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Users - Chat

Introduction

To use these commands y 8000 ou must update your service account authorization.

gam user user@domain.com update serviceaccount

[*]  3)  Chat API - Custom Emojis (supports readonly)
[*]  4)  Chat API - Memberships (supports readonly)
[*]  5)  Chat API - Memberships Admin (supports readonly)
[*]  6)  Chat API - Messages (supports readonly)
[*]  7)  Chat API - Spaces (supports readonly)
[*]  8)  Chat API - Spaces Admin (supports readonly)
[*]  9)  Chat API - Spaces Delete
[*] 10)  Chat API - Spaces Delete Admin

Added use_chat_admin_access Boolean variable to gam.cfg.

* When False, GAM uses user access when making all Chat API calls. For calls that support admin access,
    this can be overridden with the asadmin command line option.
* When True, GAM uses admin access for Chat API calls that support admin access; other calls will use user access.
* Default: False

Google requires that you have a Chat Bot configured in order to use the Chat API; set up a Chat Bot as described in the next section.

Set up a Chat Bot

  • Run the command gam setup chat; it will point you to a URL to configure your Chat Bot.
  • Enter an App name and Description of your choosing.
  • For the Avatar URL you can use https://dummyimage.com/384x256/4d4d4d/0011ff.png&text=+GAM or a public URL to an image of your own choosing.
  • In Functionality, uncheck both "Receive 1:1 messages" and "Join spaces and group conversations"
  • In Connection settings, choose "Cloud Pub/Sub" and enter projects/<ProjectID>/topics/no-topic for the Topic Name. Replace <ProjectID> with your GAM project ID. GAM doesn't yet listen to pub/sub so this option is not used.
  • In Visibility, uncheck "Make this Chat app available to specific people and groups in Domain Workspace".
  • Click Save.

API documentation

Query documentation

Definitions

<StorageBucketName> ::= <String>
<StorageObjectName> ::= <String>
<StorageBucketObjectName> ::=
        https://storage.cloud.google.com/<StorageBucketName>/<StorageObjectName>|
        https://storage.googleapis.com/<StorageBucketName>/<StorageObjectName>|
        gs://<StorageBucketName>/<StorageObjectName>|
        <StorageBucketName>/<StorageObjectName>

<UserGoogleDoc> ::=
        <EmailAddress> <DriveFileIDEntity>|<DriveFileNameEntity>|(<SharedDriveEntity> <SharedDriveFileNameEntity>)

<ChatContent> ::=
        ((text <String>)|
         (textfile <FileName> [charset <Charset>])|
         (gdoc <UserGoogleDoc>)|
         (gcsdoc <StorageBucketObjectName>))

<ChatEmojiName> ::= :[0-9a-z_-]+:
<ChatEmoji> ::= emojiname <ChatEmojiName> | customemojis/<String>
<ChatEvent> ::= spaces/<String>/spaceEvents/<String>
<ChatMember> ::= spaces/<String>/members/<String>
<ChatMemberList> ::= "<ChatMember>(,<ChatMember>)*"
<ChatMessage> ::= spaces/<String>/messages/<String>
<ChatSpace> ::= spaces/<String> | space <String> | space spaces/<String>
<ChatThread> ::= spaces/<String>/threads/<String>
<ChatSpaceType> ::=
        space|
	groupchat|
	directmessage
<ChatSpaceTypeList> ::= "<ChatSpaceType>(,<ChatSpaceType>)*"
<ChatMessageID> ::= client-<String>
        <String> must contain only lowercase letters, numbers, and hyphens up to 56 characters in length.

<ChatSpaceFieldName> ::=
        accesssettings|
        admininstalled|
        createtime|
        displayname|
        externaluserallowed|
        importmode|
        lastactivetime|
        membershipcount|
        name|
        permissionsettings|
        singleuserbotdm|
        spacedetails|
        spacehistorystate|
        spacethreadingstate|threaded|
        spacetype|type|
        spaceuri
<ChatSpaceFieldNameList> ::= "<ChatSpaceFieldName>(,<ChatSpaceFieldName>)*"

<ChatMemberFieldName> ::=
        createtime|
        deletetime|
        groupmember|
        member|
        name|
        role|
        state|
<ChatMemberFieldNameList> ::= "<ChatMemberFieldName>(,<ChatMemberFieldName>)*"

<ChatMessageFieldName> ::=
        accessorywidgets|
        actionresponse|
        annotations|
        argumenttext|
        attachedgifs|
        attachment|
        cards|
        cardsv2|
        clientassignedmessageid|
        createtime|
        deletetime|
        deletionmetadata|
        emojireactionsummaries|
        fallbacktext|
        formattedtext|
        lastupdatetime|
        matchedurl|
        name|
        privatemessageviewer|
        quotedmessagemetadata|
        sender|
        slashcommand|
        space|
        text|
        thread|
        threadreply
<ChatMessageFieldNameList> ::= "<ChatMessageFieldName>(,<ChatMessageFieldName>)*"

