Control who can add Google Groups to Spaces

Spaces members with space membership management permissions can add and sync Google Group members to Google Chat. Admins can limit this feature to group owners and managers.

Admins who oversee large organizations may want to set this feature so that only group owners and managers can add groups to spaces, to avoid many users adding large groups to spaces. By default, this feature is set so that anyone can add groups to Spaces.

Manage groups to Spaces access

Note: You must have admin privileges for Google Groups and Chat to update this setting. 

1. Sign in with a super administrator account to the Google Admin console.

   If you aren’t using a super administrator account, you can’t complete these steps.

2. Enable contact sharing:
   1. Go to Menu DirectoryDirectory settings.
   2. Click Sharing settingsContact sharingselect Enable contact sharing.
3. Click Save.
4. Go to Menu  Apps > Google Workspace >  Google Chat.

   Requires having the Service Settings administrator privilege.

5. Click Groups in Chat.
6. Choose who can add groups to spaces. You can select Anyone in the organization can add groups to spaces, or Only Groups owners and managers can add groups to spaces. By default, this feature is set so that anyone can add groups to spaces.
7. Click Save.