Class Group

Gets this group's email address.

This example lists the email address of all the groups the user belongs to.

function listMyGroupEmails() {
  var groups = GroupsApp.getGroups();
  for (var i = 0; i < groups.length; i++) {
    console.log(groups[i].getEmail());
  }
}

Return

String — The group's email address.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/groups

Retrieves the direct child groups of the group. Throws an exception if you do not have permission to view the group's member list.

In addition to this method, you can use the Admin SDK Directory advanced service to retrieve group members in a domain.

function listGroupMembers() {
  var GROUP_EMAIL = "example@googlegroups.com";
  var group = GroupsApp.getGroupByEmail(GROUP_EMAIL);
  var childGroups = group.getGroups();
  console.log("Group " + GROUP_EMAIL + " has " + childGroups.length + " groups:");
  for (var i = 0; i < childGroups.length; i++) {
    var childGroup = childGroups[i];
    console.log(childGroup.getEmail());
  }
}

Return

Group[] — All the direct child groups of the group.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/groups

Retrieves a user's role in the context of the group. A user who is a direct member of a group has exactly one role within that group. Throws an exception if the user is not a member of the group or if you do not have permission to view the group's member list.

This example lists the owners of a group:

var group = GroupsApp.getGroupByEmail("example@googlegroups.com");
var users = group.getUsers();
console.log('These are the group owners:');
for (var i = 0; i < users.length; i++) {
  var user = users[i];
  if (group.getRole(user.getEmail()) == GroupsApp.Role.OWNER) {
    console.log(user.getEmail());
  }
}

Parameters

Return

Role — That user's role within the group.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/groups

Retrieves a user's role in the context of the group. A user who is a direct member of a group has exactly one role within that group. Throws an exception if the user is not a member of the group or if you do not have permission to view the group's member list.

This example lists the owners of a group:

var group = GroupsApp.getGroupByEmail("example@googlegroups.com");
var users = group.getUsers();
console.log('These are the group owners:');
for (var i = 0; i < users.length; i++) {
  var user = users[i];
  if (group.getRole(user) == GroupsApp.Role.OWNER) {
    console.log(user.getEmail());
  }
}

Parameters

Return

Role — That user's role within the group.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/groups

See also

• getRole(email)

Retrieves users' roles in the context of the group. A user who is a direct member of a group has exactly one role within that group. Throws an exception if any user is not a member of the group or if you do not have permission to view the group's member list.

This example lists the owners of a group:

var group = GroupsApp.getGroupByEmail("example@googlegroups.com");
var users = group.getUsers();
var roles = group.getRoles(users);
console.log('These are the group owners:');
for (var i = 0; i < users.length; i++) {
  if (roles[i] == GroupsApp.Role.OWNER) {
    console.log(users[i].getEmail());
  }
}

Parameters

Return

Role[] — The roles of those users within the group.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/groups

Gets the direct members and banned members of the group that have a known corresponding Google account. Throws an exception if you don't have permission to view the group's member list or the member emails.

Note: if you are a member of a group B which is itself a member of another group A then you are indirectly subscribed to group A. Although you receive copies of messages sent to it, you are not actually subscribed to the parent group A.

Here's an example which shows the members of a group. Before running it, replace the email address of the group with that of one on your domain.

function listGroupMembers() {
  var GROUP_EMAIL = "example@googlegroups.com";
  var group = GroupsApp.getGroupByEmail(GROUP_EMAIL);
  var users = group.getUsers();
  console.log("Group " + GROUP_EMAIL + " has " + users.length + " members:");
  for (var i = 0; i < users.length; i++) {
    var user = users[i];
    console.log(user.getEmail());
  }
}

Return

User[] — All the direct members and banned members of the group.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/groups

Tests if a group is a direct member of this group. The method does not return true if the tested group is nested more than one level below this group. Throws an exception if you do not have permission to view the group's member list.

var group = GroupsApp.getGroupByEmail("example@googlegroups.com");
var childGroup = GroupsApp.getGroupByEmail("childgroup@googlegroups.com");
if (group.hasGroup(childGroup)) {
  console.log("childgroup@googlegroups.com is a child group");
}

Parameters

Return

Boolean — true if that group is a child group of this group; false otherwise.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/groups

Tests if a group is a direct member of this group. The method does not return true if the tested group is nested more than one level below this group. Throws an exception if you do not have permission to view the group's member list.

var group = GroupsApp.getGroupByEmail("example@googlegroups.com");
if (group.hasGroup("childgroup@googlegroups.com")) {
  console.log("childgroup@googlegroups.com is a child group");
}

Parameters

Return

Boolean — true if that group is a child group of this group; false otherwise.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/groups

Tests if a user is a direct member of the group. Throws an exception if you do not have permission to view the group's member list.

Here's an example which checks if the current user is a member of a group:

var group = GroupsApp.getGroupByEmail("example@googlegroups.com");
var currentUser = Session.getActiveUser();
if (group.hasUser(currentUser.getEmail())) {
  console.log("You are a member");
}

Parameters

Return

Boolean — true if that user is a member of the group; false otherwise.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/groups

Tests if a user is a direct member of the group. Throws an exception if you do not have permission to view the group's member list.

Here's an example which checks if the current user is a member of a group:

var group = GroupsApp.getGroupByEmail("example@googlegroups.com");
var currentUser = Session.getActiveUser();
if (group.hasUser(currentUser)) {
  console.log("You are a member");
}

Parameters

Return

Boolean — true if that user is a member of the group; false otherwise.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/groups