Google Chat

Introduction

Google Chat is a communication platform for collaboration through direct messages, spaces, and integrations. DBSync workflows can be configured to send chat notifications to relevant team members when defined conditions or triggers occur, keeping your team informed in real time during data synchronization.

Prerequisites

To configure the Google Chat action, first configure the Google Chat connector as described here.

Steps to configure the Google Chat action

Follow these steps to configure the Google Chat action:

1

Drag and drop the Google Chat action onto the flow board.

2

On the Google Chat action, click Configure.

3

In the Select App list, select Google Chat.

4

Space setting

In the Operation list, select Send Space Message.

If space URL is not mentioned while configuring the connector, you need to choose the channel from the dropdown.

Direct setting

In the Operation list, select Send Direct Message.

In the User field, enter a username.

5

In the Message Text field, enter your message. You can use {{step.field}} tokens from the data stream to interpolate flow variables into your text.

6

Optional: In the Card payload field, enter a custom JSON-formatted card payload. For example:

{
  "cardsV2": [
    {
      "cardId": "simple-card",
      "card": {
        "header": {
          "title": "DBSync Notification",
          "subtitle": "Account Confirmation",
          "imageUrl": "https://www.gstatic.com/images/icons/material/system/2x/check_circle_green_24dp.png",
          "imageType": "CIRCLE"
        },
        "sections": [
          {
            "widgets": [
              {
                "textParagraph": {
                  "text": "<b>Status:</b> Success<br><b>Environment:</b> cw-qa<br><b>Version:</b> 6.57"
                }
              }
            ]
          }
        ]
      }
    }
  ]
}

7

Click Save.

8

Check your Google Chat space or the destination user's messages.