---
title: "List groups"
method: GET
path: "/groups"
tags: ["Groups"]
---

# List groups

`GET /groups`

## Request

- The document declares no server URL.
- Auth: none declared

Returns a list of all groups.  This list is paged.

## Query parameters

- `limit` integer
- `offset` integer
- `order` 'asc' | 'desc'
- `orderby` 'groupId' | 'createdOn' | 'modifiedOn'

## Response `200`

On a successful response, returns a bounded set of groups.

- GroupSearchResults: Describes the response received when searching for groups.
  - `groups` SearchedGroup[], required: The groups returned in the result set.
    - `description` string
    - `createdOn` string, date-time, required
    - `owner` string, required
    - `modifiedOn` string, date-time, required
    - `modifiedBy` string, required
    - `groupId` string, required: An ID of a single artifact group.
    - `labels` Labels: User-defined name-value pairs. Name and value must be strings.
  - `count` integer, required: The total number of groups that matched the query that produced the result set (may be more than the number of groups in the result set).

## Other responses

- `401`: Common response for all operations that can return a `401` error indicating authentication is required.
- `403`: Common response for all operations that can return a `403` error indicating the user is authenticated but not authorized.
- `500`: Common response for all operations that can fail with an unexpected server error.

## Changes

- **2026-10-31** `ff9684af2aad`: 15 info
  - added the optional property `ruleViolation/causes/items/code` to the response with the `401` status
  - added the optional property `ruleViolation/causes/items/code` to the response with the `403` status
  - added the optional property `ruleViolation/causes/items/code` to the response with the `500` status
  - added the optional property `ruleViolation/causes/items/direction` to the response with the `401` status
  - …11 more
- **2026-10-29** `f17f5df4e79c`: 3 info
  - added the optional property `ruleViolation` to the response with the `401` status
  - added the optional property `ruleViolation` to the response with the `403` status
  - added the optional property `ruleViolation` to the response with the `500` status
- **2025-12-16** `440db8997574`: 2 info
  - added the non-success response with the status `401`
  - added the non-success response with the status `403`
- **2025-10-21** `06cfd568ee49`: 1 breaking
  - the response property `groups/items/description` became optional for the status `200`
- **2024-10-23** `66022b1b6c9a`: 1 info
  - added the new enum value `modifiedOn` to the `query` request parameter `orderby`

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/apicurio/apis/apicurio-registry-api-v3/changes/groups/get.md)

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