step of integration sequence. You can use filters between Find Direct Message Space and Create Message, so only important data pass from Find Direct Message Space to the next step. WEXTL gives you full control over the process of Google Chat automation. All parts of workflow are visible on the canvas [4].

Google Chat on WEXTL has 55 modules for combining communication automations. Explore Google Chat documentation for more.

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Demonstration of how visual Google Chat automation [6] looks in WEXTL.

Frequently asked questions

Common questions about automating Google Chat in your workflows.

Google Chat has no triggers, but it provides 55 actions including "Find Direct Message Space", "Find Group Chats", and "Get Custom Emoji". Pair them with triggers from other apps to automate Google Chat tasks.

Integration has 55 actions, including "Find Direct Message Space", "Find Group Chats", and "Get Custom Emoji", and more. Refer to our Google Chat Documentation for detailed inputs and outputs.

No. Most automations are built visually on the canvas by picking triggers, actions, and mapping fields. You can add custom JavaScript with Functions when advanced logic is needed — but our customers do that in rare cases [4].

Yes. Connections are authenticated per account, credentials are encrypted at rest, and you can enforce approvals and team-level access controls on any automation.

The Google Chat integration on WEXTL runs directly on its vendor public API — every field name, authentication method, and rate limit is controlled by Google Chat official API and covered in documentation [3]. WEXTL handles the request signing and pagination for you.

Absolutely. Where Google Chat provides native webhooks, you can use instant triggers to eliminate polling delay. For custom webhooks, WEXTL offers Custom Webhook node, so you can start automation whenever Google Chat or any other service sends event to webhook URL.

WEXTL is an AI-first visual canvas. The platform allows you to describe automation in plain text — and AI will wire nodes for Google Chat inside the workflow builder [4]. You can also use built-in workflow nodes (AI Agent, Human in the Loop, Condition, Aggregate Results) in pair with Google Chat modules to craft complex integration flows with branches, filtering, and conditional logic. There are absolutely no limits of what you can build.

References

List of sources used to gather information about the Google Chat integration.

Google Chat integration source code, module specs and credentials implementation.
Internal Google Chat integration documentation, structured input and output parameters, scopes, and authentication methods.
Official Google Chat vendor API documentation — used to verify field meanings, authentication flows, and anything our own specs don't fully capture.
WEXTL® Visual Workflow Builder, anonymized data from our technical support team.
WEXTL® Apps Library
WEXTL® Google Chat App Documentation
WEXTL® Workflow Scheduler
WEXTL® HTTP node documentation

Google Chat Integration

Supported triggers and actions for Google Chat integration