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Chat read state events now subscribable

May 28, 2026Developer Release NotesView original ↗
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Chat API

Feature

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.

Fetched May 28, 2026