When updating and retrieving settings for Google Groups, an API request requires the authentication and API key as described in Create access credentials. For more information, see Learn about authentication & authorization.
Update all settings for a group
To update a group's settings, include the Authorization header and API key in the
following PUT HTTP request:
PUT https://www.googleapis.com/groups/v1/groups/GROUP_ID
Replace GROUP_ID with the ID for the group—for example, the following
updates the [email protected] group settings:
PUT https://www.googleapis.com/groups/v1/groups/[email protected]
The request body is in the JSON format. The following example shows all possible settings:
{ "kind": "groupsSettings#groups", "email": "[email protected]", "name": "Sales Group", "description": "This is the sales group", "whoCanAdd": "ALL_MANAGERS_CAN_ADD", "whoCanJoin": "INVITED_CAN_JOIN", "whoCanViewMembership": "ALL_IN_DOMAIN_CAN_VIEW", "whoCanViewGroup": "ALL_IN_DOMAIN_CAN_VIEW", "whoCanInvite": "ALL_MANAGERS_CAN_INVITE", "allowExternalMembers": "false", "whoCanPostMessage": "ALL_IN_DOMAIN_CAN_POST", "allowWebPosting": "true", "primaryLanguage": "en", "maxMessageBytes": 10240, "isArchived": "true", "archiveOnly": "false", "messageModerationLevel": "MODERATE_NONE", "spamModerationLevel": "ALLOW", "replyTo": "REPLY_TO_IGNORE", "customReplyTo": "[email protected]", "includeCustomFooter": "true", "customFooterText": "This messages is from the Sales Group at example.com", "sendMessageDenyNotification": "true", "defaultMessageDenyNotificationText": "Your Message has been denied.", "showInGroupDirectory": "false", "allowGoogleCommunication": "false", "membersCanPostAsTheGroup": "false", "messageDisplayFont": "DEFAULT_FONT", "includeInGlobalAddressList": "false", "whoCanLeaveGroup": "ALL_MEMBERS_CAN_LEAVE", "whoCanContactOwner": "ALL_IN_DOMAIN_CAN_CONTACT", "whoCanAddReferences": "ALL_MEMBERS", "whoCanAssignTopics": "NONE", "whoCanUnassignTopic": "NONE", "whoCanTakeTopics": "NONE", "whoCanMarkDuplicate": "NONE", "whoCanMarkNoResponseNeeded": "NONE", "whoCanMarkFavoriteReplyOnAnyTopic": "NONE", "whoCanMarkFavoriteReplyOnOwnTopic": "NONE", "whoCanUnmarkFavoriteReplyOnAnyTopic": "NONE", "whoCanEnterFreeFormTags": "NONE", "whoCanModifyTagsAndCategories": "NONE", "favoriteRepliesOnTop": "false", "whoCanApproveMembers": "ALL_MANAGERS_CAN_APPROVE", "whoCanBanUsers": "OWNERS_AND_MANAGERS", "whoCanModifyMembers": "OWNERS_AND_MANAGERS", "whoCanApproveMessages": "OWNERS_ONLY", "whoCanDeleteAnyPost": "OWNERS_AND_MANAGERS", "whoCanDeleteTopics": "OWNERS_AND_MANAGERS", "whoCanLockTopics": "OWNERS_AND_MANAGERS", "whoCanMoveTopicsIn": "NONE", "whoCanMoveTopicsOut": "NONE", "whoCanPostAnnouncements": "NONE", "whoCanHideAbuse": "OWNERS_AND_MANAGERS", "whoCanMakeTopicsSticky": "OWNERS_AND_MANAGERS", "whoCanModerateMembers": "OWNERS_AND_MANAGERS", "whoCanModerateContent": "OWNERS_ONLY", "whoCanAssistContent": "ALL_MEMBERS", "customRolesEnabledForSettingsToBeMerged": "false", "enableCollaborativeInbox": "false", "whoCanDiscoverGroup": "ALL_IN_DOMAIN_CAN_DISCOVER", "defaultSender": "DEFAULT_SELF" }
A successful response returns a
200 HTTP status code. Along with the status code, the response returns the updated
group settings. For more information about these settings see the
API reference.
