---
title: "Create a device group"
method: POST
path: "/configuration_manager/devicegroup"
tags: ["Configuration Manager"]
---

# Create a device group

`POST /configuration_manager/devicegroup`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://example.itential.io`
- URL: `https://example.itential.io/configuration_manager/devicegroup`
- Auth: none declared

Creates a new device group in pronghorn.

## Request body

- object
  - `groupName` string
  - `groupDescription` string
  - `deviceNames` string

## Response `200`

Result of creating a new device group

- ConfigurationManagerDeviceGroupDocumentCreateGroupResponseWithName
  - `id` string, required
  - `name` string, required
  - `message` string, required
  - `status` string, required

## Other responses

- `500`: Error response from API

## Changes

- **2026-10-31** `2095cc90e583`: 2 info
  - api tag `Configuration Manager` added
  - api tag `configurationManager` removed

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/itential/apis/itential-2/changes/configuration_manager/devicegroup/post.md)

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