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This page explains how to get details about a Google Workspace subscription
using the
subscriptions.get()
method.
When you call this method with user authentication, the method returns
details about a subscription authorized by the user. When you use app
authentication, the method can return details about any subscription for the
app.
Use your Google Cloud project instead of the default one created automatically by
Apps Script.
For all scopes that you added to configure the OAuth consent screen, you must also add the
scopes to the appsscript.json file in your Apps Script project.
For example, if you specified the chat.messages scope, then add the following:
For user authentication, requires a
scope that supports at least one of the event types for the subscription. To identify a scope, see Scopes by event type.
For app authentication, requires the chat.bot scope (Google Chat apps only).
Get a subscription authorized by a user
The following code sample gets details about a
Subscriptionresource
using user authentication. When authenticated as a user, the method returns a
subscription that the user authorized the app to create.
To get a subscription authorized by a user:
Apps Script
In your Apps Script project, create a new script file
named getSubscription and add the following code:
functiongetSubscription(){// The name of the subscription to get.constname='subscriptions/SUBSCRIPTION_ID';// Call the Workspace Events API using the advanced service.constsubscription=WorkspaceEvents.Subscriptions.get(name);console.log(subscription);}
Replace the following:
SUBSCRIPTION_ID: The ID of the subscription. To get the ID, you can use any of the following:
The ID of the resource name represented in the
name field. For example, if the resource name is
subscriptions/subscription-123, use subscription-123.
To get the subscription, run the function getSubscription in
your Apps Script project.
Python
In your working directory, create a file named get_subscription.py
and add the following code:
"""Get subscription."""fromgoogle_auth_oauthlib.flowimportInstalledAppFlowfromgoogleapiclient.discoveryimportbuild# Specify required scopes.SCOPES=['SCOPE']# Authenticate with Google Workspace and get user authentication.flow=InstalledAppFlow.from_client_secrets_file('credentials.json',SCOPES)CREDENTIALS=flow.run_local_server()# Call the Workspace Events API using the service endpoint.service=build('workspaceevents','v1',credentials=CREDENTIALS,)NAME='subscriptions/SUBSCRIPTION_ID'subscription=service.subscriptions().get(name=NAME).execute()print(subscription)
The ID of the resource name represented in the
name field. For example, if the resource name is
subscriptions/subscription-123, use subscription-123.
In your working directory, make sure you've stored your OAuth client ID
credentials and named the file credentials.json. The code sample uses this JSON
file to authenticate with Google Workspace and get user credentials. For instructions,
see Create OAuth client ID
credentials.
To get the subscription, run the following in your terminal:
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When you use app\nauthentication, the method can return details about any subscription for the\napp.\n\nPrerequisites\n-------------\n\n### Apps Script\n\n- \u003cbr /\u003e\n\n A Google Workspace subscription. To create one, see [Create a subscription](/workspace/events/guides/create-subscription).\n\n \u003cbr /\u003e\n\n- Requires user authentication with one or more\n [scopes that support all event types for\n the subscription](/workspace/events/guides/auth#scopes-event-type).\n\n | **Note:** To run the code sample in this guide, you must use the same [OAuth client\n | ID credentials](/workspace/events/guides/create-subscription#create-oauth) that you used to create the subscription.\n\n\u003c!-- --\u003e\n\n- An Apps Script project:\n - Use your Google Cloud project instead of the default one created automatically by Apps Script.\n - For all scopes that you added to configure the OAuth consent screen, you must also add the scopes to the `appsscript.json` file in your Apps Script project. For example, if you specified the `chat.messages` scope, then add the following: \n\n ```console\n \"oauthScopes\": [\n \"https://www.googleapis.com/auth/chat.messages\"\n ]\n \n ```\n - [Enable](/apps-script/guides/services/advanced#enable_advanced_services) the `Google Workspace Events` advanced service.\n\n### Python\n\n- Python 3.6 or greater\n- The [pip](https://pypi.org/project/pip/) package management tool\n- The latest Google client libraries for Python. To install or update them, run the following command in your command-line interface: \n\n ```console\n pip3 install --upgrade google-api-python-client google-auth-oauthlib\n \n ```\n\n\u003c!