The following example shows the JSON response:
{ "kind": "groupsSettings#groups", "email": "[email protected]", "name": "Sales Group", "description": "This is the sales group", "whoCanAdd": "ALL_MANAGERS_CAN_ADD", "whoCanJoin": "INVITED_CAN_JOIN", "whoCanViewMembership": "ALL_IN_DOMAIN_CAN_VIEW", "whoCanViewGroup": "ALL_IN_DOMAIN_CAN_VIEW", "whoCanInvite": "ALL_MANAGERS_CAN_INVITE", "allowExternalMembers": "false", "whoCanPostMessage": "ALL_IN_DOMAIN_CAN_POST", "allowWebPosting": "true", "primaryLanguage": "en", "maxMessageBytes": 10240, "isArchived": "true", "archiveOnly": "false", "messageModerationLevel": "MODERATE_NONE", "spamModerationLevel": "ALLOW", "replyTo": "REPLY_TO_IGNORE", "customReplyTo": "[email protected]", "includeCustomFooter": "true", "customFooterText": "This messages is from the Sales Group at example.com", "sendMessageDenyNotification": "true", "defaultMessageDenyNotificationText": "Your Message has been denied.", "showInGroupDirectory": "false", "allowGoogleCommunication": "false", "membersCanPostAsTheGroup": "false", "messageDisplayFont": "DEFAULT_FONT", "includeInGlobalAddressList": "false", "whoCanLeaveGroup": "ALL_MEMBERS_CAN_LEAVE", "whoCanContactOwner": "ALL_IN_DOMAIN_CAN_CONTACT", "whoCanAddReferences": "ALL_MEMBERS", "whoCanAssignTopics": "NONE", "whoCanUnassignTopic": "NONE", "whoCanTakeTopics": "NONE", "whoCanMarkDuplicate": "NONE", "whoCanMarkNoResponseNeeded": "NONE", "whoCanMarkFavoriteReplyOnAnyTopic": "NONE", "whoCanMarkFavoriteReplyOnOwnTopic": "NONE", "whoCanUnmarkFavoriteReplyOnAnyTopic": "NONE", "whoCanEnterFreeFormTags": "NONE", "whoCanModifyTagsAndCategories": "NONE", "favoriteRepliesOnTop": "false", "whoCanApproveMembers": "ALL_MANAGERS_CAN_APPROVE", "whoCanBanUsers": "OWNERS_AND_MANAGERS", "whoCanModifyMembers": "OWNERS_AND_MANAGERS", "whoCanApproveMessages": "OWNERS_ONLY", "whoCanDeleteAnyPost": "OWNERS_AND_MANAGERS", "whoCanDeleteTopics": "OWNERS_AND_MANAGERS", "whoCanLockTopics": "OWNERS_AND_MANAGERS", "whoCanMoveTopicsIn": "NONE", "whoCanMoveTopicsOut": "NONE", "whoCanPostAnnouncements": "NONE", "whoCanHideAbuse": "OWNERS_AND_MANAGERS", "whoCanMakeTopicsSticky": "OWNERS_AND_MANAGERS", "whoCanModerateMembers": "OWNERS_AND_MANAGERS", "whoCanModerateContent": "OWNERS_ONLY", "whoCanAssistContent": "ALL_MEMBERS", "customRolesEnabledForSettingsToBeMerged": "false", "enableCollaborativeInbox": "false", "whoCanDiscoverGroup": "ALL_IN_DOMAIN_CAN_DISCOVER", "defaultSender": "DEFAULT_SELF" }
Update some settings for a group
If you want to update a subset of these settings, use the PATCH HTTP request for
a partial update.