Chat Space Permissions

Announcement

Keyword Description Allowed Default
manageapps Manage apps managers-immutable managers
managemembersandgroups Manage members and groups managers/members managers
managewebhooks Manage web hooks managers-immutable managers
modifyspacedetails Modify space details managers/members managers
postmessages Post messages managers-immutable managers
replymessages Reply messages members/managers members
togglehistory Turn history on and off managers/members managers
useatmentionall Use @all managers-immutable managers

Collaboration

Keyword Description Allowed Default
manageapps Manage apps members-immutable members
managemembersandgroups Manage members and groups managers/members members
managewebhooks Manage web hooks managers/members members
modifyspacedetails Modify space details managers/members members
postmessages Post messages members-immutable members
replymessages Reply messages members-immutable members
togglehistory Turn history on and off managers/members members
useatmentionall Use @all managers/members members

Manage Chat Spaces

Create a chat space

gam <UserTypeEntity> create chatspace
        [type <ChatSpaceType>] [announcement|collaboration]
        [restricted|(audience <String>)]
        [externalusersallowed <Boolean>]
        [members <UserTypeEntity>]
        [displayname <String>]
        [description <String>] [guidelines <String>]
        [history <Boolean>]
        [<ChatContent>]
        [formatjson|returnidonly]

For type space, the following apply:

  • members <UserTypeEntity> - Optional, can not specify more that 20 users
  • displayname <String> - Required
  • description <String> - Optional
  • guidelines <String> - Optional
  • history <Boolean> - Optional
  • announcement|collaboration - Initial permission settings; default is collaboration; this is in Developer Preview

For type groupchat, the following apply:

  • members <UserTypeEntity> - Required, must specify between 2 and 20 users
  • displayname <String> - Ignored
  • description <String> - Optional
  • guidelines <String> - Optional
  • history <Boolean> - Optional

For type directmessage, the following apply:

  • members <UserTypeEntity> - Required, must specify 1 user
  • displayname <String> - Ignored
  • description <String> - Ignored
  • guidelines <String> - Ignored
  • history <Boolean> - Optional

By default, Gam displays the information about the created chatspace as an indented list of keys and values.

  • formatjson - Display the fields in JSON format.
  • returnidonly - Display the chatspace name only

Use the <ChatContent> option to send an initial message to the created chatspace.

By default, details about the chatmessage are displayed.

  • returnidonly - Display the chatmessage name only

Update a user's chat space

gam <UserTypeEntity> update chatspace <ChatSpace>
        [restricted|(audience <String>)]|
        ([displayname <String>]
         [type space]
         [description <String>] [guidelines|rules <String>]
         [history <Boolean>])
        [managemembersandgroups managers|members]
        [modifyspacedetails managers|members]
        [togglehistory managers|members]
        [useatmentionall managers|members]
        [manageapps managers|members]
        [managewebhooks managers|members]
        [replymessages managers|members]
        [formatjson]

A groupchat space can be upgraded to a space by specifying type space and displayname <String>.

The restricted|audience options can not be combined with options displayname,type,description,guidelines,history.

You can manage permissions for chat spaces with the following options that are available with Developer Preview. [managemembersandgroups managers|members] [modifyspacedetails managers|members] [togglehistory managers|members] [useatmentionall managers|members] [manageapps managers|members] [managewebhooks managers|members] [postmessages managers|members] [replymessages managers|members]

By default, Gam displays the information about the created chatspace as an indented list of keys and values.

  • formatjson - Display the fields in JSON format.

Update a chat space, asadmin

gam <UserItem> update chatspace asadmin <ChatSpace>
        [restricted|(audience <String>)]|
        ([displayname <String>]
         [type space]
         [description <String>] [guidelines|rules <String>]
         [history <Boolean>])
        [formatjson]

A groupchat space can be upgraded to a space by specifying type space and displayname <String>.

The restricted|audience options can not be combined with options displayname,type,description,guidelines,history.

By default, Gam displays the information about the created chatspace as an indented list of keys and values.

  • formatjson - Display the fields in JSON format.

Delete a user's chat space

gam <UserTypeEntity> delete chatspace <ChatSpace>

Delete a chat space, asadmin

gam <UserItem> delete chatspace asadmin <ChatSpace>

Display Chat Spaces

Display information about a specific chat space for a user

gam <UserTypeEntity> info chatspace <ChatSpace>
        [fields <ChatSpaceFieldNameList>]
        [formatjson]

By default, Gam displays the information as an indented list of keys and values.

  • formatjson - Display the fields in JSON format.