-- --\u003e\n\n- \u003cbr /\u003e\n\n A Google Workspace subscription. To create one, see [Create a subscription](/workspace/events/guides/create-subscription).\n\n \u003cbr /\u003e\n\n- Requires [authentication](/workspace/events/guides/auth):\n\n - For user authentication, requires a scope that supports at least one of the event types for the subscription. To identify a scope, see [Scopes by event type](/workspace/events/guides/auth#scopes-event-type). **Note:** To run the code sample in this guide, you must use the same [OAuth\n | client ID credentials](/workspace/events/guides/create-subscription#create-oauth) that you used to create the subscription.\n - For app authentication, requires the `chat.bot` scope (Google Chat apps only).\n\nGet a subscription authorized by a user\n---------------------------------------\n\nThe following code sample gets details about a\n[`Subscription`](/workspace/events/reference/rest/v1/subscriptions)resource\nusing user authentication. When authenticated as a user, the method returns a\nsubscription that the user authorized the app to create.\n\nTo get a subscription authorized by a user: \n\n### Apps Script\n\n1. In your Apps Script project, create a new script file\n named `getSubscription` and add the following code:\n\n function getSubscription() {\n // The name of the subscription to get.\n const name = 'subscriptions/\u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003eSUBSCRIPTION_ID\u003c/var\u003e';\n\n // Call the Workspace Events API using the advanced service.\n const subscription = WorkspaceEvents.Subscriptions.get(name);\n console.log(subscription);\n }\n\n Replace the following:\n - \u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003eSUBSCRIPTION_ID\u003c/var\u003e: The ID of the subscription. To get the ID, you can use any of the following:\n - The value of the [`uid`](/workspace/events/reference/rest/v1/subscriptions#Subscription.FIELDS.uid) field.\n - The ID of the resource name represented in the [`name`](/workspace/events/reference/rest/v1/subscriptions#Subscription.FIELDS.name) field. For example, if the resource name is `subscriptions/subscription-123`, use `subscription-123`.\n2. To get the subscription, run the function `getSubscription` in\n your Apps Script project.\n\n### Python\n\n1. In your working directory, create a file named `get_subscription.py`\n and add the following code:\n\n \"\"\"Get subscription.\"\"\"\n\n from google_auth_oauthlib.flow import InstalledAppFlow\n from googleapiclient.discovery import build\n\n # Specify required scopes.\n SCOPES = ['\u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003eSCOPE\u003c/var\u003e']\n\n # Authenticate with Google Workspace and get user authentication.\n flow = InstalledAppFlow.from_client_secrets_file('credentials.json', SCOPES)\n CREDENTIALS = flow.run_local_server()\n\n # Call the Workspace Events API using the service endpoint.\n service = build(\n 'workspaceevents',\n 'v1',\n credentials=CREDENTIALS,\n )\n\n NAME = 'subscriptions/\u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003eSUBSCRIPTION_ID\u003c/var\u003e'\n subscription = service.subscriptions().get(name=NAME).execute()\n print(subscription)\n\n Replace the following:\n - \u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003eSCOPE\u003c/var\u003e: An OAuth scope that [supports at least\n one event type from the subscription](/workspace/events/guides/auth#scopes-event-type). For example, if your subscription receives events an updated Chat space, `https://www.googleapis.com/auth/chat.spaces.readonly`.\n - \u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003eSUBSCRIPTION_ID\u003c/var\u003e: The ID of the subscription. To get the ID, you can use any of the following:\n - The value of the [`uid`](/workspace/events/reference/rest/v1/subscriptions#Subscription.FIELDS.uid) field.\n - The ID of the resource name represented in the [`name`](/workspace/events/reference/rest/v1/subscriptions#Subscription.FIELDS.name) field. For example, if the resource name is `subscriptions/subscription-123`, use `subscription-123`.\n2. In your working directory, make sure you've stored your OAuth client ID\n credentials and named the file `credentials.json`. The code sample uses this JSON\n file to authenticate with Google Workspace and get user credentials. For instructions,\n see [Create OAuth client ID\n credentials](/workspace/events/guides/create-subscription#create-oauth).\n\n3. To get the subscription, run the following in your terminal:\n\n python3 get_subscription.py\n\nRelated topics\n--------------\n\n- [Update or renew a subscription](/workspace/events/guides/update-subscription)\n- [Resolve errors and reactivate a subscription](/workspace/events/guides/reactivate-subscription)\n- [Delete a subscription](/workspace/events/guides/delete-subscription)\n- [List subscriptions](/workspace/events/guides/list-subscriptions)\n- [Create a subscription](/workspace/events/guides/create-subscription)"]]