Google Workspace Licensing

Execute Google Workspace Licensing operations: $ARGUMENTS

Prerequisites

• Google Workspace CLI (gws) must be installed
• Authentication configured: Run gws auth status to verify
• Review gws licensing --help for all available commands

Available Resources and Methods

licensing (v1)

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

gws licensing <resource> <method> [flags]

API Resources

licenseAssignments

• delete — Revoke a license.
• get — Get a specific user's license by product SKU.
• insert — Assign a license.
• listForProduct — List all users assigned licenses for a specific product SKU.
• listForProductAndSku — List all users assigned licenses for a specific product SKU.
• patch — Reassign a user's product SKU with a different SKU in the same product. This method supports patch semantics.
• update — Reassign a user's product SKU with a different SKU in the same product.

Discovering Commands

Before calling any API method, inspect it:

# Browse resources and methods
gws licensing --help

# Inspect a method's required params, types, and defaults
gws schema licensing.<resource>.<method>

Use gws schema output to build your --params and --json flags.

Usage

# List available resources and methods
gws licensing --help

# Inspect method schema before calling
gws schema licensing.<resource>.<method>

# Execute command with arguments
gws licensing $ARGUMENTS

Task

Execute the requested Licensing operation: $ARGUMENTS

1. Verify Prerequisites

   • Check gws is installed: gws --version
   • Verify authentication: gws auth status
   • Review available commands: gws licensing --help

2. Inspect Method Schema

   • Before calling any method, inspect its parameters
   • Use gws schema to understand required fields
   • Review parameter types and constraints

3. Execute Operation

   • Build command with appropriate flags
   • Use --params for query/path parameters
   • Use --json for request body
   • Handle pagination with --max-results or --page-token

4. Error Handling

   • Check command output for errors
   • Review API quotas and rate limits
   • Handle authentication issues
   • Retry transient failures

License: Apache License 2.0 Source: Google Workspace CLI Original Skill: gws-licensing