openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Google Workspace Admin SDK Directory Groups Users API
  description: Manage users, groups, and organizational units in a Google Workspace domain. The Admin SDK Directory API lets administrators of enterprise domains view and manage resources such as user accounts, groups, and organizational units within their Google Workspace domain.
  version: directory_v1
  contact:
    name: Google Workspace Developer Support
    url: https://developers.google.com/admin-sdk/directory
  license:
    name: Google APIs Terms of Service
    url: https://developers.google.com/terms
  x-logo:
    url: https://www.gstatic.com/images/branding/product/2x/admin_2020q4_48dp.png
servers:
- url: https://admin.googleapis.com
  description: Google Admin SDK production endpoint
security:
- oauth2: []
tags:
- name: Users
  description: Manage user accounts in a Google Workspace domain
  externalDocs:
    url: https://developers.google.com/admin-sdk/directory/reference/rest/v1/users
paths:
  /admin/directory/v1/users:
    get:
      operationId: listUsers
      summary: List Users
      description: Retrieves a paginated list of either deleted users or all users in a domain. Requires authorization with the admin.directory.user.readonly or admin.directory.user scope.
      tags:
      - Users
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/domain'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/customer'
      - name: maxResults
        in: query
        description: Maximum number of results to return (1-500). Default is 100.
        schema:
          type: integer
          minimum: 1
          maximum: 500
          default: 100
      - name: pageToken
        in: query
        description: Token to specify the next page in the list.
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: orderBy
        in: query
        description: Property to use for sorting results.
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - email
          - familyName
          - givenName
      - name: sortOrder
        in: query
        description: Whether to return results in ascending or descending order.
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - ASCENDING
          - DESCENDING
      - name: query
        in: query
        description: Query string for searching user fields. For more information on constructing user queries, see the Search for Users documentation.
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: showDeleted
        in: query
        description: If set to true, retrieves the list of deleted users.
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: projection
        in: query
        description: What subset of fields to fetch for this user.
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - basic
          - custom
          - full
      - name: viewType
        in: query
        description: Whether to fetch the administrator-only or domain-wide public view of the user. Default is admin_view.
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - admin_view
          - domain_public
      - name: customFieldMask
        in: query
        description: A comma-separated list of schema names. All fields from these schemas are fetched. Must be set when projection=custom.
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response containing a list of users.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Users'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
    post:
      operationId: insertUser
      summary: Create a User
      description: Creates a user account. The new user account is created in the customer account specified in the request body.
      tags:
      - Users
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/User'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successfully created user.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/User'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '409':
          description: User already exists.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
  /admin/directory/v1/users/{userKey}:
    parameters:
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/userKey'
    get:
      operationId: getUser
      summary: Get a User
      description: Retrieves a user account by user key (primary email address, alias email address, or unique user ID).
      tags:
      - Users
      parameters:
      - name: projection
        in: query
        description: What subset of fields to fetch for this user.
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - basic
          - custom
          - full
      - name: viewType
        in: query
        description: Whether to fetch the administrator-only or domain-wide public view of the user.
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - admin_view
          - domain_public
      - name: customFieldMask
        in: query
        description: A comma-separated list of schema names. All fields from these schemas are fetched. Must be set when projection=custom.
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response containing the user.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/User'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
    put:
      operationId: updateUser
      summary: Update a User
      description: Updates a user account. This replaces the entire user resource. Use patch for partial updates.
      tags:
      - Users
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/User'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successfully updated user.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/User'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
    patch:
      operationId: patchUser
      summary: Patch a User
      description: Updates a user account using patch semantics. Only the fields specified in the request body are updated.
      tags:
      - Users
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/User'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successfully patched user.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/User'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
    delete:
      operationId: deleteUser
      summary: Delete a User
      description: Deletes a user account. Deleted users are recoverable for a period of 20 days using the undelete method.
      tags:
      - Users
      responses:
        '204':
          description: Successfully deleted user. No content returned.
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
  /admin/directory/v1/users/{userKey}/makeAdmin:
    post:
      operationId: makeUserAdmin
      summary: Make a User a Super Administrator
      description: Makes a user a super administrator. This can only be done by another super administrator.
      tags:
      - Users
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/userKey'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                status:
                  type: boolean
                  description: Indicates the administrator status of the user. True grants super administrator privileges.
      responses:
        '204':
          description: Successfully updated admin status.
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
  /admin/directory/v1/users/{userKey}/undelete:
    post:
      operationId: undeleteUser
      summary: Undelete a User
      description: Restores a recently deleted user account. Users are recoverable for a period of 20 days after deletion.
      tags:
      - Users
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/userKey'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                orgUnitPath:
                  type: string
                  description: The full path of the parent organization unit to place the undeleted user into.
      responses:
        '204':
          description: Successfully undeleted user.
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
  /admin/directory/v1/users/{userKey}/signOut:
    post:
      operationId: signOutUser
      summary: Sign Out a User
      description: Signs a user out of all web and device sessions and resets their sign-in cookies.
      tags:
      - Users
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/userKey'
      responses:
        '204':
          description: Successfully signed out user.
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
components:
  responses:
    Forbidden:
      description: The authenticated user does not have permission to perform this operation. Ensure the correct admin scopes are authorized.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    Unauthorized:
      description: Authentication is required. The request did not include valid credentials.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    BadRequest:
      description: The request was malformed or contained invalid parameters.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    NotFound:
      description: The requested resource was not found.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  schemas:
    UserName:
      type: object
      description: A user name object containing given, family, and full name.
      properties:
        givenName:
          type: string
          description: The user first name. Required when creating a user account.
          maxLength: 60
          example: example_value
        familyName:
          type: string
          description: The user last name. Required when creating a user account.
          maxLength: 60
          example: example_value
        fullName:
          type: string
          description: The user full name formed by concatenating first and last name values.
          readOnly: true
          example: example_value
        displayName:
          type: string
          description: The user display name.
          example: example_value
      required:
      - givenName
      - familyName
    Users:
      type: object
      description: A paginated list of user resources.
      properties:
        kind:
          type: string
          description: The type of the API resource.
          default: admin#directory#users
          readOnly: true
          example: example_value
        etag:
          type: string
          description: ETag of the resource.
          readOnly: true
          example: example_value
        users:
          type: array
          description: A list of user objects.
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/User'
          example: []
        nextPageToken:
          type: string
          description: Token for retrieving the next page of results.
          example: example_value
        trigger_event:
          type: string
          description: Event that triggered this response (for push notifications).
          readOnly: true
          example: example_value
    User:
      type: object
      description: A Google Workspace user account. JSON representation of a user resource from the Admin SDK Directory API.
      properties:
        kind:
          type: string
          description: The type of the API resource.
          default: admin#directory#user
          readOnly: true
          example: example_value
        id:
          type: string
          description: The unique ID for the user.
          readOnly: true
          example: abc123
        etag:
          type: string
          description: ETag of the resource.
          readOnly: true
          example: example_value
        primaryEmail:
          type: string
          format: email
          description: The user primary email address. This property is required in a request to create a user account. The primaryEmail must be unique and cannot be an alias of another user.
          example: user@example.com
        name:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/UserName'
        isAdmin:
          type: boolean
          description: Indicates a user with super administrator privileges. The isAdmin property can only be edited using the makeAdmin method; it is not directly editable in the user resource.
          readOnly: true
          example: true
        isDelegatedAdmin:
          type: boolean
          description: Indicates if the user is a delegated administrator.
          readOnly: true
          example: true
        lastLoginTime:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: The last time the user logged into the user account. The value is in ISO 8601 date and time format.
          readOnly: true
          example: '2026-01-15T10:30:00Z'
        creationTime:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: The time the user account was created. The value is in ISO 8601 date and time format.
          readOnly: true
          example: '2026-01-15T10:30:00Z'
        deletionTime:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: The time the user account was deleted (for deleted users).
          readOnly: true
          example: '2026-01-15T10:30:00Z'
        agreedToTerms:
          type: boolean
          description: Indicates whether the user has completed an initial login and accepted the Terms of Service.
          readOnly: true
          example: true
        password:
          type: string
          description: Stores the password for the user account. The password value is never returned in the API response body. Required when creating a user account. Must be 8-100 ASCII characters.
          writeOnly: true
          example: example_value
        hashFunction:
          type: string
          description: Stores the hash format of the password property. Use MD5, SHA-1, or crypt for supported hash formats.
          enum:
          - MD5
          - SHA-1
          - crypt
          example: MD5
        suspended:
          type: boolean
          description: Indicates if the user is suspended. A suspended user cannot sign in.
          example: true
        suspensionReason:
          type: string
          description: The reason a user account is suspended. Only returned when the suspended property is true.
          readOnly: true
          example: example_value
        changePasswordAtNextLogin:
          type: boolean
          description: Indicates if the user is forced to change their password at next login.
          example: true
        ipWhitelisted:
          type: boolean
          description: If true, the user IP address is subject to a deprecated IP address allowlist configuration.
          example: true
        customerId:
          type: string
          description: The customer ID to retrieve all account users. You can use the alias my_customer to represent the account customerId.
          readOnly: true
          example: '500123'
        orgUnitPath:
          type: string
          description: The full path of the parent organization associated with the user. If the parent organization is the top-level, it is represented as a forward slash (/).
          example: example_value
        isMailboxSetup:
          type: boolean
          description: Indicates if the user Gmail mailbox has been created.
          readOnly: true
          example: true
        includeInGlobalAddressList:
          type: boolean
          description: Indicates if the user profile is visible in the Google Workspace global address list.
          example: true
        thumbnailPhotoUrl:
          type: string
          format: uri
          description: Photo URL of the user. The URL might be temporary or private. Read-only.
          readOnly: true
          example: https://www.example.com
        thumbnailPhotoEtag:
          type: string
          description: ETag of the user photo.
          readOnly: true
          example: example_value
        archived:
          type: boolean
          description: Indicates if the user is archived.
          example: true
        recoveryEmail:
          type: string
          format: email
          description: Recovery email of the user.
          example: user@example.com
        recoveryPhone:
          type: string
          description: Recovery phone of the user in E.164 format.
          example: example_value
        isEnrolledIn2Sv:
          type: boolean
          description: Is enrolled in 2-step verification. Read-only.
          readOnly: true
          example: true
        isEnforcedIn2Sv:
          type: boolean
          description: Is 2-step verification enforced. Read-only.
          readOnly: true
          example: true
        emails:
          type: array
          description: A list of the user email addresses. The maximum allowed data size is 10KB.
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              address:
                type: string
                format: email
              type:
                type: string
              customType:
                type: string
              primary:
                type: boolean
          example: user@example.com
        phones:
          type: array
          description: A list of the user phone numbers.
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              value:
                type: string
              type:
                type: string
              customType:
                type: string
              primary:
                type: boolean
          example: []
        addresses:
          type: array
          description: A list of the user addresses.
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              type:
                type: string
              customType:
                type: string
              streetAddress:
                type: string
              locality:
                type: string
              region:
                type: string
              postalCode:
                type: string
              country:
                type: string
              countryCode:
                type: string
              formatted:
                type: string
              poBox:
                type: string
              extendedAddress:
                type: string
              primary:
                type: boolean
              sourceIsStructured:
                type: boolean
          example: []
        organizations:
          type: array
          description: A list of organizations the user belongs to.
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              name:
                type: string
              title:
                type: string
              department:
                type: string
              description:
                type: string
              costCenter:
                type: string
              location:
                type: string
              domain:
                type: string
              symbol:
                type: string
              type:
                type: string
              customType:
                type: string
              primary:
                type: boolean
              fullTimeEquivalent:
                type: integer
          example: []
        relations:
          type: array
          description: A list of the user relationships to other users.