Display information about a direct message chat space between two users

gam <UserTypeEntity> info chatspacedm <UserItem>
        [fields <ChatSpaceFieldNameList>]
        [formatjson]

By default, Gam displays the information as an indented list of keys and values.

  • formatjson - Display the fields in JSON format.

Display information about all chat spaces for a user

gam <UserTypeEntity> show chatspaces
        [types <ChatSpaceTypeList>]
        [fields <ChatSpaceFieldNameList>]
        [formatjson]

By default, chat spaces of all types are displayed.

  • types <ChatSpaceTypeList> - Display specific types of spaces.

By default, Gam displays the information as an indented list of keys and values.

  • formatjson - Display the fields in JSON format.
gam <UserTypeEntity> print chatspaces [todrive <ToDriveAttribute>*]
        [types <ChatSpaceTypeList>]
        [fields <ChatSpaceFieldNameList>]
        [formatjson [quotechar <Character>]]

By default, chat spaces of all types are displayed.

  • types <ChatSpaceTypeList> - Display specific types of spaces.

By default, Gam displays the information as columns of fields; the following option causes the output to be in JSON format,

  • formatjson - Display the fields in JSON format.

By default, when writing CSV files, Gam uses a quote character of double quote ". The quote character is used to enclose columns that contain the quote character itself, the column delimiter (comma by default) and new-line characters. Any quote characters within the column are doubled. When using the formatjson option, double quotes are used extensively in the data resulting in hard to read/process output. The quotechar <Character> option allows you to choose an alternate quote character, single quote for instance, that makes for readable/processable output. quotechar defaults to gam.cfg/csv_output_quote_char. When uploading CSV files to Google, double quote " should be used.

Display information about all user's chat spaces

# Local file
gam config auto_batch_min 1 redirect csv ./AllChatSpaces.csv multiprocess redirect stdout - multiprocess redirect stderr stdout all users print chatspaces
# Google sheet
gam config auto_batch_min 1 redirect csv - todrive <ToDriveAttribute>* multiprocess redirect stdout - multiprocess redirect stderr stdout all users print chatspaces

Add these options as desired:

        [types <ChatSpaceTypeList>]
        [formatjson [quotechar <Character>]]

By default, Gam displays the information as columns of fields; the following option causes the output to be in JSON format,

  • formatjson - Display the fields in JSON format.

By default, when writing CSV files, Gam uses a quote character of double quote ". The quote character is used to enclose columns that contain the quote character itself, the column delimiter (comma by default) and new-line characters. Any quote characters within the column are doubled. When using the formatjson option, double quotes are used extensively in the data resulting in hard to read/process output. The quotechar <Character> option allows you to choose an alternate quote character, single quote for instance, that makes for readable/processable output. quotechar defaults to gam.cfg/csv_output_quote_char. When uploading CSV files to Google, double quote " should be used.

Display information about a specific chat space, asadmin

gam <UserItem> info chatspace asadmin <ChatSpace>
        [fields <ChatSpaceFieldNameList>]
        [formatjson]

By default, Gam displays the information as an indented list of keys and values.

  • formatjson - Display the fields in JSON format.

Display information about all chat spaces, asadmin

For query and orderby information, see: https://developers.google.com/workspace/chat/api/reference/rest/v1/spaces/search

Only spaces of <ChatSpaceType> space are displayed; spaces of <ChatSpaceType> groupchat and directmessage are not displayed.

gam <UserItem> show chatspaces asadmin
        [query <String>] [querytime<String> <Time>]
        [orderby <ChatSpaceAdminOrderByFieldName> [ascending|descending]]
        [fields <ChatSpaceFieldNameList>]
        [formatjson]

By default, all chat spaces of type SPACE are displayed.

By default, Gam displays the information as an indented list of keys and values.

  • formatjson - Display the fields in JSON format.
gam <UserItem> print chatspaces asadmin [todrive <ToDriveAttribute>*]
        [query <String>] [querytime<String> <Time>]
        [orderby <ChatSpaceAdminOrderByFieldName> [ascending|descending]]
        [fields <ChatSpaceFieldNameList>]
        [formatjson [quotechar <Character>]]

By default, all chat spaces of type SPACE are displayed.

By default, Gam displays the information as columns of fields; the following option causes the output to be in JSON format,

  • formatjson - Display the fields in JSON format.

By default, when writing CSV files, Gam uses a quote character of double quote ". The quote character is used to enclose columns that contain the quote character itself, the column delimiter (comma by default) and new-line characters. Any quote characters within the column are doubled. When using the formatjson option, double quotes are used extensively in the data resulting in hard to read/process output. The quotechar <Character> option allows you to choose an alternate quote character, single quote for instance, that makes for readable/processable output. quotechar defaults to gam.cfg/csv_output_quote_char. When uploading CSV files to Google, double quote " should be used.

