Migrating from Domain Service to the Admin SDK Advanced Services
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The Domain service, which allows G Suite domain administrators to manage users and groups, is deprecated as of May 15, 2014, and will be turned off on November 20, 2014. The service is replaced by the recently added Admin SDK Directory and Admin SDK Reports advanced services. This page outlines the migration path from Domain service to its new replacement, Admin SDK.

Method comparison

The table below 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)`	`AdminDirectory.Members.remove(groupKey, memberKey)`
`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 above, 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`

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New features in Admin SDK

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