# Add support for Google Chat
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-support-for-google-chat/81852
**Category:** Feature
**Tags:** chat-integration
**Created:** [March 1, 2018, 2:01am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-support-for-google-chat/81852 "2018-03-01T02:01:38Z")
**Posts on this page:** 15
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### Author:  [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)
#### Post date: [March 1, 2018, 2:01am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-support-for-google-chat/81852/1 "2018-03-01T02:01:38Z")
Google just launched their slack competitor, which will be available for every company that uses their G Suite.
Webhooks docs are here: [Build a Google Chat app as a webhook | Google for Developers](https://developers.google.com/hangouts/chat/how-tos/webhooks)
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### Author:  [@Sakshi\_Gupta](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Sakshi_Gupta)
#### Post date: [August 24, 2018, 3:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-support-for-google-chat/81852/2 "2018-08-24T03:22:15Z")
Is the support for this plugin expected to be added any time soon ?
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### Author:  [@Marcel\_C](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Marcel_C)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2018, 10:33am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-support-for-google-chat/81852/8 "2018-10-23T10:33:20Z")
Would be a nice addition
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### Author:  [@Stephen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Stephen)
#### Post date: [August 2, 2019, 9:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-support-for-google-chat/81852/9 "2019-08-02T21:03:24Z")
Curious about this myself, currently assisting a charity who have gotten into Hangouts Chat in a big way.
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### Author:  [@Justin\_Vega](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Justin_Vega)
#### Post date: [March 16, 2020, 5:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-support-for-google-chat/81852/10 "2020-03-16T17:02:02Z")
Has support for this plugin been added yet?
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### Author:  [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)
#### Post date: [March 16, 2020, 5:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-support-for-google-chat/81852/11 "2020-03-16T17:27:55Z")
No, it has not.
Providers are added as either a community contribution or by us when sponsored by a customer.
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### Author:  [@Dan\_Turner](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Dan_Turner)
#### Post date: [July 14, 2020, 8:16am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-support-for-google-chat/81852/13 "2020-07-14T08:16:00Z")
Hey there. How could we sponsor this as a customer please?
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### Author:  [@Stephen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Stephen)
#### Post date: [October 10, 2020, 9:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-support-for-google-chat/81852/18 "2020-10-10T21:53:05Z")
Hey @Dan_Turner, did you end up sponsoring this?
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### Author:  [@Dan\_Turner](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Dan_Turner)
#### Post date: [October 11, 2020, 8:37am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-support-for-google-chat/81852/19 "2020-10-11T08:37:30Z")
No, nobody picked this up.
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### Author:  [@david](https://meta.discourse.org/u/david)
#### Post date: [October 11, 2020, 8:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-support-for-google-chat/81852/20 "2020-10-11T08:58:23Z")
Hi Dan - sorry about that! If you’re still interested in sponsoring it please do shoot us an email at [team@discourse.org](mailto:team@discourse.org) and we can work it the details.
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### Author:  [@david](https://meta.discourse.org/u/david)
#### Post date: [January 26, 2021, 7:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-support-for-google-chat/81852/21 "2021-01-26T19:15:55Z")
I had a go at implementing a v1 of this. The google API is not hugely flexible in terms of formatting, but this is what I’ve come up with:
The pull request can be found here:
[https://github.com/discourse/discourse-chat-integration/pull/57](https://github.com/discourse/discourse-chat-integration/pull/57)
Once it’s been reviewed I’ll get it merged, and post some documentation in a #howto topic
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### Author:  [@Dan\_Turner](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Dan_Turner)
#### Post date: [January 26, 2021, 8:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-support-for-google-chat/81852/22 "2021-01-26T20:15:08Z")
Hey thanks so much for doing this, amazing! How do I install if I’ve downloaded the zip file from github please?
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### Author:  [@david](https://meta.discourse.org/u/david)
#### Post date: [January 26, 2021, 8:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-support-for-google-chat/81852/23 "2021-01-26T20:33:48Z")
How have you installed Discourse? Using the standard self-hosting instructions?
If so, all you need to do is update the plugin by visiting `/admin/upgrade`. The google chat provider will then be available in your site settings.
> [@Set up Google Chat notifications using the discourse-chat-integration plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/set-up-google-chat-notifications-using-the-discourse-chat-integration-plugin/177362):
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> This #howto describes how to set up the Google Chat provider included in discourse-chat-integration. Install If you haven’t already, install the [discourse-chat-integration](https://meta.discourse.org/t/chatroom-integration-plugin-discourse-chat-integration/66522)plugin Setup Google Chatinformation_source Incoming webhooks in Google Chat are only available to Google Workspace accounts. They are not available for personal Google accounts. In Google Chat, open the space where you want to add the webhook. At the top, next to the space name, click the drop-down arrow, then clic…
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### Author:  [@Dan\_Turner](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Dan_Turner)
#### Post date: [January 26, 2021, 8:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-support-for-google-chat/81852/24 "2021-01-26T20:50:46Z")
No sorry, using a hosted service : (
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### Author:  [@david](https://meta.discourse.org/u/david)
#### Post date: [January 28, 2021, 6:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-support-for-google-chat/81852/25 "2021-01-28T18:00:23Z")
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