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Generate org charts automatically from the Workspace directory

Build real-time org charts by pulling reporting lines and titles directly from the Admin Directory API with a delegated service account.

Who it is forIT and operations teams who need up-to-date org charts without manual updates.
APIsAdmin SDK
Typical scopesadmin.directory.user, admin.directory.orgunit

The problem

Manually maintained org charts are always out of date, especially after restructures or hiring sprees. Emailing spreadsheets around leads to conflicting versions and missing people.

How it works

  1. Use a delegated service account to read the full user list and their manager fields from the Admin SDK.
  2. Traverse the reporting structure recursively, mapping each user's manager to build the tree.
  3. Pull job titles and organisational units for chart labelling.
  4. Output the structure to a visualisation tool or document.

What changes

Org charts reflect the current directory state, reducing confusion about who reports to whom or who to contact.

The trap in this one. The Admin SDK does not enforce referential integrity on the 'manager' field: if a manager's account is suspended, deleted, or simply missing, the API returns the literal value without warning. This leads to orphaned nodes or broken chains in the output, especially after offboarding events. You must check every referenced manager exists and handle missing links explicitly, or the chart will silently misrepresent the structure.

Questions people ask

Can this pick up changes instantly?

Directory changes propagate quickly, but not always instantly. Expect a few minutes’ delay between an update and its appearance in the API.

What happens if a user has no manager set?

They appear as a root node or an orphan, depending on your implementation. Always treat unset or malformed manager fields as a special case.

Want this built?

This is a pattern we run in production. We will set up the delegation and build this on top of it — $500 per hour, most of it working the same day.

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