---
title: "Create a group"
method: POST
path: "/groups.create"
tags: ["Groups"]
---

# Create a group

`POST /groups.create`

## Request body

- object
  - `name` string, required

## Response `200`

OK

- object
  - `data` Group
    - `id` string, uuid — Unique identifier for the object.
    - `name` string — The name of this group.
    - `memberCount` number — The number of users that are members of the group
    - `createdAt` string, date-time — The date and time that this object was created
    - `updatedAt` string, date-time — The date and time that this object was last changed
  - `policies` Policy[]
    - `id` string, uuid — Unique identifier for the object this policy references.
    - `abilities` object
      - `create` boolean
      - `read` boolean
      - `update` boolean
      - `delete` boolean
      - `restore` boolean
      - `star` boolean
      - `unstar` boolean
      - `share` boolean
      - `download` boolean
      - `pin` boolean
      - `unpin` boolean
      - `move` boolean
      - `archive` boolean
      - `unarchive` boolean
      - `createChildDocument` boolean

## Other responses

- `400` — The request failed one or more validations.
- `401` — The API key is missing or otherwise invalid.
- `403` — The current API key is not authorized to perform this action.
- `429` — The request was rate limited.

## Changes

- **2024-10-18** `fdf2ec9c9df4` — 1 info
  - added the non-success response with the status `429`
- **2024-07-06** `7b33b538cd7d` — 9 info
  - added the optional property `data` to the response with the `400` status
  - added the optional property `data` to the response with the `401` status
  - added the optional property `data` to the response with the `403` status
  - added the optional property `message` to the response with the `400` status
  - …5 more

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/defaulr/apis/outline-api/changes/groups.create/post.md)

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