Google Cloud Identity API
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For Agents
Provision and manage users, groups, devices, and inbound SAML SSO profiles in a Google Cloud Identity or Workspace tenancy. Useful for directory automation, group lifecycle, and SSO configuration.
Use for: I need to create a security group for our new project team, Add a user to the engineering group as a member, Search for all groups whose name starts with eng-, Look up a group by its email address
Not supported: Does not authenticate end users at runtime, manage Google Cloud IAM roles, or send email — use for directory, group, device, and inbound SSO configuration only.
Google Cloud Identity is the directory service that backs Google Workspace and standalone Cloud Identity tenancies. The API provisions and manages users, groups, group memberships, devices, inbound SAML SSO profiles, and policies. Agents can create groups, search the directory, lookup group keys, manage device enrollment, and configure inbound SSO assignments that delegate authentication to an external identity provider. It is the surface to use when an organisation needs to script directory operations rather than going through the Admin Console.
Install Jentic One Beta
Connect the Cloud Identity API to your agent
Jentic One is a self-hosted execution layer for AI agents. It lets your agent call the Cloud Identity API, or any other public or private API you need. You set the rules, the agent never sees your credentials, and every call is logged.
Two steps, two machines. Install the instance in a safe environment, then register your agent from wherever it runs.
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Step 1: Jentic One Host machine
# On the machine that will host your Jentic One instance:
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jentic/jentic-one/main/tools/install.sh | sh2
Step 2: Agent machine
# On the machine where your agent runs (keep this separate from the instance):
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jentic/jentic-one/main/tools/install.sh | sh
jentic register # connects your agent to your Jentic One instanceJentic One is in public beta. The setup above keeps your agent separate from the instance, which is what you want before using real credentials: an agent running as the same OS user as Jentic One can read its stored keys directly. Just evaluating? A single local install is fine to start. See the secure deployment guide for the tiers.
Capabilities
What an agent can do with Cloud Identity API.
Create, list, search, and delete groups in the directory
Add or remove members from a group with specified roles
Look up a group by group key (email or external ID)
Enroll, list, and manage company-owned and BYOD devices
Configure inbound SAML SSO profiles for federated authentication
Assign inbound SSO profiles to organizational units or groups
List policies that apply to identity resources at the customer level
Use Cases
Patterns agents use Cloud Identity API for, with concrete tasks.
★ Group Lifecycle Automation
Identity teams use the Cloud Identity API to create and decommission groups in bulk based on HR system events. The flow creates a group, adds initial members with specified roles, and tags the group with labels that downstream IAM bindings reference. Removal cascades through Workspace, Calendar resource access, and Drive shared drives.
Call POST /v1/groups with the group key and labels, then POST on the memberships sub-collection to add initial members
SAML SSO Onboarding
Security teams configure inbound SAML SSO so that authentication is delegated to an external IdP such as Okta or Entra ID. The flow creates an inboundSamlSsoProfile with the IdP metadata, then creates inboundSsoAssignments that scope the profile to specific org units or groups. Setup is one-off but precise and benefits from API automation across multiple tenancies.
Call POST /v1/inboundSamlSsoProfiles with the IdP metadata, then POST /v1/inboundSsoAssignments to scope it to an org unit
Device Compliance Enforcement
Endpoint security teams use the devices endpoints to list enrolled devices, surface non-compliant ones, and trigger administrative actions such as wipe or block. The API supports both company-owned and BYOD enrollment models and integrates with Cloud Identity's device policies.
Call GET /v1/devices with a filter on complianceState and trigger administrative actions on each non-compliant device
AI Agent Directory Operator via Jentic
An agent invoked by an IT helpdesk searches Jentic for the right Cloud Identity operation, creates groups or adds members based on a ticket, and reports back. Through Jentic, the agent never holds the underlying admin OAuth credential — Jentic injects a scoped token at execution time.
Search Jentic for 'create google group', execute against POST /v1/groups with the requested groupKey, and add the requested members via the memberships sub-resource
Key Endpoints
36 endpoints — google cloud identity is the directory service that backs google workspace and standalone cloud identity tenancies.
METHOD
PATH
DESCRIPTION
POST
/v1/groups
Create a new directory group
GET
/v1/groups
List groups in the directory
GET
/v1/groups:lookup
Look up a group by group key
GET
/v1/groups:search
Search for groups by query
GET
/v1/devices
List enrolled devices
POST
/v1/inboundSamlSsoProfiles
Create an inbound SAML SSO profile
POST
/v1/inboundSsoAssignments
Assign an SSO profile to an org unit or group
GET
/v1/policies
List identity policies
POST
/v1/groups
Create a new directory group
GET
/v1/groups
List groups in the directory
GET
/v1/groups:lookup
Look up a group by group key
GET
/v1/groups:search
Search for groups by query
GET
/v1/devices
List enrolled devices
POST
/v1/inboundSamlSsoProfiles
Create an inbound SAML SSO profile
POST
/v1/inboundSsoAssignments
Assign an SSO profile to an org unit or group
GET
/v1/policies
List identity policies
Why Jentic?
Three things that make agents converge on Jentic-routed access.
Credential isolation
Google Cloud Identity OAuth 2.0 credentials and admin service account keys are stored encrypted in the Jentic vault. Agents receive short-lived access tokens scoped to the relevant cloud-identity scopes — raw credentials never enter the agent context.
Intent-based discovery
Agents search Jentic by intent (e.g. 'create google group' or 'configure saml sso') and Jentic returns the matching Cloud Identity operation with its parameter schema, so the agent can call the right endpoint without reading Discovery docs.
Time to first call
Direct Cloud Identity integration: 2-5 days for admin OAuth, scope selection, and resource-key handling. Through Jentic: under an hour — search, load schema, execute.
Related APIs
Alternatives and complements available in the Jentic catalogue.
FAQs
Specific to using Cloud Identity API through Jentic.
What authentication does the Cloud Identity API use?
The Cloud Identity API uses OAuth 2.0 with cloud-identity scopes such as cloud-identity.groups and cloud-identity.devices. Tokens are issued for a Google admin user with delegated authority. Through Jentic, the OAuth credential lives in the Jentic vault and the agent receives a short-lived access token only — the underlying credential never enters agent context.
Can I create and manage Google Groups with this API?
Yes. POST /v1/groups creates a new group with a groupKey (typically an email address) and labels that define the group type. Use the memberships sub-collection on the group resource to add or remove members. The lookup and search endpoints find existing groups by key or query.
What are the rate limits for the Cloud Identity API?
Cloud Identity API quotas are published per-method in the Google Cloud console under the Cloud Identity API quota page; typical defaults are several thousand read requests per minute per project, with lower limits on group and membership writes and stricter caps on device administrative actions.
How do I configure SAML SSO through Jentic?
Search Jentic for 'create cloud identity saml sso profile' and execute against POST /v1/inboundSamlSsoProfiles with the IdP metadata. Then call POST /v1/inboundSsoAssignments to scope the profile to the desired org units or groups. Cloud Identity then delegates authentication for those scopes to the configured IdP.
Can I enroll and manage devices with this API?
Yes. The devices collection supports listing, getting, and administrative actions like wipe and block on enrolled devices. Both company-owned and BYOD enrollment models are supported and behave as separate device categories with different policies.
Is the Cloud Identity API free?
The Cloud Identity API itself has no per-call charge. Cloud Identity Free and Cloud Identity Premium pricing is per-user per-month and is documented on the Cloud Identity pricing page; Workspace customers already include Cloud Identity in their subscription.
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