Gws Events Subscribe

events +subscribe

> PREREQUISITE: Read ../gws-shared/SKILL.md for auth, global flags, and security rules. If missing, run gws generate-skills to create it.

Subscribe to Workspace events and stream them as NDJSON

Usage

gws events +subscribe

Flags

| Flag | Required | Default | Description |

|------|----------|---------|-------------|

| --target | — | — | Workspace resource URI (e.g., //chat.googleapis.com/spaces/SPACE_ID) |

| --event-types | — | — | Comma-separated CloudEvents types to subscribe to |

| --project | — | — | GCP project ID for Pub/Sub resources |

| --subscription | — | — | Existing Pub/Sub subscription name (skip setup) |

| --max-messages | — | 10 | Max messages per pull batch (default: 10) |

| --poll-interval | — | 5 | Seconds between pulls (default: 5) |

| --once | — | — | Pull once and exit |

| --cleanup | — | — | Delete created Pub/Sub resources on exit |

| --no-ack | — | — | Don't auto-acknowledge messages |

| --output-dir | — | — | Write each event to a separate JSON file in this directory |

Examples

gws events +subscribe --target '//chat.googleapis.com/spaces/SPACE' --event-types 'google.workspace.chat.message.v1.created' --project my-project
gws events +subscribe --subscription projects/p/subscriptions/my-sub --once
gws events +subscribe ... --cleanup --output-dir ./events

Tips

• Without --cleanup, Pub/Sub resources persist for reconnection.
• Press Ctrl-C to stop gracefully.

> [!CAUTION]

> This is a write command — confirm with the user before executing.

See Also

• gws-shared — Global flags and auth
• gws-events — All subscribe to google workspace events commands