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Chat read state events now subscribable

April 28, 2026Developer Release NotesView original ↗
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Google Workspace Events API

v1beta

Feature

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.

Fetched May 28, 2026