# Google Workspace Developers

**URL:** https://discuss.google.dev/c/google-workspace/20.md

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## [Feature Request: Google Groups Rewritten From Header](https://discuss.google.dev/t/feature-request-google-groups-rewritten-from-header/413487)

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**Author:** [@Tom\_Bennett](https://discuss.google.dev/u/Tom_Bennett)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 13, 2026, 2:07pm UTC](https://discuss.google.dev/t/feature-request-google-groups-rewritten-from-header/413487 "2026-11-13T14:07:41Z")

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We are facing an issue with Google Groups where if an external email is sent from a domain with a strict DMARC policy it gets rewritten as ‘{Display Name}’ via {Google Group Name}. This is intended behaviour since otherw…

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## [GCPW for windows using ARM processor](https://discuss.google.dev/t/gcpw-for-windows-using-arm-processor/179931)

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**Author:** [@elavni](https://discuss.google.dev/u/elavni)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [November 12, 2026, 8:33pm UTC](https://discuss.google.dev/t/gcpw-for-windows-using-arm-processor/179931 "2026-11-12T20:33:49Z")

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is developing GCPW for windows using ARM processor is in the road map ?

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## [What determines whether the sponsored "Things to do" carousel appears for a generic destination search?](https://discuss.google.dev/t/what-determines-whether-the-sponsored-things-to-do-carousel-appears-for-a-generic-destination-search/413224)

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**Author:** [@Bartek\_Baranowski](https://discuss.google.dev/u/Bartek_Baranowski)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 12, 2026, 6:17pm UTC](https://discuss.google.dev/t/what-determines-whether-the-sponsored-things-to-do-carousel-appears-for-a-generic-destination-search/413224 "2026-11-12T18:17:50Z")

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Hi everyone, I run a small business selling tickets for tourist attractions in a small seaside resort town in Poland (an optical illusions museum, a butterfly house and a boat cruise). We are considering Google’s Things…

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## [Gmail API HTTP 429 during domain-wide signature deployment](https://discuss.google.dev/t/gmail-api-http-429-during-domain-wide-signature-deployment/412899)

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**Author:** [@Mario\_Pabon](https://discuss.google.dev/u/Mario_Pabon)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 11, 2026, 10:16pm UTC](https://discuss.google.dev/t/gmail-api-http-429-during-domain-wide-signature-deployment/412899 "2026-11-11T22:16:17Z")

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We are attempting to deploy standardized Gmail email signatures across our Google Workspace organization using the Gmail API and a service account with domain-wide delegation. Environment Google Cloud project: (PII R…

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## [Drive v2 multipart DOCX replacement: If-Match final-commit and recovery guarantees](https://discuss.google.dev/t/drive-v2-multipart-docx-replacement-if-match-final-commit-and-recovery-guarantees/412711)

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**Author:** [@Sal\_Orofino](https://discuss.google.dev/u/Sal_Orofino)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 11, 2026, 3:17am UTC](https://discuss.google.dev/t/drive-v2-multipart-docx-replacement-if-match-final-commit-and-recovery-guarantees/412711 "2026-11-11T03:17:27Z")

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For an existing binary DOCX file, does PUT https://www.googleapis.com/upload/drive/v2/files/{fileId}?uploadType=multipart enforce If-Match using that file’s v2 ETag atomically at the final content commit? We need to rep…

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## [Option to disable "Reply in thread" (inline threading) in Google Chat](https://discuss.google.dev/t/option-to-disable-reply-in-thread-inline-threading-in-google-chat/375042)

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**Author:** [@jnvaz](https://discuss.google.dev/u/jnvaz)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [November 10, 2026, 11:58am UTC](https://discuss.google.dev/t/option-to-disable-reply-in-thread-inline-threading-in-google-chat/375042 "2026-11-10T11:58:29Z")

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Hi everyone, I am opening this topic to request a feature regarding the “Reply in thread” (inline threading) option in Google Chat, which is currently causing significant communication gaps within our organization. Whi…

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## [Never Provided Super Admin for Workspace for Nonprofits](https://discuss.google.dev/t/never-provided-super-admin-for-workspace-for-nonprofits/411395)

