Include and exclude per-user quota users by name (General availability)

GASep 16, 2026VerifiedAdded Sep 22, 2026

Per-user quotas now accept individual user names, so you can add or remove specific users alongside the quota's tag scope. INCLUDE_USERS is new and takes user names directly, and EXCLUDE_USERS accepts a 'USER' argument alongside its existing 'TAG' form:

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