Generally available starting June 29, 2026: We are introducing a new calendar access level: writerWithoutPrivateAccess. This new level permits read and write access to events that aren't private on a calendar, and shows private events as busy blocks. Users with this role cannot modify or see details for private events.
Developer Preview: Subscriptions to user read state updates in Google Chat are now available as part of the Developer Preview Program.
Google Chat apps can now subscribe to user read state updates in Google Chat using the Google Workspace Events API. The following event types are supported:
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 copy_file tool is now available for the Google Drive MCP server. AI agents or client applications can use this tool to copy an existing file in Google Drive, with options to specify a new title and redirect it to a specific parent directory.
To learn more about configuring and using the Drive MCP server, see the following pages:
Generally Available: Subscriptions are now generally available for Google Drive events.
For details, see Subscribe to Google Drive events in the Google Workspace Events API documentation. For information on how to receive Google Drive events from Google Cloud Pub/Sub, see Work with events from Google Drive.
Developer Preview: Available as part of the Developer Preview Program, which grants early access to certain features.
You can now use the
search
method on the
Message
resource to search for messages that the authenticated user has access to.
For details, see Search messages.
Generally Available: Chat apps using app authentication can now send a forced notification when sending a message or send a message silently by setting the createMessageNotificationOptions field in the CreateMessage request. You can use these options to notify users:
Forced notifications: Overrides recipient notification settings and Do Not Disturb (DND) status to ensure the message is delivered as a push notification.
Silent messages: Suppresses push notifications and prevents the message from bolding or bumping the space in the recipient's list.
For more information, see Send forced notifications or silent messages.
Chat MCP
Developer Preview: Available as part of the Developer Preview Program, which grants early access to certain features.
The Google Chat Model Context Protocol (MCP) server now supports two new tools: search_messages and send_message. These tools allow AI agents to search for messages across conversations and send messages directly to spaces on behalf of the user.
To get started with the new tools, see the Set up the Chat MCP server guide or view the full list of tools in the Chat MCP tool reference.
Generally Available: Updates to Gmail API usage quotas
A new tiering model with updates to API usage quotas will start to roll out. For more information, see Google Workspace standardized model for agent tools and APIs.
Generally Available: Quota units for drafts.get,
messages.attachments.get, messages.get, messages.trash, threads.get, and
threads.trash have changed.
Generally Available: Updates to Calendar API usage quotas
A new tiering model with updates to API usage quotas will start to roll out. For more information, see Google Workspace standardized model for agent tools and APIs.
Generally Available: Updates to Drive API usage quotas
A new tiering model with updates to API usage quotas will start to roll out. For more information, see Google Workspace standardized model for agent tools and APIs.
Generally Available: To help align resource usage in the Google Drive API, usage quotas will change to be measured in quota units instead of the number of requests. Additionally, Google Workspace users can now only egress 1 TB per day. For more information, see Google Drive API usage limits.
v1beta
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 Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Google Chat is now available in developer preview. MCP is an open protocol that enables seamless integration between AI applications and your Chat conversations. By configuring the Chat MCP server, you enable AI agents to securely list messages and take actions, such as sending messages in your spaces.
For example, you can ask your AI agent: "What's the latest update in the 'Project X' space?"
To get started with the Chat MCP server, see the following documentation:
To find more available MCP servers, see Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers in Google Workspace.
Developer Preview: The Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Gmail is now available in developer preview. MCP is an open protocol that enables seamless integration between AI applications and Gmail. By configuring the Gmail MCP server, you enable AI agents to securely read your emails and take actions, such as creating drafts and labeling messages.
For example, you can ask your AI agent: "What did Ariel say in her last email about our marketing plan?"
To get started with the Gmail MCP server, see the following documentation:
To find more available MCP servers, see Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers in Google Workspace.
Developer Preview: The Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Google Calendar is now available in developer preview. MCP is an open protocol that enables seamless integration between AI applications and your calendars. By configuring the Calendar MCP server, you enable AI agents to securely read your schedule and take actions, such as creating, updating, or deleting events.
For example, you can ask your AI agent: "When is my next meeting with Ariel?"
To get started with the Calendar MCP server, see the following documentation:
To find more available MCP servers, see Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers in Google Workspace.
Developer Preview: The Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Google Drive is now available in developer preview. MCP is an open protocol that enables seamless integration between AI applications and your Drive files. By configuring the Drive MCP server, you enable AI agents to securely search your files and take actions, such as reading content or creating files.
For example, you can ask your AI agent: "Summarize the file 'Marketing Plan'."
To get started with the Drive MCP server, see the following documentation:
To find more available MCP servers, see Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers in Google Workspace.
Generally Available: The Google Drive API now lets you start and manage
approvals on Drive files through the
approvals
resource. The following API methods have been added:
You can still retrieve and list the status of your approvals using either the
approvals.get
or the
approvals.list
method.
For details, see Manage approvals.
Meet API
Generally Available: The phoneAccess
and
gatewaySipAccess
fields on the
spaces
resource can now be used to identify and join a meeting space.
For details, see How Meet identifies a meeting space.
Generally Available: Chat apps can find existing group conversations with specific members using the FindGroupChats method. For more information, see Find a group chat.
Developer Preview: You can now configure and respond to message actions in Google Chat. Message actions let users invoke your Chat app from the message context menu. This feature is available for both Google Chat apps and Google Workspace Add-ons that extend Google Chat through the Developer Preview Program.
Developer Preview: You can now configure and respond to message actions in Google Chat. Message actions let users invoke your Chat app from the message context menu. This feature is available for both Google Chat apps and Google Workspace Add-ons that extend Google Chat through the Developer Preview Program.
Meet API
Generally Available: The get
and
list
methods on the
smartNotes
resource can now retrieve smart notes files in a conference record. For details,
see Work with
artifacts.
Additionally, subscriptions are now generally available for the following
smartNotes events:
google.workspace.meet.smartNote.v2.started
google.workspace.meet.smartNote.v2.ended
google.workspace.meet.smartNote.v2.fileGenerated
For details, see Subscribe to Google Meet events and Respond to events from Google Meet.
Generally Available: Generally available - You can now call the Chat API to create and manage custom sections and organize conversations into a personalized view.
For more information, see the following guides:
Generally available: The following Chat API methods support app authentication with administrator approval:
Additionally, Chat apps can now call the following methods in the Google Workspace Events API using app authentication with administrator approval:
Generally available: Chat apps can now format text with block quotes. For details, see Format your messages.
Generally Available: The AddOnsResponseService and its associated classes in Apps Script are now generally available. This service allows developers to create and manage interactive responses for Google Workspace Add-ons that extend Google Chat.
Generally Available: The Dialogflow integrations for Google Workspace Add-ons that extend Google Chat is now generally available. These integrations let add-ons use Dialogflow CX or Dialogflow ES to understand and respond to user queries in natural language. For more information, see Build a Dialogflow CX Chat app or Build a Dialogflow ES Chat app.
Generally Available: The Google Cloud Pub/Sub integration for Google Workspace Add-ons that extend Google Chat is now generally available. This integration allows add-ons to receive and respond to events from Google Chat using Pub/Sub. For more information, see Build a Chat app that uses Pub/Sub.
Developer Preview: Chat apps can now create messages containing cards on behalf of users with user authentication. Additionally, apps can asynchronously update the cards in these messages without requiring user interaction. For more information, see Create and update interactive cards.
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