Manage Chat Members

Add members to a user's chat space

gam <UserTypeEntity> create chatmember <ChatSpace>
        [type human|bot] [role member|manager]
        (user <UserItem>)* (members <UserTypeEntity>)*
        (group <GroupItem>)* (groups <GroupEntity>)*
        [formatjson|returnidonly]

By default, Gam displays the information about the chatmember as an indented list of keys and values.

  • formatjson - Display the fields in JSON format.
  • returnidonly - Display the chatmember name only

Delete members from a user's chat space

Delete members by specifying a chat space and user/group email addresses.

gam <UserTypeEntity> delete chatmember <ChatSpace>
        ((user <UserItem>)|(members <UserTypeEntity>)|
         (group <GroupItem>)|(groups <GroupEntity>))+

Delete members from a user's chat space by specifying chatmember names.

gam <UserTypeEntity> remove chatmember members <ChatMemberList>

Add members to a chat space, asadmin

Creating memberships for users outside the administrator's Google Workspace organization isn't supported using asadmin.

gam <UserItem> create chatmember asadmin <ChatSpace>
        [type human|bot] [role member|manager]
        (user <UserItem>)* (members <UserTypeEntity>)*
        (group <GroupItem>)* (groups <GroupEntity>)*
        [formatjson|returnidonly]

By default, Gam displays the information about the chatmember as an indented list of keys and values.

  • formatjson - Display the fields in JSON format.
  • returnidonly - Display the chatmember name only

Delete members from a chat space, asadmin

Delete members by specifying a chat space and user/group email addresses.

gam <UserItem> delete chatmember asadmin <ChatSpace>
        ((user <UserItem>)|(members <UserTypeEntity>)|
         (group <GroupItem>)|(groups <GroupEntity>))+

Delete members from a chat space by specifying chatmember names, asadmin

gam <UserItem> remove chatmember members asadmin <ChatMemberList>

Update a members role in a user's chat space

Update members by specifying a chat space, user/group email addresses and role.

gam <UserTypeEntity> update chatmember <ChatSpace>
        role member|manager
        ((user <UserItem>)|(members <UserTypeEntity>))+

Update members by specifying chatmember names and role.

gam <UserTypeEntity> modify chatmember
        role member|manager
        members <ChatMemberList>

Update a members role in a chat space, asadmin

Update members by specifying a chat space, user/group email addresses and role.

gam <UserItem> update chatmember asadmin <ChatSpace>
        role member|manager
        ((user <UserItem>)|(members <UserTypeEntity>))+

Update members by specifying chatmember names and role.

gam <UserItem> modify chatmember asadmin
        role member|manager
        members <ChatMemberList>

Display Chat Members

Display information about a user's specific chat members

gam <UserTypeEntity> info chatmember members <ChatMemberList>
        [fields <ChatMemberFieldNameList>]
        [formatjson]

By default, Gam displays the information as an indented list of keys and values.

  • formatjson - Display the fields in JSON format.

Display information about members in a user's chat spaces

gam <UserTypeEntity> show chatmembers
        <ChatSpace>* [types <ChatSpaceTypeList>]
        [showinvited [<Boolean>]] [showgroups [<Boolean>]] [filter <String>]
        [fields <ChatMemberFieldNameList>]
        [formatjson]

By default, members for all of a user's chat spaces of all types are displayed.

  • <ChatSpace> - Display members for a specific chat space
  • types <ChatSpaceTypeList> - Display members for specific types of spaces.

By default, all JOINED user members in a chat space are displayed.

  • showinvited - Display INVITED members.
  • showgroups - Display group members,
  • filter <String> - Filter memberships by a member's role and member.type.
    • To filter by role, set role to ROLE_MEMBER or ROLE_MANAGER.
    • To filter by type, set member.type to HUMAN or BOT.
    • To filter by both role and type, use the AND operator.
    • To filter by either role or type, use the OR operator.

For example, the following filters are valid:

role = "ROLE_MANAGER" OR role = "ROLE_MEMBER"
member.type = "HUMAN" AND role = "ROLE_MANAGER"

The following filters are invalid:

member.type = "HUMAN" AND member.type = "BOT"
role = "ROLE_MANAGER" AND role = "ROLE_MEMBER"

By default, Gam displays the information as an indented list of keys and values.

  • formatjson - Display the fields in JSON format.
gam <UserTypeEntity> print chatmembers [todrive <ToDriveAttribute>*]
        <ChatSpace>* [types <ChatSpaceTypeList>]
        [showinvited [<Boolean>]] [showgroups [<Boolean>]] [filter <String>]
        [fields <ChatMemberFieldNameList>]
        [formatjson [quotechar <Character>]]

By default, members for all of a user's chat spaces of all types are displayed.

  • <ChatSpace> - Display members for a specific chat space
  • types <ChatSpaceTypeList> - Display members for specific types of spaces.

By default, all JOINED user members in a chat space are displayed.

