invite participant in hangout

Question

I am creating a basic hangout API. Is it possible to send invitation to specific emails I have through API itself.

I can invite more if I want from hangout page though.

Any suggestion?

Answer 1

There is no invitation component of either the Hangout or REST APIs, however this does not stop you from sending out emails using other means and providing the URL to the hangout.

Answer 2

Another trick I've done is to get the URL with gapi.hangout.getHangoutUrl() and post these back to your server (or over websockets.) Then, you can create a simple url to see these "rooms." Of course, you can choose how you send those urls, so email is another solution.