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**Author:** [@Kevin\_Saxton](https://discuss.google.dev/u/Kevin_Saxton)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 9, 2026, 10:35pm UTC](https://discuss.google.dev/t/never-provided-super-admin-for-workspace-for-nonprofits/411395 "2026-11-09T22:35:39Z")

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Hi there, I am a nonprofit executive director, my nonprofit has been approved, verified, and activated, however I cannot login to that admin console to set anything up because I don’t know what address they have as the S…

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## [Gmail MCP server: drafting from a verified Send mail as alias (issue 517321786)](https://discuss.google.dev/t/gmail-mcp-server-drafting-from-a-verified-send-mail-as-alias-issue-517321786/412424)

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**Author:** [@Matt\_Krueger](https://discuss.google.dev/u/Matt_Krueger)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 9, 2026, 8:35pm UTC](https://discuss.google.dev/t/gmail-mcp-server-drafting-from-a-verified-send-mail-as-alias-issue-517321786/412424 "2026-11-09T20:35:48Z")

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The Gmail MCP server in Developer Preview has no way to choose the From address. create\_draft, update\_draft, reply and send\_message all send as the mailbox’s primary address, even though the Gmail API supports verified S…

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## [Gmail policy clarification: manually refreshed, header-only inquiry tracker in a customer-owned private Apps Script](https://discuss.google.dev/t/gmail-policy-clarification-manually-refreshed-header-only-inquiry-tracker-in-a-customer-owned-private-apps-script/412379)

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**Author:** [@ymn\_project](https://discuss.google.dev/u/ymn_project)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 9, 2026, 5:53pm UTC](https://discuss.google.dev/t/gmail-policy-clarification-manually-refreshed-header-only-inquiry-tracker-in-a-customer-owned-private-apps-script/412379 "2026-11-09T17:53:56Z")

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We are evaluating a paid source-code delivery model, not a shared hosted app or a Marketplace add-on. Each customer would create and own a private, spreadsheet-bound Apps Script project and its associated Cloud project, …

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## [Does OAuth verification / CASA apply to gmail.readonly via domain-wide delegation only?](https://discuss.google.dev/t/does-oauth-verification-casa-apply-to-gmail-readonly-via-domain-wide-delegation-only/412371)

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**Author:** [@aurican](https://discuss.google.dev/u/aurican)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 9, 2026, 5:28pm UTC](https://discuss.google.dev/t/does-oauth-verification-casa-apply-to-gmail-readonly-via-domain-wide-delegation-only/412371 "2026-11-09T17:28:56Z")

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We’re building a B2B SaaS. A service account reads Gmail with gmail.readonly only, through domain-wide delegation that each customer’s Google Workspace super admin authorises in their Admin console. There’s no OAuth cons…

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## [What is the daily quota behind "Service invoked too many times for one day: gmail" in Apps Script, and how is it charged?](https://discuss.google.dev/t/what-is-the-daily-quota-behind-service-invoked-too-many-times-for-one-day-gmail-in-apps-script-and-how-is-it-charged/412354)

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**Author:** [@Bear1](https://discuss.google.dev/u/Bear1)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 9, 2026, 4:59pm UTC](https://discuss.google.dev/t/what-is-the-daily-quota-behind-service-invoked-too-many-times-for-one-day-gmail-in-apps-script-and-how-is-it-charged/412354 "2026-11-09T16:59:00Z")

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I run a small Apps Script in a consumer (@gmail.com) Google account. The script, copySentToJustBear, is fired by a time-based trigger and copies mail from the account’s Sent folder to another mailbox, using GmailApp. For…

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## [Request for the official approval route for UBS automatic Drive backups](https://discuss.google.dev/t/request-for-the-official-approval-route-for-ubs-automatic-drive-backups/412352)

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**Author:** [@KD\_Softwares](https://discuss.google.dev/u/KD_Softwares)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 9, 2026, 4:54pm UTC](https://discuss.google.dev/t/request-for-the-official-approval-route-for-ubs-automatic-drive-backups/412352 "2026-11-09T16:54:51Z")

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I develop Ultimate Bookkeeping System (UBS), a Windows accounting application by KD Softwares in India. I want to offer an optional feature where a customer enables scheduled backups, signs in with Google, and UBS upload…