  • showinvited - Display INVITED members.
  • showgroups - Display group members,
  • filter <String> - Filter memberships by a member's role and member.type.
    • To filter by role, set role to ROLE_MEMBER or ROLE_MANAGER.
    • To filter by type, set member.type to HUMAN or BOT.
    • To filter by both role and type, use the AND operator.
    • To filter by either role or type, use the OR operator.

For example, the following filters are valid:

role = "ROLE_MANAGER" OR role = "ROLE_MEMBER"
member.type = "HUMAN" AND role = "ROLE_MANAGER"

The following filters are invalid:

member.type = "HUMAN" AND member.type = "BOT"
role = "ROLE_MANAGER" AND role = "ROLE_MEMBER"

By default, Gam displays the information as columns of fields; the following option causes the output to be in JSON format,

  • formatjson - Display the fields in JSON format.

By default, when writing CSV files, Gam uses a quote character of double quote ". The quote character is used to enclose columns that contain the quote character itself, the column delimiter (comma by default) and new-line characters. Any quote characters within the column are doubled. When using the formatjson option, double quotes are used extensively in the data resulting in hard to read/process output. The quotechar <Character> option allows you to choose an alternate quote character, single quote for instance, that makes for readable/processable output. quotechar defaults to gam.cfg/csv_output_quote_char. When uploading CSV files to Google, double quote " should be used.

Display information about specific chat members, asadmin

gam <UserItem> info chatmember asadmin members <ChatMemberList>
        [fields <ChatMemberFieldNameList>]
        [formatjson]

By default, Gam displays the information as an indented list of keys and values.

  • formatjson - Display the fields in JSON format.

Display information about members all chat spaces, asadmin

For query and orderby information, see: https://developers.google.com/workspace/chat/api/reference/rest/v1/spaces/search

gam <UserItem> show chatmembers asadmin
        <ChatSpace>*  [query <String>] [querytime<String> <Time>]
        [showinvited [<Boolean>]] [showgroups [<Boolean>]] [filter <String>]
        [fields <ChatMemberFieldNameList>]
        [formatjson]

By default, members for all chat spaces of type SPACE are displayed.

By default, all JOINED user members in a chat space are displayed.

  • showinvited - Display INVITED members.
  • showgroups - Display group members,
  • filter <String> - Filter memberships by a member's role and member.type.
    • To filter by role, set role to ROLE_MEMBER or ROLE_MANAGER.
    • To filter by type, set member.type to HUMAN or BOT.
    • To filter by both role and type, use the AND operator.
    • To filter by either role or type, use the OR operator.

For example, the following filters are valid:

role = "ROLE_MANAGER" OR role = "ROLE_MEMBER"
member.type = "HUMAN" AND role = "ROLE_MANAGER"

The following filters are invalid:

member.type = "HUMAN" AND member.type = "BOT"
role = "ROLE_MANAGER" AND role = "ROLE_MEMBER"

By default, Gam displays the information as an indented list of keys and values.

  • formatjson - Display the fields in JSON format.
gam <UserItem> print chatmembers asadmin  [todrive <ToDriveAttribute>*]
        <ChatSpace>*  [query <String>] [querytime<String> <Time>]
        [showinvited [<Boolean>]] [showgroups [<Boolean>]] [filter <String>]
        [fields <ChatMemberFieldNameList>]
        [formatjson [quotechar <Character>]]

By default, members for all chat spaces of type SPACE are displayed.

By default, all JOINED user members in a chat space are displayed.

  • showinvited - Display INVITED members.
  • showgroups - Display group members,
  • filter <String> - Filter memberships by a member's role and member.type.
    • To filter by role, set role to ROLE_MEMBER or ROLE_MANAGER.
    • To filter by type, set member.type to HUMAN or BOT.
    • To filter by both role and type, use the AND operator.
    • To filter by either role or type, use the OR operator.

For example, the following filters are valid:

role = "ROLE_MANAGER" OR role = "ROLE_MEMBER"
member.type = "HUMAN" AND role = "ROLE_MANAGER"

The following filters are invalid:

member.type = "HUMAN" AND member.type = "BOT"
role = "ROLE_MANAGER" AND role = "ROLE_MEMBER"

By default, Gam displays the information as columns of fields; the following option causes the output to be in JSON format,

  • formatjson - Display the fields in JSON format.

By default, when writing CSV files, Gam uses a quote character of double quote ". The quote character is used to enclose columns that contain the quote character itself, the column delimiter (comma by default) and new-line characters. Any quote characters within the column are doubled. When using the formatjson option, double quotes are used extensively in the data resulting in hard to read/process output. The quotechar <Character> option allows you to choose an alternate quote character, single quote for instance, that makes for readable/processable output. quotechar defaults to gam.cfg/csv_output_quote_char. When uploading CSV files to Google, double quote " should be used.

Delete a user from their space and groupchat spaces

There is no way to delete a user from a directmessage space.

Replace user@domain.com and admin@domain.com with actual values.

gam redirect csv ./UserChatSpaces.csv user user@domain.com print chatspaces types space,groupchat
gam redirect stdout ./DeleteUserChatMemberships.txt multiprocess redirect stderr stdout csv ./UserChatSpaces.csv gam user admin@domain.com delete chatmember asadmin "~name" user "~User"

Manage Chat Messages

Create a chat message in a space

Messages are limited to 4,096 characters and will be trimmed to that length.

Chat supports simple formatting allowing you to bold, underline, italics and strikethrough your text.

gam <UserTypeEntity> create chatmessage <ChatSpace>
        <ChatContent>
        [messageId <ChatMessageID>]
        [(thread <ChatThread>)|(threadkey <String>) [replyoption fail|fallbacktonew]]
        [returnidonly]

Specify the text of the message: <ChatContent>

  • text <String> - The message is <String>
  • textfile <FileName> [charset <Charset>] - The message is read from a local file
  • gdoc <UserGoogleDoc> - The message is read from a Google Doc.
  • gcsdoc <StorageBucketObjectName> - The message is read from a Google Cloud Storage file.

By default, a new message thread is created; use thread <ChatThread> or threadkey <String> to create the message as a reply to an existing thread. Use replyoption to specify what happens if the specified thread does not exist:

  • fail - If the thread soes not exiat, a Not Found error is generated
  • fallbacktonew - If the thread does not exist, start a new thread

The first time you reply to a thread you must use thread <ChatThread>; if you also specify threadkey <String> then you can use just threadkey <String> in subsequent replies.

If you specify thread or threadkey but not replyoption, the default is fail.

By default, details about the chatmessage are displayed.

  • returnidonly - Display the chatmessage name only

Examples

This example creates a new chat message in the given room.

gam user user@domain.com create chatmessage space spaces/iEMj8AAAAAE text "Hello Chat"

This example creates a formatted message and posts it to an existing thread

gam user user@domain.com create chatmessage space spaces/AAAADi-pvqc thread spaces/AAAADi-pvqc/threads/FMNw-iE9jN4 text "*Bold* _Italics_ ~Strikethrough~"

This example reads the MotD.txt file and posts its contents to Chat.

gam user user@domain.com create chatmessage spaces spaces/AAAADi-pvqc textfile MotD.txt

This example reads the Google Doc MotD and posts its contents to Chat.

gam user user@domain.com create chatmessage spaces spaces/AAAADi-pvqc gdoc announcements@domain.com name "MotD"

Update a Chat Message

Updates and rewrites an existing Chat message. Message will show as edited and no notification will be sent to members.

gam <UserTypeEntity> update chatmessage name <ChatMessage>
        <ChatContent>

Specify the text of the message: <ChatContent>

  • text <String> - The message is <String>
  • textfile <FileName> [charset <Charset>] - The message is read from a local file
  • gdoc <UserGoogleDoc> - The message is read from a Google Doc.
  • gcsdoc <StorageBucketObjectName> - The message is read from a Google Cloud Storage file.

Example

This example updates an existing chat message with new text.

gam user user@domain.com update chatmessage name spaces/AAAADi-pvqc/messages/PKJrx90ooIU.PKJrx90ooIU text "HELLO CHAT?"

Delete a Chat Message

Deletes the given Chat message. Members will no longer see the message.

gam <UserTypeEntity> delete chatmessage name <ChatMessage>

Example

gam user user@domain.com delete chatmessage name spaces/AAAADi-pvqc/messages/PKJrx90ooIU.PKJrx90ooIU

Display Chat Messages

Display a specific Chat message.

gam <UserTypeEntity> info chatmessage name <ChatMessage>
        [fields <ChatMessageFieldNameList>]
        [formatjson]

By default, Gam displays the information as an indented list of keys and values.

  • formatjson - Display the fields in JSON format.

Example

gam user user@domain.com info chatmessage name spaces/AAAADi-pvqc/messages/PKJrx90ooIU.PKJrx90ooIU

Display information about all chat messages in a chat space

gam <UserTypeEntity> show chatmessages
        <ChatSpace>+
        [showdeleted [<Boolean>]] [filter <String>]
        [fields <ChatMessageFieldNameList>]
        [formatjson]

By default, Gam displays the information as an indented list of keys and values.

  • formatjson - Display the fields in JSON format.
gam <UserTypeEntity> print chatmessages [todrive <ToDriveAttribute>*]
        <ChatSpace>+
        [showdeleted [<Boolean>]] [filter <String>]
        [fields <ChatMessageFieldNameList>]
        [formatjson [quotechar <Character>]]

By default, Gam displays the information as columns of fields; the following option causes the output to be in JSON format,

  • formatjson - Display the fields in JSON format.

