Google Chat

How to publish a bot on Google Chat

Create A New Google Project

• Go to Google Cloud Platform.
• Log in to your Google account if not already done.

• Click on the Create Project button.
• Enter the Project Name. (The project name doesn’t need to be the same as your bot.)

Enable the Google Chat API

• Click the hamburger button in the top left corner to enter the navigation menu.
• Go to Library in the APIs & Services drop-down list.

• Search for Google Chat API in the search bar and select the API.

• Click the Enable button.

Get Webhook URL

• Log in to the Gupshup website.
• Go to Dashboard tab > My Bots section.
• Select the button under the Publish column against the bot you wish to publish.
• A list of channels will appear. Click on the Publish button against Google Chat.
• Scroll down and click Configuring the bot. Copy the Webhook URL mentioned there for later use.

Configure the bot

• Click the hamburger button in the top left corner to enter the navigation menu.
• Go to Library in the APIs & Services drop-down list.
• Search for Google Chat API in the search bar and select the API.

• Click the Manage button.
• Select Configuration in the sidebar.
• Enter the Bot name and Description for your bot. Copy the bot name for later use.
• Enter the Avatar URL, that is, the link to the icon or image which will represent your bot.

• Under Functionality, enable both check boxes.
• Under Connection settings, select the Bot URL option and enter the Webhook URL copied earlier in the field that appears below the options.
• Click Save.

Create a service account and get the JSON key

• Select Credentials in the sidebar of the Google Chat API, or go to Credentials in the APIs & Services drop-down menu after clicking the hamburger icon in the top left part of the screen.
• Click + Create Credentials and select Service account from the drop-down menu.

• Enter a display name for the service account and a description. The service account ID is generated automatically.
• Click Create and continue and then click Continue twice.

• Go to the service account that you just created and go to the Keys tab.
• Click Add Key and select Create new key from the drop-down menu.

• Select JSON under Key Type and click Create.
• A JSON file will be downloaded on your device. Copy the contents of this file for later use.

Submit credentials

• Log in to the Gupshup website.
• Go to Dashboard tab > My Bots section.
• Select the button under the Publish column against the bot you wish to publish.
• A list of channels will appear. Click on the Publish button against Google Chat.
• Scroll down and click Submit credentials
• Enter the service account JSON key and bot name copied earlier into the respective fields.
• Click Submit.