Loads a Google Group by its email address.
class GroupsApp method .getGroupByEmail()
GroupsApp is the Apps Script service.
.getGroupByEmail() is the method name you will see after a dot in your code.
What it does
Why it's used
- Check membership or settings for a groups@ address.
- Automate onboarding for a specific Google Group.
Common errors
- Forgetting parentheses on getGroupByEmail. Write GroupsApp.getGroupByEmail(), not GroupsApp.getGroupByEmail or getGroupByEmail by itself.
- Skipping dots between chained calls. Each step needs a dot, like GroupsApp.getGroupByEmail().
- Adding spaces where they do not belong. Write GroupsApp.getGroupByEmail(), not GroupsApp .getGroupByEmail(), GroupsApp.getGroupByEmail (), or GroupsApp . getGroupByEmail().
- Wrong capitalization. Use GroupsApp and getGroupByEmail, not groupsapp or getgroupbyemail.
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Related methods
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.getGroups()
Returns the Google Groups the user belongs to.
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