By default, when writing CSV files, Gam uses a quote character of double quote ". The quote character is used to enclose columns that contain the quote character itself, the column delimiter (comma by default) and new-line characters. Any quote characters within the column are doubled. When using the formatjson option, double quotes are used extensively in the data resulting in hard to read/process output. The quotechar <Character> option allows you to choose an alternate quote character, single quote for instance, that makes for readable/processable output. quotechar defaults to gam.cfg/csv_output_quote_char. When uploading CSV files to Google, double quote " should be used.

By default, deleted messages are not displayed; use showdeleted to also display deleted messages.

Use filter <String> to filter messages by createTime and thread.name.

To filter messages by the date they were created, specify the createTime with a timestamp in RFC-3339 format and double quotation marks. For example, "2023-04-21T11:30:00-04:00".

  • Use the greater than operator > to list messages that were created after a timestamp.
  • Use the less than operator < to list messages that were created before a timestamp.
  • To filter messages within a time interval, use the AND operator between two timestamps.
  • To filter by thread, specify the thread.name, formatted as spaces/{space}/threads/{thread}. You can only specify one thread.name per query.
  • To filter by both thread and date, use the AND operator in your query.

For example, the following queries are valid on Linux/MacOS:

filter 'createTime > "2012-04-21T11:30:00-04:00"'
filter 'createTime > "2012-04-21T11:30:00-04:00" AND thread.name = spaces/AAAAAAAAAAA/threads/123'
filter 'createTime > "2012-04-21T11:30:00+00:00" AND createTime < "2013-01-01T00:00:00+00:00" AND thread.name = spaces/AAAAAAAAAAA/threads/123'
filter 'thread.name = spaces/AAAAAAAAAAA/threads/123'

For example, the following queries are valid on Windows Command Prompt:

filter "createTime > \"2012-04-21T11:30:00-04:00\""
filter "createTime > \"2012-04-21T11:30:00-04:00\" AND thread.name = spaces/AAAAAAAAAAA/threads/123"
filter "createTime > \"2012-04-21T11:30:00+00:00\" AND createTime < \"2013-01-01T00:00:00+00:00\" AND thread.name = spaces/AAAAAAAAAAA/threads/123"
filter "thread.name = spaces/AAAAAAAAAAA/threads/123"

For example, the following queries are valid on Windows PowerShell:

filter 'createTime > \"2012-04-21T11:30:00-04:00\"'
filter 'createTime > \"2012-04-21T11:30:00-04:00\" AND thread.name = spaces/AAAAAAAAAAA/threads/123"'
filter 'createTime > \"2012-04-21T11:30:00+00:00\" AND createTime < \"2013-01-01T00:00:00+00:00\" AND thread.name = spaces/AAAAAAAAAAA/threads/123'
filter 'thread.name = spaces/AAAAAAAAAAA/threads/123'

Display Chat Events

Display a specific Chat event.

gam <UserTypeEntity> info chatevent name <ChatEvent>
        [formatjson]

By default, Gam displays the information as an indented list of keys and values.

  • formatjson - Display the fields in JSON format.

Example

gam user user@domain.com info chatevent name spaces/AAAAsUhqjkg/spaceEvents/MTcxMTY4ODM2NDE3OTQzOV81X3VwZGF0ZWQ

Display information about all chat events in a chat space

gam <UserTypeEntity> show chatevents
        <ChatSpace>+
        filter <String>
        [formatjson]

By default, Gam displays the information as an indented list of keys and values.

  • formatjson - Display the fields in JSON format.
gam <UserTypeEntity> print chatevents [todrive <ToDriveAttribute>*]
        <ChatSpace>+
        filter <String>
        [formatjson [quotechar <Character>]]

By default, Gam displays the information as columns of fields; the following option causes the output to be in JSON format,

  • formatjson - Display the fields in JSON format.

By default, when writing CSV files, Gam uses a quote character of double quote ". The quote character is used to enclose columns that contain the quote character itself, the column delimiter (comma by default) and new-line characters. Any quote characters within the column are doubled. When using the formatjson option, double quotes are used extensively in the data resulting in hard to read/process output. The quotechar <Character> option allows you to choose an alternate quote character, single quote for instance, that makes for readable/processable output. quotechar defaults to gam.cfg/csv_output_quote_char. When uploading CSV files to Google, double quote " should be used.

Use filter <String> to filter events by when they occurred and by the type of event.

To filter events by the date they happened, specify the start_time and end_time with a timestamp in RFC-3339 format and double quotation marks.

