Introduction
Connect Google Chat to Sana to send messages, browse spaces, and look up members. Stay connected with your team directly from Sana. In summary, the connector has the following key characteristics:
Category: Communication
Connector type: Real-time
Auth type: OAuth
Hosting type: Managed
Capabilities
This connector is able to do the following:
Capability |
List spaces |
Send messages |
Read messages |
List members |
Tools
While the capabilities above describe what the connector can do at a high level, the underlying tools show exactly which operations the agent can use when you ask Sana about Google Chat. In practice, the agent may call one or more tools to achieve a single capability.
Tool |
Create message |
Get member |
Get message |
Get space |
List members |
List messages |
List spaces |
Scope and permissions
This connector uses OAuth. When you connect your account, you will need to sign into your account and grant the required permissions:
Scope | Purpose |
Read the signed-in user's primary email address | |
profile | Read basic profile information for the signed-in user (name, avatar, etc.) |
chat.memberships.app | Manage the app's memberships in Google Chat spaces (add or remove the app from spaces) |
chat.messages.reactions | View and manage reactions on messages in Google Chat spaces the app has access to |
chat.messages.create | Create and send new messages in Google Chat spaces on behalf of the app |
chat.messages.reactions.create | Add reactions to messages in Google Chat spaces on behalf of the app |
chat.spaces | View and manage Google Chat spaces where the app is installed (metadata and basic settings) |
Set up instructions
Prerequisites:
Your Sana workspace admin has enabled this integration – if the workspace admin has disabled the integration it won't appear in the list of available integrations.
Step 1: Go to the integrations page in Sana
In Sana, click on ... More in the sidebar, then select Integrations
Step 2: Find Google Chat in the list of available integrations
Scroll to the Available integrations section and locate Google Chat.
Step 3: Connect the integration
Click the integration card and select "Connect just for me", this will open a pop-up powered by Pipedream. Follow the steps in the pop-up to complete the set-up.
Step 4: Sign in to Google Chat and approve the requested scopes
You'll be redirected to Google Chat to go through their OAuth flow. Sign in and approve the scopes Sana needs to operate the connector.
Step 5: Complete the set up
You've successfully connected your Google Chat account. Click Continue to complete the setup and start using the connector.