Google Workspace Marketplace OAuth scope gate before listing update
Do not publish listing changes that depend on new OAuth scopes until verification is approved, because Google warns that early scope updates trigger the unverified-app screen and apply quota limits.
Why this can grow a startup
Growth can get kneecapped by a boring trust break. The team rewrites the listing around a new feature, adds the new scopes, and then sends buyers into an unverified warning right when install intent is highest. Google's guidance is explicit: if you add OAuth scopes, you might need a new OAuth verification request, and if you update the listing before approval, users see the unverified-app screen while quota limits apply. That makes verification timing part of distribution, not a legal footnote. The listing should promise only what the permission model is already cleared to support.
Company example
Google's manage-listing guide says new OAuth scopes can require a fresh verification request, and that listing updates using those scopes before approval show the unverified-app screen and face quota limits until verification is approved.
Source and metric
Source: Google Workspace Marketplace: Update or unpublish an app listing
Unapproved new scopes can trigger the unverified-app screen and quota limits.
When to use it
Use this when Marketplaces, Security, Conversion is relevant to workspace marketplace, oauth verification, install friction and you can run a bounded test with a low budget.
When not to use it
Do not use it as a substitute for customer evidence, a clear owner, or a measurable stop condition. Local platform rules and market behavior still need checking.
Founder checklist
- Read Google Workspace Marketplace: Update or unpublish an app listing and identify what is directly supported.
- Choose one channel context: Marketplaces, Security, Conversion.
- Define the test around Unapproved new scopes can trigger the unverified-app screen and quota limits..
- Set an owner, evidence window, and stop condition before launch.
Explore the context
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