All Services Reference

Complete table of all Google Workspace services available in gws

Available Services

The gws CLI dynamically supports all these Google Workspace and Google Cloud APIs. Use any alias below as the <service> argument.

Alias(es)	API Name	Version	Description
drive	drive	v3	Manage files, folders, and shared drives
sheets	sheets	v4	Read and write spreadsheets
gmail	gmail	v1	Send, read, and manage email
calendar	calendar	v3	Manage calendars and events
admin, directory	admin	directory_v1	Manage users, groups, and devices
admin-reports, reports	admin	reports_v1	Audit logs and usage reports
docs	docs	v1	Read and write Google Docs
slides	slides	v1	Read and write presentations
tasks	tasks	v1	Manage task lists and tasks
people	people	v1	Manage contacts and profiles
chat	chat	v1	Manage Chat spaces and messages
vault	vault	v1	Manage eDiscovery holds and exports
groupssettings	groupssettings	v1	Manage Google Groups settings
reseller	reseller	v1	Manage Workspace subscriptions
licensing	licensing	v1	Manage product licenses
apps-script, script	script	v1	Manage and execute Apps Script projects
classroom	classroom	v1	Manage classes, rosters, and coursework
cloudidentity	cloudidentity	v1	Manage identity groups and memberships
alertcenter	alertcenter	v1beta1	Manage Workspace security alerts
forms	forms	v1	Read and write Google Forms
keep	keep	v1	Manage Google Keep notes
meet	meet	v2	Manage Google Meet conferences
events	workspaceevents	v1	Subscribe to Google Workspace events
modelarmor	modelarmor	v1	Filter user-generated content for safety
workflow, wf	workflow	v1	Cross-service productivity workflows

Usage

Every service listed above can be used with gws:

gws <service> <resource> <method> [flags]

Examples

Drive

gws drive files list --params '{"pageSize": 10}'

Discovery

The gws CLI reads Google’s Discovery Service at runtime. If Google adds new API endpoints or methods, gws automatically picks them up without requiring an update.

Unlisted APIs

To use an API not in the table above, specify it using <api>:<version> syntax:

gws pubsub:v1 projects topics list --params '{"project": "projects/PROJECT_ID"}'

Introspecting Services

Use --help at any level:

Service-level help

gws drive --help

Resource-level help

gws drive files --help

Method-level help

gws drive files list --help

Schema Introspection

Inspect request/response schemas for any method:

gws schema drive.files.list
gws schema gmail.users.messages.send --resolve-refs

Service-Specific Pages

Detailed command examples for popular services:

Drive

Files, folders, and permissions

Gmail

Email operations

Calendar

Events and scheduling

Sheets

Spreadsheet data

Docs

Document editing

Chat

Messaging and spaces

Admin

User and group management

Overview

Command structure and patterns

Helper Commands

Some services include helper commands (prefixed with +):

Service	Helper	Description
Drive	+upload	Upload a file with auto-detection
Gmail	+send	Send a simple email
Gmail	+watch	Set up push notifications
Gmail	+triage	Query and mark messages as read
Calendar	+insert	Create an event with simple syntax
Sheets	+append	Append rows to a spreadsheet
Sheets	+read	Read values from a range
Docs	+write	Append text to a document
Chat	+send	Send a message to a space

See individual service pages for helper command documentation.

Authentication

All services use the same authentication mechanism. See the Authentication guide for setup instructions.

Some services (like Admin SDK) require specific OAuth scopes or domain-wide delegation. Check the service-specific pages for details.