Overview

The Google Chat connector for Gemini Enterprise lets you search your Google Chat data using natural language commands.

Supported actions

When the Google Chat data store is enabled, end users can use natural language commands in Gemini Enterprise to perform the following actions.

Action Description
Create space Creates a new space in Google Chat.
Reply to thread Replies to a chat thread in Google Chat.

Required permissions

To enable Gemini Enterprise to perform federated search and actions from Google Chat, you need to enable following scopes:

Connection mode Scope Purpose
Federated search
  • https://www.googleapis.com/auth/chat.spaces.readonly
  • https://www.googleapis.com/auth/chat.messages.readonly
 Minimum permission required to search and retrieve content. Allows the data store to list spaces and read messages.
Federated search and Actions
  • https://www.googleapis.com/auth/chat.spaces.readonly
  • https://www.googleapis.com/auth/chat.messages.readonly
 General: Required for searching content and executing actions.
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/chat.space.create Space creation: Minimum scope required to create a chat space.
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/chat.messages.create Messaging: Minimum scope required to reply to a chat thread.

For information on how to configure these scopes, see Add scopes.

Limitations

  • The Google Chat data store is only supported in the EU, US, and Global locations.

  • When creating a new application or adding a data store to an existing application, we recommend that you add a data store of a single connector type. For example, don't associate two Google Chat data stores with actions in the same application.

  • If you use security controls, be aware of their limitations related to data in Google Chat, as discussed in the following table:

    Security control Note the following
    Data Residency (DRZ) Gemini Enterprise only guarantees data residency in Google Cloud. For information about data residency and Google Chat, see Google Workspace compliance guidance and documentation, including Data regions for Google Workspace. Also review examples like Choose the region where data is stored and Digital sovereignty.
    Customer-managed encryption keys (CMEK) Your keys only encrypt data within Google Cloud. Cloud Key Management Service controls don't apply to data stored in Google Chat.
    Access Transparency Access Transparency logs actions taken by Google personnel on the Google Cloud project. You'll also need to review the Access Transparency logs created by Google Workspace. For more information, see Access Transparency log events in the Google Workspace Admin Help documentation.

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