PATCH https://www.googleapis.com/groups/v1/groups/GROUP_ID
Retrieve settings for a group
To retrieve a group's settings, include the Authorization header in the
following GET HTTP request:
GET https://www.googleapis.com/groups/v1/groups/groupUniqueId
The following example retrieves the [email protected] group settings:
GET https://www.googleapis.com/groups/v1/groups/[email protected]
A successful response returns a 200 HTTP status code. Along with the status
code, the response returns the [email protected] group's settings. For more information about
these settings see the API reference.
The following example shows the JSON response:
{ "kind": "groupsSettings#groups", "email": "[email protected]", "name": "Sales Group", "description": "This is the sales group", "whoCanAdd": "ALL_MANAGERS_CAN_ADD", "whoCanJoin": "INVITED_CAN_JOIN", "whoCanViewMembership": "ALL_IN_DOMAIN_CAN_VIEW", "whoCanViewGroup": "ALL_IN_DOMAIN_CAN_VIEW", "whoCanInvite": "ALL_MANAGERS_CAN_INVITE", "allowExternalMembers": "false", "whoCanPostMessage": "ALL_IN_DOMAIN_CAN_POST", "allowWebPosting": "true", "primaryLanguage": "en", "maxMessageBytes": 10240, "isArchived": "true", "archiveOnly": "false", "messageModerationLevel": "MODERATE_NONE", "spamModerationLevel": "ALLOW", "replyTo": "REPLY_TO_IGNORE", "customReplyTo": "[email protected]", "includeCustomFooter": "true", "customFooterText": "This messages is from the Sales Group at example.com", "sendMessageDenyNotification": "true", "defaultMessageDenyNotificationText": "Your Message has been denied.", "showInGroupDirectory": "false", "allowGoogleCommunication": "false", "membersCanPostAsTheGroup": "false", "messageDisplayFont": "DEFAULT_FONT", "includeInGlobalAddressList": "false", "whoCanLeaveGroup": "ALL_MEMBERS_CAN_LEAVE", "whoCanContactOwner": "ALL_IN_DOMAIN_CAN_CONTACT", "whoCanAddReferences": "ALL_MEMBERS", "whoCanAssignTopics": "NONE", "whoCanUnassignTopic": "NONE", "whoCanTakeTopics": "NONE", "whoCanMarkDuplicate": "NONE", "whoCanMarkNoResponseNeeded": "NONE", "whoCanMarkFavoriteReplyOnAnyTopic": "NONE", "whoCanMarkFavoriteReplyOnOwnTopic": "NONE", "whoCanUnmarkFavoriteReplyOnAnyTopic": "NONE", "whoCanEnterFreeFormTags": "NONE", "whoCanModifyTagsAndCategories": "NONE", "favoriteRepliesOnTop": "false", "whoCanApproveMembers": "ALL_MANAGERS_CAN_APPROVE", "whoCanBanUsers": "OWNERS_AND_MANAGERS", "whoCanModifyMembers": "OWNERS_AND_MANAGERS", "whoCanApproveMessages": "OWNERS_ONLY", "whoCanDeleteAnyPost": "OWNERS_AND_MANAGERS", "whoCanDeleteTopics": "OWNERS_AND_MANAGERS", "whoCanLockTopics": "OWNERS_AND_MANAGERS", "whoCanMoveTopicsIn": "NONE", "whoCanMoveTopicsOut": "NONE", "whoCanPostAnnouncements": "NONE", "whoCanHideAbuse": "OWNERS_AND_MANAGERS", "whoCanMakeTopicsSticky": "OWNERS_AND_MANAGERS", "whoCanModerateMembers": "OWNERS_AND_MANAGERS", "whoCanModerateContent": "OWNERS_ONLY", "whoCanAssistContent": "ALL_MEMBERS", "customRolesEnabledForSettingsToBeMerged": "false", "enableCollaborativeInbox": "false", "whoCanDiscoverGroup": "ALL_IN_DOMAIN_CAN_DISCOVER", "defaultSender": "DEFAULT_SELF" }