Google Workspace Admin

Access the Google Workspace Admin SDK with managed OAuth authentication. Read and manage users, groups, organizational units, roles, and domain settings for Google Workspace. This is high-impact administrative access — connect only with least-privilege OAuth scopes and revoke the connection when administrative work is complete.

Quick Start

# List users in the domain
python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/google-workspace-admin/admin/directory/v1/users?customer=my_customer&maxResults=10')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Base URL

https://api.maton.ai/google-workspace-admin/{endpoint-path}

The gateway proxies requests to admin.googleapis.com and automatically injects your OAuth token. Only the endpoints documented in the API Reference section below are supported — always use specific endpoint paths from that section rather than constructing arbitrary paths. Before any write call, display the exact HTTP method, full endpoint path, and target resource identifier (user email, group address, OU path) for user review.

Authentication

All requests require the Maton API key in the Authorization header:

Authorization: Bearer $MATON_API_KEY

Environment Variable: Set your API key as MATON_API_KEY:

export MATON_API_KEY="YOUR_API_KEY"

Getting Your API Key

1. Sign in or create an account at maton.ai
2. Go to maton.ai/settings
3. Copy your API key

Connection Management

Manage your Google OAuth connections at https://api.maton.ai.

List Connections

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/connections?app=google-workspace-admin&status=ACTIVE')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Create Connection

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
data = json.dumps({'app': 'google-workspace-admin'}).encode()
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/connections', data=data, method='POST')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
req.add_header('Content-Type', 'application/json')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Get Connection

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/connections/{connection_id}')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Response:

{
  "connection": {
    "connection_id": "{connection_id}",
    "status": "ACTIVE",
    "creation_time": "2025-12-08T07:20:53.488460Z",
    "last_updated_time": "2026-01-31T20:03:32.593153Z",
    "url": "https://connect.maton.ai/?session_token=...",
    "app": "google-workspace-admin",
    "metadata": {}
  }
}

Open the returned url in a browser to complete OAuth authorization.

Delete Connection

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/connections/{connection_id}', method='DELETE')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Specifying Connection

If you have multiple Google Workspace Admin connections, specify which one to use with the Maton-Connection header:

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/google-workspace-admin/admin/directory/v1/users?customer=my_customer')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
req.add_header('Maton-Connection', '{connection_id}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

If you have multiple connections, always include this header to ensure requests go to the intended account.

Security & Permissions

• Access is limited to the specific users, groups, organizational units, roles, and domain settings that the connected Google admin account's OAuth scopes permit. Only connect with a least-privileged admin account, restrict scopes to the resources needed for the task, and revoke the connection when administrative work is complete.
• Always specify the connection. Include the Maton-Connection header with the correct connection ID on every request to ensure it targets the intended Google Workspace account.
• Default to read-only (GET/list) operations. Always start by listing or retrieving resources to confirm user emails, group addresses, OU paths, and identifiers before proposing any changes.
• All write operations require explicit user approval showing the exact call details. Before executing any POST, PUT, PATCH, or DELETE call, display:
  1. The HTTP method and full endpoint path (e.g., DELETE /google-workspace-admin/admin/directory/v1/users/jane@company.com).
  2. The target resource identifier (user email, group address, OU path, role name).
  3. A clear description of the intended effect and consequences (e.g., "This will permanently delete user 'jane@company.com', removing their account, email, and Drive data").
  4. Wait for explicit user confirmation before proceeding.
• Administrative operations are high-impact and may be irreversible. Deleting users removes their data, modifying group memberships changes access permissions, changing organizational units affects policy inheritance, and altering domain settings impacts all users. These actions must include a summary of consequences and require confirmation.