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## [Google Drive API — Request for written authorization for SaaS backups](https://discuss.google.dev/t/google-drive-api-request-for-written-authorization-for-saas-backups/412350)

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**Author:** [@daniel\_ruiz](https://discuss.google.dev/u/daniel_ruiz)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 9, 2026, 4:52pm UTC](https://discuss.google.dev/t/google-drive-api-request-for-written-authorization-for-saas-backups/412350 "2026-11-09T16:52:47Z")

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Hello Google Workspace Developers team, I am developing DMC Gestor, a commercial SaaS application for sales, inventory, finance, and business management. We would like to implement an optional automated backup system w…

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## [Ve Android diary: request for official private review route for encrypted app-content backup and device sync](https://discuss.google.dev/t/ve-android-diary-request-for-official-private-review-route-for-encrypted-app-content-backup-and-device-sync/412349)

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**Author:** [@waworkdesigner](https://discuss.google.dev/u/waworkdesigner)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 9, 2026, 4:47pm UTC](https://discuss.google.dev/t/ve-android-diary-request-for-official-private-review-route-for-encrypted-app-content-backup-and-device-sync/412349 "2026-11-09T16:47:21Z")

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Hello Google Drive API team, We develop Ve, an Android diary and memory-journal app. We would like the authorized Drive product/policy team to identify the official private submission route for determining eligibility a…

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## [Dermoris: official review route for encrypted Google Drive sync and recovery](https://discuss.google.dev/t/dermoris-official-review-route-for-encrypted-google-drive-sync-and-recovery/412346)

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**Author:** [@Magd\_Mukred](https://discuss.google.dev/u/Magd_Mukred)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 9, 2026, 4:45pm UTC](https://discuss.google.dev/t/dermoris-official-review-route-for-encrypted-google-drive-sync-and-recovery/412346 "2026-11-09T16:45:42Z")

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Hello Google Workspace Developers team, We are developing Dermoris, a clinical workspace for doctors on phones and desktop computers. Before enabling Google Drive access, we need guidance from the team authorized to rev…

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## [Data transfer upon user account deletion](https://discuss.google.dev/t/data-transfer-upon-user-account-deletion/364693)

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**Author:** [@Brad\_Sanford](https://discuss.google.dev/u/Brad_Sanford)\
**Replies:** 20\
**Last updated:** [November 7, 2026, 5:51am UTC](https://discuss.google.dev/t/data-transfer-upon-user-account-deletion/364693 "2026-11-07T05:51:02Z")

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The ability to transfer data from one user to another upon account deletion has been a key feature in Workspace. Why was it removed?

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## [Hollemax Agente — requesting the official private channel for Drive API backup authorization](https://discuss.google.dev/t/hollemax-agente-requesting-the-official-private-channel-for-drive-api-backup-authorization/411791)

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**Author:** [@Controle\_Ponto\_Acess](https://discuss.google.dev/u/Controle_Ponto_Acess)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 7, 2026, 5:00am UTC](https://discuss.google.dev/t/hollemax-agente-requesting-the-official-private-channel-for-drive-api-backup-authorization/411791 "2026-11-07T05:00:33Z")

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Hello Google Drive API / Google Workspace Developers team, I represent Hollemax, a software business serving gyms in Brazil. We are preparing a Windows application called Hollemax Agente that creates SQL Server databas…

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## [Downgrade from Starter to Base](https://discuss.google.dev/t/downgrade-from-starter-to-base/411542)

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**Author:** [@anjanesh](https://discuss.google.dev/u/anjanesh)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 6, 2026, 12:47am UTC](https://discuss.google.dev/t/downgrade-from-starter-to-base/411542 "2026-11-06T00:47:56Z")

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Is there a way for me to downgrade my plan from Starter to Base (which seems to be available only in India) ?

