Posted by Mike Rhemtulla, Product Supervisor

Final yr, we introduced new APIs in Developer Preview that enabled builders to programmatically create Chat areas and add members on behalf of customers. These APIs, along with the message, response, and attachments APIs at the moment are usually accessible to all Workspace builders.

Google Chat has develop into a vital connectivity software for hybrid organizations in addition to a strong software for streamlining workflows. The Google Chat API permits builders to construct consumer going through apps that combine workflows into Chat and supply contextual info proper into the dialog. Chat apps let customers obtain particulars and hyperlink previews instantly from related inside and third-party programs, and permits customers to rise up to hurry asynchronously and clear up points shortly. For instance, customers can create or handle points in Jira for Google Chat, all with out leaving Chat.

Some builders are already leveraging the brand new APIs to encourage collaboration for his or her clients. LumApps, a number one intranet platform, allows its customers to start out a direct message in Google Chat from their consumer listing so those that are looking for others based mostly on job titles, roles, departments, or different attributes, can shortly begin messaging one another.

Along with the above Chat APIs now being usually accessible for all Workspace builders, present Developer Preview members can now entry our latest characteristic: Growing Google Chat apps to import consumer information. In the event you at present use different enterprise messaging platforms and wish to carry your information into Google Chat, now you can create a Chat app to import present messages, attachments, reactions, memberships, and extra.

The important thing characteristic of the Developer Preview performance are “import mode” areas, which permit Chat apps to take care of historic timestamps for areas and messages, to maintain the context and ordering of the imported information as customers anticipate. As properly, import mode areas suppress notifications and don’t enable finish customers to entry these areas whereas legacy information is being imported.

As extra customers look to get issues accomplished inside Google Chat, extending the capabilities of the product with apps will assist customers save time and get issues accomplished faster. We encourage you to discover what you are able to do right now with these assets: