This page contains release notes for features and updates to Google Workspace add-ons API. We recommend that add-on developers periodically check this list for any new announcements.
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December 18, 2024
Developer Preview: To respond to slash commands, Chat apps must now use the AppCommandPayload instead of a MessagePayload. To learn more, see Respond to slash commands.
Developer Preview: Quick commands are a new way for users to invoke and interact with a Chat app directly without typing a slash command. For details, see Respond to quick commands in Google Chat.
December 13, 2024
Developer Preview: You can now use the following widgets when building user interfaces for Add-ons:
December 05, 2024
Developer Preview: You can now build Google Chat apps as Google Workspace Add-ons. For details, see Extend Google Chat.
October 08, 2024
Generally Available: Google Sheets now supports smart chips for link previews to third-party resources. To learn more, see Preview links with smart chips.
August 07, 2024
Google Workspace administrators can now turn on an allowlist in the admin console to control which external domains users can access through Apps Script's URL Fetch service.
- If you're using a script or add-on that accesses external domains, work with your administrator to add those URLs to the admin allowlist.
- If you've published an add-on on the Google Workspace Marketplace, it might be helpful to list the URLs that admins should add to their allowlist on your Marketplace listing.
For more information, refer to the Google Workspace Admin Help article: Allow only certain external connections for Apps Script and Sheets.
July 25, 2024
(Generally Available): Multiselect menus are now generally available for Add-ons.
For more information refer to the following:
(Generally Available): Columns are now generally available for Add-ons.
For more information refer to the following:
March 15, 2024
The default property for the TextButtonStyle enum in the Apps Script Card Service has been renamed from TEXT to OUTLINED to align with the Google Material 3 design system. Existing scripts that use the original default, TEXT, render the same as the new default, OUTLINED.
March 05, 2024
(Generally Available): The LinkPreview class has been added to the Apps Script Card service. This class lets you control various aspects of link previews, including the smart chip title, the link preview title, and the link preview card.
February 21, 2024
(Developer Preview): Multiselect menus are now in Developer Preview for Add-ons.
For more information refer to the following:
(Developer Preview): Columns are now in Developer Preview for Add-ons.
For more information refer to the following:
January 24, 2024
(Generally Available): Google Workspace Add-ons now support third-party resource creation from the @ menu in Google Docs. This feature is gradually rolling out over the next few weeks. To use this feature, see Create third-party resources from the @ menu.
January 18, 2024
(Generally available): Google Workspace Add-ons now support link previews in Google Sheets and Slides. To learn more, see Preview links with smart chips.
November 15, 2023
(Developer Preview): Google Workspace Add-ons now support third-party resource creation from the @ menu in Google Docs. To use this feature, see Create third-party resources from the @ menu.
November 13, 2023
(Developer Preview): Available as part of the Google Workspace Developer Preview Program, which grants early access to certain features.
Google Workspace Add-ons now support link previews in Google Sheets and Slides. To learn more, see Preview links with smart chips.
August 15, 2023
The user interface (UI) of Google Workspace Add-ons has been upgraded to better reflect Material 3 guidelines (GM3). The updated interface is generally available on web for Gmail, Calendar, Drive, Docs, Sheets, and Slides. New and existing Google Workspace Add-ons automatically reflect the new interface.
July 13, 2023
You can now specify no divider between card sections.
June 12, 2023
Third-party smart chips and link previews are now generally available. To build a Google Workspace Add-on that uses this feature, see Preview links with smart chips.
December 07, 2022
Developer Preview: Available as part of the Google Workspace Developer Preview Program, which grants early access to certain features.
You can now build third-party smart chips for Google Workspace Add-ons. To use this feature, see Preview links with smart chips.
March 09, 2021
The KeyValue class is deprecated. Instead, use the DecoratedText class.
January 14, 2020
Google Workspace Add-ons have been launched. Google Workspace add-ons are the latest generation of add-ons, and build on the original Gmail add-ons infrastructure. Google Workspace add-ons provide a variety of new features, including:
- The ability to extend Gmail, Calendar, and Drive—all from a single add-on!
- Homepage interfaces that provide an initial start point for the add-on and non-contextual interfaces.
- Contextual interactions that allow Google Workspace add-ons to automatically react when user opens a Gmail message, composes a new draft message, edits a Calendar event, or selects files and folders in Google Drive.
- The ability to create client-independent interfaces using Apps Script's Card service, including new widgets like Date and Time pickers.
- The ability to publish Google Workspace add-ons to the Google Workspace Marketplace.
With the launch of Google Workspace add-ons, Gmail add-ons have been deprecated. You can still use existing Gmail add-ons, but they are effectively just Google Workspace add-ons that only extend Gmail. If you have Gmail add-ons you've developed, you can upgrade them into Google Workspace add-ons to take advantage of the new features.
Note: Editor add-ons can't be upgraded into Google Workspace add-ons at this time. All editor add-ons remain functional.
November 12, 2019
The Gmail add-on https://www.googleapis.com/auth/gmail.addons.execute scope is no longer required for Gmail add-ons. Apps Script and Gmail now ignore this scope if it is present in an add-on's manifest.
November 07, 2019
All add-ons are now in the G Suite Marketplace.
To streamline the add-on discovery experience for users in the G Suite Marketplace, publication of both public and private add-ons to the Chrome Web Store is deprecated. Chrome extensions continue to be presented in the Chrome Web Store and aren't affected by this change.