User authentication grants administrator privileges when an administrator account authenticates, useAdminAccess is true, and one of the following authorization scopes is used:
space.access_settings is only populated when using the chat.app.spaces scope.
space.predefind_permission_settings and space.permission_settings are only populated when using the chat.app.spaces scope, and only for spaces the app created.
HTTP request
GET https://chat.googleapis.com/v1/{name=spaces/*}
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The space's resource name is a required path parameter. Optional `useAdminAccess` query parameter allows execution with admin privileges. The request body is empty. A successful response returns a Space object. Authentication requires specific OAuth scopes, and it supports both App and User authentication, including admin access. The request also contains an ability to test the request directly.\n"],null,["- [HTTP request](#body.HTTP_TEMPLATE)\n- [Path parameters](#body.PATH_PARAMETERS)\n- [Query parameters](#body.QUERY_PARAMETERS)\n- [Request body](#body.request_body)\n- [Response body](#body.response_body)\n- [Authorization scopes](#body.aspect)\n- [Try it!](#try-it)\n\nReturns details about a space. For an example, see [Get details about a space](https://developers.google.com/workspace/chat/get-spaces).\n\nSupports the following types of [authentication](https://developers.google.com/workspace/chat/authenticate-authorize):\n\n- [App authentication](https://developers.google.com/workspace/chat/authenticate-authorize-chat-app) with one of the following authorization scopes:\n\n - `https://www.googleapis.com/auth/chat.bot`\n - `https://www.googleapis.com/auth/chat.app.spaces` with [administrator approval](https://support.google.com/a?p=chat-app-auth)\n- [User authentication](https://developers.google.com/workspace/chat/authenticate-authorize-chat-user) with one of the following authorization scopes:\n\n - `https://www.googleapis.com/auth/chat.spaces.readonly`\n - `https://www.googleapis.com/auth/chat.spaces`\n - User authentication grants administrator privileges when an administrator account authenticates, `useAdminAccess` is `true`, and one of the following authorization scopes is used:\n - `https://www.googleapis.com/auth/chat.admin.spaces.readonly`\n - `https://www.googleapis.com/auth/chat.admin.spaces`\n\nApp authentication has the following limitations:\n\n- `space.access_settings` is only populated when using the `chat.app.spaces` scope.\n- `space.predefind_permission_settings` and `space.permission_settings` are only populated when using the `chat.app.spaces` scope, and only for spaces the app created.\n\nHTTP request\n\n`GET https://chat.googleapis.com/v1/{name=spaces/*}`\n\nThe URL uses [gRPC Transcoding](https://google.aip.dev/127) syntax.\n\nPath parameters\n\n| Parameters ||\n|--------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| `name` | `string` Required. Resource name of the space, in the form `spaces/{space}`. Format: `spaces/{space}` |\n\nQuery parameters\n\n| Parameters ||\n|------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| `useAdminAccess` | `boolean` Optional. When `true`, the method runs using the user's Google Workspace administrator privileges. The calling user must be a Google Workspace administrator with the [manage chat and spaces conversations privilege](https://support.google.com/a/answer/13369245). Requires the `chat.admin.spaces` or `chat.admin.spaces.readonly` [OAuth 2.0 scopes](https://developers.google.com/workspace/chat/authenticate-authorize#chat-api-scopes). |\n\nRequest body\n\nThe request body must be empty.\n\nResponse body\n\nIf successful, the response body contains an instance of [Space](/workspace/chat/api/reference/rest/v1/spaces#Space).\n\nAuthorization scopes\n\nRequires one of the following OAuth scopes:\n\n- `https://www.googleapis.com/auth/chat.admin.spaces`\n- `https://www.googleapis.com/auth/chat.admin.spaces.readonly`\n- `https://www.googleapis.com/auth/chat.spaces`\n- `https://www.googleapis.com/auth/chat.spaces.readonly`\n- `https://www.googleapis.com/auth/chat.bot`\n- `https://www.googleapis.com/auth/chat.app.spaces`\n\nFor more information, see the [Authorization guide](/workspace/chat/authenticate-authorize)."]]
