Develop on Google Workspace

  • Google Workspace offers developer products and tools to connect or extend Google Workspace apps like Gmail, Drive, and Chat, each with its own Google Cloud project for API configuration, authentication, and deployments.

  • The Google Workspace API Overview in the Google Cloud console provides a central location for managing common Google Workspace API tasks.

  • Getting started involves 5 key steps: creating a Google Cloud project, enabling necessary APIs, understanding authentication, configuring OAuth consent, and creating access credentials.

Google Workspace offers a wide range of developer products and tools that letyou connect your service with Google Workspace or extendGoogle Workspace apps like Gmail, Google Drive, andGoogle Chat. Each Google Workspace app or integration has its ownGoogle Cloud project where you configure APIs, set up authentication, and managedeployments.

In the Google Cloud console, theGoogle Workspace API Overviewshows many common Google Workspace API tasks that you can complete elsewherein the Google Cloud console. The Google Workspace APIs are gathered all in oneplace so that you can manage these APIs.

Get started in 5 steps

To get started with your development, complete these five steps:

  1. Create a Google Cloud project for yourGoogle Workspace app, extension, or integration.

  2. Enable the APIs you want to usein your Google Cloud project.

  3. Learn how authentication and authorization workswhen developing for Google Workspace.

  4. Configure OAuth consent toensure users can understand and approve what access your app has to theirdata.

  5. Create access credentials toauthenticate your app's end users or service accounts.

Want to see Google Workspace in action?
The Google Workspace Developers channel offers videos about tips, tricks, and the latest features.

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Last updated 2026-01-26 UTC.