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## [Request for prior written consent to back up camera media to Google Drive](https://discuss.google.dev/t/request-for-prior-written-consent-to-back-up-camera-media-to-google-drive/411473)

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**Author:** [@Louis\_Souza](https://discuss.google.dev/u/Louis_Souza)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 5, 2026, 6:25pm UTC](https://discuss.google.dev/t/request-for-prior-written-consent-to-back-up-camera-media-to-google-drive/411473 "2026-11-05T18:25:35Z")

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Hello Google Workspace Developers team, I’m developing Backup Fácil, a macOS application for photographers and videographers to copy media files from memory cards to their own Google Drive. The planned flow is: the use…

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## [My website is indexed but not getting impressions. What could I be doing wrong?](https://discuss.google.dev/t/my-website-is-indexed-but-not-getting-impressions-what-could-i-be-doing-wrong/346004)

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**Author:** [@Ryan\_Cole](https://discuss.google.dev/u/Ryan_Cole)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 5, 2026, 6:46am UTC](https://discuss.google.dev/t/my-website-is-indexed-but-not-getting-impressions-what-could-i-be-doing-wrong/346004 "2026-11-05T06:46:13Z")

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Hi everyone, I’ve been working on a niche website focused on a PC bottleneck calculator tool. The site is indexed in Google, and I can see some of the URLs appearing in Search Console, but I’m not getting impressions or…

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## [Drive API v3: supported If-Match contract for media-only file replacement?](https://discuss.google.dev/t/drive-api-v3-supported-if-match-contract-for-media-only-file-replacement/410305)

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**Author:** [@leviandsv](https://discuss.google.dev/u/leviandsv)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 4, 2026, 8:33pm UTC](https://discuss.google.dev/t/drive-api-v3-supported-if-match-contract-for-media-only-file-replacement/410305 "2026-11-04T20:33:40Z")

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We are evaluating safe synchronization of one ordinary JSON file in a user’s My Drive, using the drive.file OAuth scope. We need to prevent a client working from an older copy from overwriting a newer saved copy. The op…

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## [SecOps Tier 3 – Super Admin recovery when 2-Step Verification fails?](https://discuss.google.dev/t/secops-tier-3-super-admin-recovery-when-2-step-verification-fails/411078)

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**Author:** [@Eleni26](https://discuss.google.dev/u/Eleni26)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 4, 2026, 2:26pm UTC](https://discuss.google.dev/t/secops-tier-3-super-admin-recovery-when-2-step-verification-fails/411078 "2026-11-04T14:26:51Z")

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Hi Workspace Developers, I’m working through SecOps + Workspace API integration (recently completed Fraud Defense with Spanner Graph + BigQuery and SecOps Tier 3 Analyst labs). Question: When Super Admin is marked unav…

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## [Google Drive API policy compliance and approval requirements for Mlesmida’s optional, user-controlled, end-to-end encrypted backup and cross-device sync](https://discuss.google.dev/t/google-drive-api-policy-compliance-and-approval-requirements-for-mlesmida-s-optional-user-controlled-end-to-end-encrypted-backup-and-cross-device-sync/411041)

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**Author:** [@puzzle\_25](https://discuss.google.dev/u/puzzle_25)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 4, 2026, 11:40am UTC](https://discuss.google.dev/t/google-drive-api-policy-compliance-and-approval-requirements-for-mlesmida-s-optional-user-controlled-end-to-end-encrypted-backup-and-cross-device-sync/411041 "2026-11-04T11:40:05Z")

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Hi! Mlesmida is a local-first note/knowledge-map app (Web, Android). Optional sync of the user’s own app data between their devices to their own Drive via drive.file only; no developer-side storage; client-side E2E encry…

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## [Super Administrator unavailable--what can be done?](https://discuss.google.dev/t/super-administrator-unavailable-what-can-be-done/408798)

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**Author:** [@Chad\_Maxton](https://discuss.google.dev/u/Chad_Maxton)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 28, 2026, 6:14pm UTC](https://discuss.google.dev/t/super-administrator-unavailable-what-can-be-done/408798 "2026-10-28T18:14:30Z")

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Been at this project for a month now. I’m new to this non-profit and was asked to get our Google Workspace up and running. Someone (no one knows who) started the process, becoming the Super Administrator, but didn’t ac…

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## [Google Drive API v3 — Atomic conditional updates in appDataFolder with drive.appdata scope](https://discuss.google.dev/t/google-drive-api-v3-atomic-conditional-updates-in-appdatafolder-with-drive-appdata-scope/410707)