You must specify at least one event type (event_types) using the has : operator. To filter by multiple event types, use the OR operator. For a list of supported event types, see: https://developers.google.com/workspace/chat/api/reference/rest/v1/spaces.spaceEvents#SpaceEvent.FIELDS.event_type

For example, the following queries are valid on Linux/MacOS:

filter 'start_time="2024-03-15T11:30:00-04:00" AND event_types:"google.workspace.chat.message.v1.created"'
filter 'start_time="2024-03-15T11:30:00+00:00" AND end_time="2024-03-3100:00:00+00:00"event_types:"google.workspace.chat.message.v1.created"'

For example, the following queries are valid on Windows Command Prompt:

filter "start_time=\"2024-03-15T11:30:00-04:00\" AND event_types:\"google.workspace.chat.message.v1.created\""
filter "start_time=\"2024-03-15T11:30:00+00:00\" AND end_time=\"2024-03-3100:00:00+00:00\" AND event_types:\"google.workspace.chat.message.v1.created\""

For example, the following queries are valid on Windows PowerShell:

filter 'start_time=\"2024-03-15T11:30:00-04:00\" AND event_types:\"google.workspace.chat.message.v1.created\"'
filter 'start_time=\"2024-03-15T11:30:00+00:00\" AND end_time=\"2024-03-3100:00:00+00:00\" AND event_types:\"google.workspace.chat.message.v1.created\"'

Manage Chat Emojis

Create a Chat Emoji

gam <UserTypeEntity> create chatemoji <ChatEmojiName>
         ([drivedir|(sourcefolder <FilePath>)] [filename <FileNamePattern>])
        [formatjson]

Emoji names must start and end with colons, must be lowercase and can only contain alphanumeric characters, hyphens, and underscores. Hyphens and underscores should be used to separate words and cannot be used consecutively.

By default, the emoji file will be uploaded from the current working directory.

  • drivedir - The emoji file will be uploaded from the directory specified by drive_dir in gam.cfg
  • sourcefolder <FilePath> - The emoji file will be uploaded from <FilePath>

Specify the emoji file name; the following substitutions will be made:

  • #email# and #user# will be replaced by the user's full email address
  • #username# will be replaced by the local part of the user's email address

Delete a Chat Emoji

Deletes the given Chat emoji.

gam <UserTypeEntity> delete chatemoji <Chatemoji>

Display Chat Emojis

Display a specific Chat emoji

gam <UserTypeEntity> info chatemoji <Chatemoji>
        [formatjson]

By default, Gam displays the information as an indented list of keys and values.

  • formatjson - Display the fields in JSON format.

Display information about all chat emojis

gam <UserTypeEntity> show chatemojis
        [showcreatedby any|me|others]
        [formatjson]

Select emojis to display:

  • showcreatedby any - Display all emojis regardless of creator
  • showcreatedby - Display all emojis created by the user; this is the default
  • showcreatedby others - Display all emojis not created by the user

By default, Gam displays the information as an indented list of keys and values.

  • formatjson - Display the fields in JSON format.
gam <UserTypeEntity> print chatemojis [todrive <ToDriveAttribute>*]
        [showcreatedby any|me|others]
        [formatjson [quotechar <Character>]]

Select emojis to display:

  • showcreatedby any - Display all emojis regardless of creator
  • showcreatedby - Display all emojis created by the user; this is the default
  • showcreatedby others - Display all emojis not created by the user

By default, Gam displays the information as columns of fields; the following option causes the output to be in JSON format,

  • formatjson - Display the fields in JSON format.

By default, when writing CSV files, Gam uses a quote character of double quote ". The quote character is used to enclose columns that contain the quote character itself, the column delimiter (comma by default) and new-line characters. Any quote characters within the column are doubled. When using the formatjson option, double quotes are used extensively in the data resulting in hard to read/process output. The quotechar <Character> option allows you to choose an alternate quote character, single quote for instance, that makes for readable/processable output. quotechar defaults to gam.cfg/csv_output_quote_char. When uploading CSV files to Google, double quote " should be used.

Bulk Operations

Display information about all chat spaces for a collection of users

gam config auto_batch_min 1 redirect csv ./ChatSpaces.csv multiprocess [todrive <ToDriveAttribute>*] redirect stdout - multiprocess redirect stderr <UserTypeEntity> print chatspaces
        [types <ChatSpaceTypeList>]
        [formatjson [quotechar <Character>]]

Display information about all chat space members of the chat spaces for a collection of users

gam config auto_batch_min 1 redirect csv ./ChatSpaces.csv multiprocess [to
8000
drive <ToDriveAttribute>*] redirect stdout - multiprocess redirect stderr <UserTypeEntity> print chatspaces
        [types <ChatSpaceTypeList>]
gam redirect csv ./ChatSpaceMembers.csv multiprocess [todrive <ToDriveAttribute>*] redirect stdout - multiprocess redirect stderr stdout csv ./ChatSpaces.csv gam user "~User" print chatmembers "~name"
        [showinvited [<Boolean>]] [filter <String>]

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