---
title: "GET /v1/users/{usersId}/sections"
method: GET
path: "/v1/users/{usersId}/sections"
tags: ["users"]
---

# GET /v1/users/{usersId}/sections

`GET /v1/users/{usersId}/sections`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://chat.googleapis.com`
- URL: `https://chat.googleapis.com/v1/users/{usersId}/sections`
- Auth: one of:
  - OAuth 2 and OAuth 2
    - Implicit: `https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/auth`
    - Scopes: `https://www.googleapis.com/auth/chat.users.sections`
    - Authorization code: `https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/auth`
    - Token URL: `https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/token` scopes: `https://www.googleapis.com/auth/chat.users.sections`
  - OAuth 2 and OAuth 2
    - Implicit: `https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/auth`
    - Scopes: `https://www.googleapis.com/auth/chat.users.sections.readonly`
    - Authorization code: `https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/auth`
    - Token URL: `https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/token` scopes: `https://www.googleapis.com/auth/chat.users.sections.readonly`

Lists sections available to the Chat user. Sections help users group their conversations and customize the list of spaces displayed in Chat navigation panel. For details, see [Create and organize sections in Google Chat](https://support.google.com/chat/answer/16059854). Requires [user authentication](https://developers.google.com/workspace/chat/authenticate-authorize-chat-user) with the [authorization scope](https://developers.google.com/workspace/chat/authenticate-authorize#chat-api-scopes): - `https://www.googleapis.com/auth/chat.users.sections` - `https://www.googleapis.com/auth/chat.users.sections.readonly`

## Path parameters

- `usersId` string, required

## Query parameters

- `pageSize` integer
- `pageToken` string

## Response `200`

Successful response

- ListSectionsResponse: Response message for listing sections.
  - `nextPageToken` string: A token, which can be sent as `page_token` to retrieve the next page. If this field is omitted, there are no subsequent pages.
  - `sections` GoogleChatV1Section[]: The sections from the specified user.
    - `displayName` string: Optional. The section's display name. Only populated for sections of type `CUSTOM_SECTION`. Supports up to 80 characters. Required when creating a `CUSTOM_SECTION`.
    - `name` string: Identifier. Resource name of the section. For system sections, the section ID is a constant string: - DEFAULT_DIRECT_MESSAGES: `users/{user}/sections/default-direct-messages` - DEFAULT_SPACES: `users/{user}/sections/default-spaces` - DEFAULT_APPS: `users/{user}/sections/default-apps` Format: `users/{user}/sections/{section}`
    - `sortOrder` integer: Output only. The order of the section in relation to other sections. Sections with a lower `sort_order` value appear before sections with a higher value.
    - `type` 'SECTION_TYPE_UNSPECIFIED' | 'CUSTOM_SECTION' | 'DEFAULT_DIRECT_MESSAGES' | 'DEFAULT_SPACES' | 'DEFAULT_APPS': Required. The type of the section.

## Changes

- **2026-11-02** `ffee5784d4b1`: 4 info
  - the security scope `https://www.googleapis.com/auth/chat.users.sections` was added to the endpoint's security scheme `Oauth2`
  - the security scope `https://www.googleapis.com/auth/chat.users.sections` was added to the endpoint's security scheme `Oauth2c`
  - the security scope `https://www.googleapis.com/auth/chat.users.sections.readonly` was removed from the endpoint's security scheme `Oauth2`
  - the security scope `https://www.googleapis.com/auth/chat.users.sections.readonly` was removed from the endpoint's security scheme `Oauth2c`

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/google/apis/chat/changes/v1/users/:usersId/sections/get.md)

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