How to Configure Google Workspace Users’ Google Chat Invitation Settings

Quick and easy-to-follow guide for Google Workspace administrators

You can make it so that internal chats between Google Workspace users start right away without any invitation.

How Google Chat invitations work

  • By default, to start a chat in Google Chat https://chat.google.com, a Google Workspace user needs to send an invitation to another user.
  • Then the other user must accept it to start chatting.

How to enable starting chats in Google Chat without invitations step-by-step with images

Step 1

How To Configure Google Chat Invitation Settings For Google Workspace Users - Step 1

In the Admin console at https://admin.google.com, click the Apps icon.

Step 2

How To Configure Google Chat Invitation Settings For Google Workspace Users - Step 2

Select Google Workspace.

Step 3

How To Configure Google Chat Invitation Settings For Google Workspace Users - Step 3

Click Google Chat and classic Hangouts. Make sure not to check the box to the left; just click the service’s name.

Step 4

How To Configure Google Chat Invitation Settings For Google Workspace Users - Step 4

Click the Chat Invitations section.

Step 5

How To Configure Google Chat Invitation Settings For Google Workspace Users - Step 5

Select ON to automatically accept chat invitations between users in your Google Workspace and click SAVE. Note that changes may take up to 24 hours to take effect.

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