Query on Discourse Integration with Google Chat

[Chandana_R]

We are exploring options to integrate our Discourse (CorpSSO-enabled) with Google Chat for better collaboration. Before proceeding, we wanted to clarify a few points:

1. Does Discourse currently support direct integration with Google Chat, or is it possible through plugins/webhooks?

2. Can Discourse notifications (topics, replies, mentions, etc.) be sent to a Google Chat space, and can they be filtered by category or tag?

3. If bi-directional communication is possible, will CorpSSO authentication map users correctly between Discourse and GChat?

4. Are there any security or configuration considerations we should be aware of when integrating with GChat (e.g., service accounts, API keys)?

5. Is there any documentation or recommended best practice available for setting up this integration?

Looking forward to your guidance.

[NateDhaliwal]

Hi there, perhaps you’ll like to take look at this plugin?

Discourse Chat Integrations

Chat Integration is for using an external chat system together with Discourse — you may be looking for Discourse Chat which adds Chat functionality directly to Discourse. Summary Install Guide The Discourse Chat Integration plugin lets you send messages in your preferred chat platform when something happens in Discourse. [16] Messages can be triggered by: New topics New replies Messages to a group Mentions of a group Functio…

Also see this guide (thanks, Related Topics!):

Set up Google Chat notifications using the discourse-chat-integration plugin

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 plugin Setup Google Chat 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…