---
title: "GET /persongroups/{personGroupId}"
method: GET
path: "/persongroups/{personGroupId}"
---

# GET /persongroups/{personGroupId}

`GET /persongroups/{personGroupId}`

Retrieve person group name, userData and recognitionModel. To get person information under this personGroup, use [PersonGroup Person - List](/docs/services/563879b61984550e40cbbe8d/operations/563879b61984550f30395241).

## Path parameters

- `personGroupId` string, required

## Query parameters

- `returnRecognitionModel` boolean

## Response `200`

A successful call returns the person group's information.

- PersonGroup — A combination of user defined name and user specified data for the person, largePersonGroup/personGroup, and largeFaceList/faceList.
  - `name` string — User defined name, maximum length is 128.
  - `userData` string — User specified data. Length should not exceed 16KB.

## Other responses

- `default` — Error response.

## Changes

- **2019-03-25** `37a7900a44ee` — 1 info
  - added the new optional `query` request parameter `returnRecognitionModel`
- **2017-12-28** `e67414f9aeba` — 1 warning
  - deleted the `query` request parameter `returnRecognitionModel`

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/azure/apis/cognitiveservices-face/changes/persongroups/:personGroupId/get.md)

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