API Reference

Users

List Users

GET /google-workspace-admin/admin/directory/v1/users?customer=my_customer&maxResults=100

Query parameters:

• customer - Customer ID or my_customer for your domain (required)
• domain - Filter by specific domain
• maxResults - Maximum results per page (1-500, default 100)
• orderBy - Sort by email, familyName, or givenName
• query - Search query (e.g., email:john*, name:John*)
• pageToken - Token for pagination

Example:

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/google-workspace-admin/admin/directory/v1/users?customer=my_customer&query=email:john*')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Response:

{
  "kind": "admin#directory#users",
  "users": [
    {
      "id": "123456789",
      "primaryEmail": "john@example.com",
      "name": {
        "givenName": "John",
        "familyName": "Doe",
        "fullName": "John Doe"
      },
      "isAdmin": false,
      "isDelegatedAdmin": false,
      "suspended": false,
      "creationTime": "2024-01-15T10:30:00.000Z",
      "lastLoginTime": "2025-02-01T08:00:00.000Z",
      "orgUnitPath": "/Sales"
    }
  ],
  "nextPageToken": "..."
}

Get User

GET /google-workspace-admin/admin/directory/v1/users/{userKey}

userKey can be the user's primary email or unique user ID.

Create User

POST /google-workspace-admin/admin/directory/v1/users
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "primaryEmail": "newuser@example.com",
  "name": {
    "givenName": "Jane",
    "familyName": "Smith"
  },
  "password": "temporaryPassword123!",
  "changePasswordAtNextLogin": true,
  "orgUnitPath": "/Engineering"
}

Update User

PUT /google-workspace-admin/admin/directory/v1/users/{userKey}
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "name": {
    "givenName": "Jane",
    "familyName": "Smith-Johnson"
  },
  "suspended": false,
  "orgUnitPath": "/Sales"
}

Patch User (partial update)

PATCH /google-workspace-admin/admin/directory/v1/users/{userKey}
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "suspended": true
}

Delete User

DELETE /google-workspace-admin/admin/directory/v1/users/{userKey}

Make User Admin

POST /google-workspace-admin/admin/directory/v1/users/{userKey}/makeAdmin
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "status": true
}

Groups

List Groups

GET /google-workspace-admin/admin/directory/v1/groups?customer=my_customer

Query parameters:

• customer - Customer ID or my_customer (required)
• domain - Filter by domain
• maxResults - Maximum results (1-200)
• userKey - List groups for a specific user

Get Group

GET /google-workspace-admin/admin/directory/v1/groups/{groupKey}

groupKey can be the group's email or unique ID.

Create Group

POST /google-workspace-admin/admin/directory/v1/groups
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "email": "engineering@example.com",
  "name": "Engineering Team",
  "description": "All engineering staff"
}

Update Group

PUT /google-workspace-admin/admin/directory/v1/groups/{groupKey}
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "name": "Engineering Department",
  "description": "Updated description"
}

Delete Group

DELETE /google-workspace-admin/admin/directory/v1/groups/{groupKey}

Group Members

List Members

GET /google-workspace-admin/admin/directory/v1/groups/{groupKey}/members

Add Member

POST /google-workspace-admin/admin/directory/v1/groups/{groupKey}/members
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "email": "user@example.com",
  "role": "MEMBER"
}

Roles: OWNER, MANAGER, MEMBER

Update Member Role

PATCH /google-workspace-admin/admin/directory/v1/groups/{groupKey}/members/{memberKey}
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "role": "MANAGER"
}

Remove Member

DELETE /google-workspace-admin/admin/directory/v1/groups/{groupKey}/members/{memberKey}

Organizational Units

List Org Units

GET /google-workspace-admin/admin/directory/v1/customer/my_customer/orgunits

Query parameters:

• type - all (default) or children
• orgUnitPath - Parent org unit path

Get Org Unit

GET /google-workspace-admin/admin/directory/v1/customer/my_customer/orgunits/{orgUnitPath}

Create Org Unit

POST /google-workspace-admin/admin/directory/v1/customer/my_customer/orgunits
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "name": "Engineering",
  "parentOrgUnitPath": "/",
  "description": "Engineering department"
}

