Migrate from Domain Service to the Admin SDK Advanced Services

  • The Domain service for G Suite domain administrators is deprecated and will be turned off.

  • The Domain service is being replaced by the Admin SDK Directory and Admin SDK Reports advanced services.

  • This page provides a migration path from the old Domain service to the new Admin SDK.

  • A comparison table outlines the equivalent methods between Domain service and Admin SDK.

  • The Admin SDK offers new features not present in the Domain service, such as device management and reporting.

The Domain service, which lets Google Workspace administrators manage users and groups, was deprecated on May 15, 2014, and was turned off on November 20, 2014. The service is replaced by the Admin SDK Directory and Admin SDK Reports advanced services. This page outlines the migration path from Domain service to Admin SDK.

Method comparison

The following table provides an overview of the methods used in Domain service and their equivalent methods (if any) in Admin SDK.

Domain services method Admin SDK method
DomainGroup.addMember(memberId) AdminDirectory.Members.insert(resource, groupKey)
In Admin SDK, a member's role in a group can be specified via role.
DomainGroup.addOwner(ownerId)
DomainGroup.deleteGroup() AdminDirectory.Groups.remove(groupKey)
DomainGroup.getAllMembers() AdminDirectory.Members.list(groupKey, optionalArgs)
In Admin SDK, owner(s) can be listed using the optional roles parameter.
DomainGroup.getAllOwners()
DomainGroup.getDescription() AdminDirectory.Groups.get(groupKey)
Property: description
Property: id
Property: name
DomainGroup.getId()
DomainGroup.getName()
DomainGroup.getPermissionLevel() N/A
DomainGroup.removeMember(memberId) AdminDirectory.Members.remove(groupKey, memberKey)
DomainGroup.removeOwner(ownerId)
DomainGroup.setDescription(description) AdminDirectory.Groups.patch(resource, groupKey)
Property: description
Property: name
DomainGroup.setName(name)
DomainGroup.setPermissionLevel(level) N/A
DomainNickname.deleteNickname() AdminDirectory.Users.Aliases.remove(userKey, alias)
DomainNickname.getNickname() AdminDirectory.Users.Aliases.list(userKey, optionalArgs)
Property: aliases
Property: primaryEmail
DomainNickname.getUsername()
DomainUser.deleteUser() AdminDirectory.Users.remove(userKey)
DomainUser.getAgreedToTerms() AdminDirectory.Users.get(userKey)
Property: agreedToTerms
Property: changePasswordAtNextLogin
Property: primaryEmail
Property: name.familyName
Property: name.givenName
Property: isAdmin
Property: suspended
DomainUser.getChangePasswordAtNextLogin()
DomainUser.getEmail()
DomainUser.getFamilyName()
DomainUser.getGivenName()
DomainUser.getIsAdmin()
DomainUser.getIsSuspended()
DomainUser.getStorageQuota() AdminReports.UserUsageReport.get(userKey, date, optionalArgs)
Account: total_quota_in_mb
DomainUser.setChangePasswordAtNext Login(changePassword) AdminDirectory.Users.patch(resource, userKey)
Property: changePasswordAtNextLogin
Property: name.familyName
Property: name.givenName
DomainUser.setFamilyName(name)
DomainUser.setGivenName(name)
DomainUser.setIsAdmin(admin) AdminDirectory.Users.makeAdmin(resource, userKey)
Property: isAdmin
DomainUser.setIsSuspended(suspended) AdminDirectory.Users.patch(resource, userKey)
Property: suspended
Property: password
Property: primaryEmail
DomainUser.setPassword(password)
DomainUser.setUsername(username)
GroupsManager.createGroup(groupId, name, description, permissionLevel) GroupsManager.createGroup(groupId, name) AdminDirectory.Groups.insert(resource)
Setting the permission level isn't supported in the Admin SDK.
GroupsManager.getAllGroups()
GroupsManager.getAllGroups(memberId)		 AdminDirectory.Groups.list(optionalArgs)
Parameter: userKey
GroupsManager.getDomain()
NicknameManager.getDomain()
UserManager.getDomain() 		N/A
As a workaround, get a single user's email address and extract the domain.
GroupsManager.getGroup(groupId) AdminDirectory.Groups.get(groupKey)
NicknameManager.createNickname(username, nickname) AdminDirectory.Users.Aliases.insert(resource, userKey)
NicknameManager.getAllNicknames() N/A
NicknameManager.getAllNicknames(username) AdminDirectory.Users.Aliases.list(userKey, optionalArgs)
You will need to loop through the results to find the nickname.
NicknameManager.getNickname(nickname)
UserManager.createUser(username, givenName, familyName, password) UserManager.createUser(username, givenName, familyName, password, passwordHashFunction) AdminDirectory.Users.insert(resource)
Property: hashFunction
UserManager.getAllUsers() AdminDirectory.Users.list(optionalArgs)
Either the customer or the domain parameter must be provided. As an account administrator, you can also use the my_customer alias to represent your account's customerId.
UserManager.getUser(user)
UserManager.getUser(username)		 AdminDirectory.Users.get(userKey)

New features in Admin SDK

In addition to the supported methods outlined in the preceding section, the Admin SDK advanced services provide the following new features:

Feature Admin SDK class or method
Admin notifications AdminDirectory.Notifications
Application-specific passwords AdminDirectory.Asps
Device management AdminDirectory.Chromeosdevices
AdminDirectory.Mobiledevices
Group aliases AdminDirectory.Groups.Aliases
OAuth tokens AdminDirectory.Tokens
Org units AdminDirectory.Orgunits
Reporting AdminReports
Search for users AdminDirectory.Users.list(optionalArgs)
Parameter: query
Un-delete users AdminDirectory.Users.undelete()
User data AdminDirectory.Users.get(userKey)
User photo AdminDirectory.Users.Photos.get(userKey)
Verification codes (2-factor) AdminDirectory.VerificationCodes