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2026-02-04More
Student groups endpoints are now generally available in the Google Classroom API.
The Google Classroom API Student Groups endpoints are now generally available, allowing developers to programmatically create, modify, delete, and manage members of student groups within a course on behalf of administrators and teachers. This update enables greater integration between Google Classroom and other educational tools used by schools.
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2025-04-11More
General availability of grading periods endpoints as part of the Google Classroom API.
General availability of grading periods endpoints as part of the Google Classroom API.
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2025-04-09More
Create and manage grading periods using the Google Classroom API
General availability of this feature, which will enable developers to create, modify, and delete grading periods in courses, Read grading periods in courses, Reference and set grading periods on CourseWork resources, Apply grading period settings to existing CourseWork items
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2021-12-09More
You can use Google Workspace Admin SDK Directory API to customize a per user language preference via the user create/update flow.
With this launch, you can use Google Workspace Admin SDK Directory API to customize a per user language preference via the user create/update flow. Previously, the AdminSDK only allowed one customer level language setting that applied to all users, which could then be changed individually via the Admin console, or by the user.
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2021-12-09More
Use Google Workspace Admin SDK Directory API to customize a per user language preference via the user create/update flow.
The AdminSDK now allows customization of user language preferences via the user create/update flow using the Google Workspace Admin SDK Directory API. Previously, the AdminSDK only allowed one customer level language setting that applied to all users, which could then be changed individually via the Admin console, or by the user.
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2018-10-30More
Update on the GData Admin Settings API shutdown, listing features being shut down or replaced.
This post provides an update on the GData Admin Settings API shutdown scheduled for October 31, 2018. It lists the specific features that will be shut down or replaced, along with their replacements where available. Single Sign-On and Gateway/Routing settings replacements are still in progress.
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2017-11-28Other
Google is deprecating and retiring the Realtime API.
Google announced the deprecation of the Realtime API in favor of newer cloud storage solutions like Google Cloud SQL, Firebase Realtime Database, and Google Cloud Firestore. Starting November 28, 2017, the API is no longer available for new projects. Existing applications will continue to work until December 11, 2018, when documents become read-only, and the API will be completely shut down on January 15, 2019, although a JSON export mechanism will remain available.
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2017-10-31More
GData Admin Settings API shutdown delayed until October 31st, 2018; some functionality replaced by Admin SDK.
The shutdown of the GData Admin Settings API has been delayed until October 31st, 2018. Some of the API functionality will be replaced with an Admin SDK counterpart, while other features will be discontinued. The post summarizes which features will be retained and which will be discontinued.
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2016-08-16More
Deprecation of the GData Admin Settings API, with shutdown planned for October 31, 2018.
Google is deprecating the GData Admin Settings API. Some GData API functionality will be replaced by an Admin SDK counterpart, while other features will be discontinued. The API will remain operational until October 31, 2018, to allow developers time to migrate.
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2009-02-04Other
Provisioning API updated for enhanced group management functionality.
The Provisioning API for user and group management has been updated to allow Premier, Education, and Partner Edition admins to take advantage of new Google Apps groups functionality, including per-group sending permissions and the ability for groups to contain other groups.