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# Hangouts Chat service **(FREE)**
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> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-foss/-/issues/43756) in GitLab 11.2.
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The Hangouts Chat service sends notifications from GitLab to the room for which the webhook was created.
## On Hangouts Chat
1. Open the chat room in which you want to see the notifications.
1. From the chat room menu, select **Configure Webhooks** .
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1. Click on **ADD WEBHOOK** and fill in the name of the bot to post the messages. Optionally define an avatar.
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1. Click **SAVE** and copy the **Webhook URL** of your webhook.
See also [the Hangouts Chat documentation for configuring incoming webhooks ](https://developers.google.com/hangouts/chat/how-tos/webhooks )
## On GitLab
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When you have the **Webhook URL** for your Hangouts Chat room webhook, you can set up the GitLab service.
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1. Navigate to the [Integrations page ](overview.md#accessing-integrations ) in your project's settings, i.e. **Project > Settings > Integrations** .
1. Select the **Hangouts Chat** integration to configure it.
1. Ensure that the **Active** toggle is enabled.
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1. Check the checkboxes corresponding to the GitLab events you want to receive.
1. Paste the **Webhook URL** that you copied from the Hangouts Chat configuration step.
1. Configure the remaining options and click `Save changes` .
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Your Hangouts Chat room now starts receiving GitLab event notifications as configured.
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