Update Org Unit

PUT /google-workspace-admin/admin/directory/v1/customer/my_customer/orgunits/{orgUnitPath}
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "description": "Updated description"
}

Delete Org Unit

DELETE /google-workspace-admin/admin/directory/v1/customer/my_customer/orgunits/{orgUnitPath}

Domains

List Domains

GET /google-workspace-admin/admin/directory/v1/customer/my_customer/domains

Get Domain

GET /google-workspace-admin/admin/directory/v1/customer/my_customer/domains/{domainName}

Roles

List Roles

GET /google-workspace-admin/admin/directory/v1/customer/my_customer/roles

List Role Assignments

GET /google-workspace-admin/admin/directory/v1/customer/my_customer/roleassignments

Query parameters:

• userKey - Filter by user
• roleId - Filter by role

Create Role Assignment

POST /google-workspace-admin/admin/directory/v1/customer/my_customer/roleassignments
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "roleId": "123456789",
  "assignedTo": "user_id",
  "scopeType": "CUSTOMER"
}

Code Examples

JavaScript

const headers = {
  'Authorization': `Bearer ${process.env.MATON_API_KEY}`
};

// List users
const users = await fetch(
  'https://api.maton.ai/google-workspace-admin/admin/directory/v1/users?customer=my_customer',
  { headers }
).then(r => r.json());

// Create user
await fetch(
  'https://api.maton.ai/google-workspace-admin/admin/directory/v1/users',
  {
    method: 'POST',
    headers: { ...headers, 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
    body: JSON.stringify({
      primaryEmail: 'newuser@example.com',
      name: { givenName: 'New', familyName: 'User' },
      password: 'TempPass123!',
      changePasswordAtNextLogin: true
    })
  }
);

Python

import os
import requests

headers = {'Authorization': f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}'}

# List users
users = requests.get(
    'https://api.maton.ai/google-workspace-admin/admin/directory/v1/users',
    headers=headers,
    params={'customer': 'my_customer'}
).json()

# Create user
response = requests.post(
    'https://api.maton.ai/google-workspace-admin/admin/directory/v1/users',
    headers=headers,
    json={
        'primaryEmail': 'newuser@example.com',
        'name': {'givenName': 'New', 'familyName': 'User'},
        'password': 'TempPass123!',
        'changePasswordAtNextLogin': True
    }
)

Notes

• Use my_customer as the customer ID for your own domain
• User keys can be primary email or unique user ID
• Group keys can be group email or unique group ID
• Org unit paths start with / (e.g., /Engineering/Frontend)
• Admin privileges are required for most operations
• Password must meet Google's complexity requirements
• IMPORTANT: When using curl commands, use curl -g when URLs contain brackets (fields[], sort[], records[]) to disable glob parsing
• IMPORTANT: When piping curl output to jq or other commands, environment variables like $MATON_API_KEY may not expand correctly in some shell environments. You may get "Invalid API key" errors when piping.

Error Handling

Status	Meaning
400	Missing Google Workspace Admin connection
401	Invalid or missing Maton API key
403	Insufficient admin privileges
404	User, group, or resource not found
429	Rate limited (10 req/sec per account)
4xx/5xx	Passthrough error from Admin SDK API

Troubleshooting: API Key Issues

1. Check that the MATON_API_KEY environment variable is set:

echo $MATON_API_KEY

2. Verify the API key is valid by listing connections:

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/connections')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Troubleshooting: Invalid App Name

1. Ensure your URL path starts with google-workspace-admin. For example:

• Correct: https://api.maton.ai/google-workspace-admin/admin/directory/v1/users?customer=my_customer
• Incorrect: https://api.maton.ai/admin/directory/v1/users?customer=my_customer

Resources

• Admin SDK Overview
• Directory API Users
• Directory API Groups
• Directory API Members
• Directory API Org Units
• Directory API Domains
• Directory API Roles
• Admin SDK Guides
• Maton Community
• Maton Support