Manage space settings

As a space manager, you can:

• Control who can join a space.
• Control who can manage members and groups.
• Change whether the space is accessible to anyone in your organization or only to people you invite.
• Control permissions for space members.

Important:

• To manage space settings, you need a Google Workspace account.
• When you create a space, you can invite people outside of your organization into a space. However, they won’t have access to some features, such as updating space details or adding people. Learn more about chatting with people outside your organization.

Update space access settings

If you're a space manager, you can make a space accessible to anyone in your organization or only to people you invite.

1. On your iPhone or iPad, open the Chat app or Gmail app .
   • In Gmail: At the bottom, tap Chat .
2. In the bottom navigation menu, tap Sections .
3. Select the space you want to update.
4. Next to the space name, tap the Right arrow .
5. Tap Space settings.
6. Under “Access,” select from the audience options in the drop down menu:
   • To make a restricted space discoverable, select the audience for your entire domain.
   • To make a discoverable space restricted, select Restricted.
7. Under “Who can manage members and groups,” tap Everyone or Space manager.

Tips:

• Discoverable spaces are searchable, but not browsable.
• Restricted spaces that you’re invited to are searchable.
• If you already allow people outside your organization to join the space, you can't make the space discoverable to others.

Update permissions for a space

1. On your iPhone or iPad, open the Chat app or Gmail app .
   • In Gmail: At the bottom, tap Chat .
2. In the bottom navigation menu, tap Sections .
3. Select the space you want to update.
4. Tap the Right arrow .
5. Tap Space settings.
6. Under “Permissions,” select whether users or only space managers can:
   • Modify space details
   • Turn history on or off
   • Use @all
   • Manage apps
   • Manage webhooks