Directory API: Developer's Guides

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These guides describe how to perform various common tasks using the Directory API.

API Prerequisites
Explains how to get an account, set up the API service, and create a project in the Google APIs Console.
Authorize Requests
Gives the basics of using OAuth 2.0 to authorize requests.
Manage Chrome Devices and Manage Mobile Devices
Describes how administrators use the Directory API to retrieve, add, update, and delete your account's various devices.
Manage Groups and Manage Group Members
Describes how administrators use the Directory API to create, update, retrieve, and delete your account's groups, group aliases, and group members.
Manage Organizational Units
Describes how to create, update, retrieve, and delete organizational units within your account.
Manage Users and Manage User Aliases
Describes how to work with user accounts, administrators, user photos, and user aliases.
Performance Tips
Introduces techniques that improve your application's performance, including using gzip and working with partial resources.

For information about specific methods, see the API Reference.