---
title: "Create a new service group"
method: POST
path: "/gateway_manager/v1/service-groups"
tags: ["Gateway Manager"]
---

# Create a new service group

`POST /gateway_manager/v1/service-groups`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://example.itential.io`
- URL: `https://example.itential.io/gateway_manager/v1/service-groups`
- Auth: none declared

Creates a new service group for organizing services on a gateway.

## Request body

- object
  - `serviceGroup` GatewayManagerV1ServiceGroupsPostRequestBodyContentApplicationJsonSchemaServiceGroup
    - `name` string, required: Name for service group (unique to the gateway)
    - `cluster_id` string, required: The cluster_id for the gateway which services are managed by this service group
    - `description` string: Description of the service group (optional, defaults to empty string)
    - `services` string[]: Array of gateway service Ids to include in the service group (optional, defaults to empty array)
    - `groups` string[]: Array of group names allowed to perform actions on the service group (optional, defaults to empty array)

## Response `200`

Result of adding service group

- GatewayManagerCreateServiceGroupResponse200
  - `state` string
  - `message` string
  - `id` string

## Other responses

- `500`: Error response from API

## Changes

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

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/itential/apis/itential-2/changes/gateway_manager/v1/service-groups/post.md)

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