---
title: "Retrieve an existing group"
method: GET
path: "/v2/groups/{group_id}"
tags: ["Groups"]
---

# Retrieve an existing group

`GET /v2/groups/{group_id}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.byndid.com`
- URL: `https://api.byndid.com/v2/groups/{group_id}`
- Auth: HTTP bearer
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/beyondidentity/apis/beyond-identity-secure-workforce-api/docs/v2/groups/:group_id/get.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

To retrieve an existing group, send a GET request to
`/v2/groups/$GROUP_ID`.

Note that this endpoint does not support access to permission groups. If
the request attempts to access a permission group, you'll receive a 403
error.

## Path parameters

- `group_id` string, required

## Response `200`

The response is a JSON object containing standard group attributes.

- Group: A group is a collection of members within an organization that uses Beyond Identity.
  - `id` string: A unique identifier for the group within a tenant that is automatically generated on creation. This field is immutable and read-only.
  - `create_time` string, date-time: A time value in the ISO8601 combined date and time format that gets generated automatically and represents the time the group gets created. This field is immutable and read-only.
  - `update_time` string, date-time: A time value in the ISO8601 combined date and time format that gets generated automatically and represents the time the group gets updated. This field is read-only.
  - `tenant_id` string: A unique identifier for the group's tenant that is set automatically on creation. This field is immutable and read-only.
  - `name` string: A required unique name for the group within the tenant.
  - `description` string: A required description for the group within the tenant.
  - `source` string: The source that created the group. This field is immutable and read-only.

## Other responses

- `401`: Unauthorized.
- `403`: Forbidden.
- `404`: The resource was not found.
- `429`: Rate limit exceeded.
- `500`: Server error.

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