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**Author:** [@Perceval](https://discuss.google.dev/u/Perceval)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 3, 2026, 2:55pm UTC](https://discuss.google.dev/t/google-drive-api-v3-atomic-conditional-updates-in-appdatafolder-with-drive-appdata-scope/410707 "2026-11-03T14:55:22Z")

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Hello, We are developing an offline-first Android/iOS application using Google Drive’s private appDataFolder with the drive.appdata OAuth scope. We need to coordinate backup retention across multiple devices accessing …

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## [UrlFetchApp.fetch() intermittently times out when accessing my website, while the same URL sometimes returns HTTP 200](https://discuss.google.dev/t/urlfetchapp-fetch-intermittently-times-out-when-accessing-my-website-while-the-same-url-sometimes-returns-http-200/410301)

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**Author:** [@Laxman\_Deokar](https://discuss.google.dev/u/Laxman_Deokar)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 2, 2026, 5:40pm UTC](https://discuss.google.dev/t/urlfetchapp-fetch-intermittently-times-out-when-accessing-my-website-while-the-same-url-sometimes-returns-http-200/410301 "2026-11-02T17:40:11Z")

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Title: UrlFetchApp.fetch() intermittently times out when accessing my website, while the same URL sometimes returns HTTP 200 Description Hello Google Apps Script Community, I am experiencing an intermittent timeout is…

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## [Best practices for migrating Google Apps Scripts between Workspace tenants?](https://discuss.google.dev/t/best-practices-for-migrating-google-apps-scripts-between-workspace-tenants/410151)

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**Author:** [@Venusmanoj](https://discuss.google.dev/u/Venusmanoj)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 2, 2026, 3:40pm UTC](https://discuss.google.dev/t/best-practices-for-migrating-google-apps-scripts-between-workspace-tenants/410151 "2026-11-02T15:40:03Z")

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Hi everyone, I’m looking for advice or established best practices on migrating Google Apps Scripts from one Google Workspace tenant to another. Specifically, I am trying to figure out the most efficient approach for: …

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## [Marketplace SDK: SUBMIT FOR REVIEW disabled after canceling a review](https://discuss.google.dev/t/marketplace-sdk-submit-for-review-disabled-after-canceling-a-review/410254)

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**Author:** [@SyncCell](https://discuss.google.dev/u/SyncCell)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 2, 2026, 3:38pm UTC](https://discuss.google.dev/t/marketplace-sdk-submit-for-review-disabled-after-canceling-a-review/410254 "2026-11-02T15:38:59Z")

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Hi, I’m publishing a Google Workspace Editor add-on (Google Slides + Google Sheets) through the Marketplace SDK. Project ID: (PII Removed by Staff) What happened: I submitted the Store Listing for review (Version 1)…

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## [Gmail API policy clarification: manual job-alert processing vs. prohibited email export](https://discuss.google.dev/t/gmail-api-policy-clarification-manual-job-alert-processing-vs-prohibited-email-export/410223)

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**Author:** [@Arkadiusz\_Jaracz](https://discuss.google.dev/u/Arkadiusz_Jaracz)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 2, 2026, 2:37pm UTC](https://discuss.google.dev/t/gmail-api-policy-clarification-manual-job-alert-processing-vs-prohibited-email-export/410223 "2026-11-02T14:37:57Z")

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We are developing a local Windows/Python application for one operator and would like to clarify whether its intended Gmail API usage complies with the Google Workspace User Data and Developer Policy before enabling acces…

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## [OAuth verification: privacy policy findings resolved in September, no re-review and no Trust and Safety thread](https://discuss.google.dev/t/oauth-verification-privacy-policy-findings-resolved-in-september-no-re-review-and-no-trust-and-safety-thread/409450)

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**Author:** [@Dan\_Fleming](https://discuss.google.dev/u/Dan_Fleming)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 31, 2026, 11:15am UTC](https://discuss.google.dev/t/oauth-verification-privacy-policy-findings-resolved-in-september-no-re-review-and-no-trust-and-safety-thread/409450 "2026-10-31T11:15:53Z")

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I have a Google Sheets editor add-on ready for the Workspace Marketplace, and OAuth verification has not moved since August 30, 2026. I think the cause is that no Trust and Safety email thread was ever created for the pr…

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