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              value:
                type: string
              type:
                type: string
              customType:
                type: string
          example: []
        externalIds:
          type: array
          description: A list of external IDs for the user.
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              value:
                type: string
              type:
                type: string
              customType:
                type: string
          example: []
        websites:
          type: array
          description: A list of the user websites.
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              value:
                type: string
                format: uri
              type:
                type: string
              customType:
                type: string
              primary:
                type: boolean
          example: []
        ims:
          type: array
          description: The user Instant Messenger (IM) accounts.
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              im:
                type: string
              type:
                type: string
              customType:
                type: string
              protocol:
                type: string
              customProtocol:
                type: string
              primary:
                type: boolean
          example: []
        languages:
          type: array
          description: The user languages.
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              languageCode:
                type: string
              customLanguage:
                type: string
              preference:
                type: string
          example: []
        gender:
          type: object
          description: The user gender.
          properties:
            type:
              type: string
            customGender:
              type: string
            addressMeAs:
              type: string
          example: example_value
        keywords:
          type: array
          description: The user keywords.
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              value:
                type: string
              type:
                type: string
              customType:
                type: string
          example: []
        locations:
          type: array
          description: The user locations.
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              area:
                type: string
              buildingId:
                type: string
              customType:
                type: string
              deskCode:
                type: string
              floorName:
                type: string
              floorSection:
                type: string
              type:
                type: string
          example: []
        notes:
          type: object
          description: Notes for the user.
          properties:
            value:
              type: string
            contentType:
              type: string
              enum:
              - text_plain
              - text_html
          example: example_value
        customSchemas:
          type: object
          description: Custom fields of the user. Keys are schema names and values are objects with field name/value pairs.
          additionalProperties:
            type: object
            additionalProperties: true
          example: example_value
      required:
      - primaryEmail
      - name
    Error:
      type: object
      description: An error response from the API.
      properties:
        error:
          type: object
          properties:
            code:
              type: integer
              description: The HTTP status code.
            message:
              type: string
              description: A human-readable description of the error.
            errors:
              type: array
              description: Detailed error information.
              items:
                type: object
                properties:
                  domain:
                    type: string
                  reason:
                    type: string
                  message:
                    type: string
          example: example_value
  parameters:
    domain:
      name: domain
      in: query
      description: The domain name. Use this field to get groups from only one domain. To return all domains for a customer account, use the customer query parameter instead.
      schema:
        type: string
    userKey:
      name: userKey
      in: path
      required: true
      description: Identifies the user in the API request. The value can be the user primary email address, alias email address, or unique user ID.
      schema:
        type: string
    customer:
      name: customer
      in: query
      description: The unique ID for the customer Google Workspace account. In a multi-domain account, use this to list all groups for a customer. You can also use the my_customer alias.
      schema:
        type: string
  securitySchemes:
    oauth2:
      type: oauth2
      description: OAuth 2.0 authorization for Google Workspace Admin operations.
      flows:
        authorizationCode:
          authorizationUrl: https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/v2/auth
          tokenUrl: https://oauth2.googleapis.com/token
          refreshUrl: https://oauth2.googleapis.com/token
          scopes:
            https://www.googleapis.com/auth/admin.directory.user: View and manage the provisioning of users on your domain
            https://www.googleapis.com/auth/admin.directory.user.readonly: View users on your domain
            https://www.googleapis.com/auth/admin.directory.group: View and manage the provisioning of groups on your domain
            https://www.googleapis.com/auth/admin.directory.group.readonly: View groups on your domain
            https://www.googleapis.com/auth/admin.directory.orgunit: View and manage organization units on your domain
            https://www.googleapis.com/auth/admin.directory.orgunit.readonly: View organization units on your domain
externalDocs:
  description: Google Admin SDK Directory API Documentation
  url: https://developers.google.com/admin-sdk/directory/reference/rest