---
title: "Create a new Consumer Group"
method: POST
path: "/consumer_groups"
tags: ["Consumer Groups"]
---

# Create a new Consumer Group

`POST /consumer_groups`

Create a new Consumer Group

## Request body

- ConsumerGroup
  - `created_at` integer, nullable — Unix epoch when the resource was created.
  - `id` string, nullable
  - `name` string, required
  - `tags` string[]
  - `updated_at` integer, nullable — Unix epoch when the resource was last updated.

## Response `201`

Successfully created Consumer Group

- ConsumerGroup
  - `created_at` integer, nullable — Unix epoch when the resource was created.
  - `id` string, nullable
  - `name` string, required
  - `tags` string[]
  - `updated_at` integer, nullable — Unix epoch when the resource was last updated.

## Other responses

- `401` — Unauthorized

## Changes

> 7 revisions in range; 1 not diffed.

- **2025-04-04** `e07a25288f1f` — 2 breaking, 6 info
  - the response property `created_at` became nullable for the status `201`
  - the response property `updated_at` became nullable for the status `201`
  - the request optional property `created_at` became not read-only
  - the request optional property `updated_at` became not read-only
  - …4 more
- **2024-11-26** `99e71588eb61` — 2 breaking, 4 info
  - the request property `name` became required
  - the response property `id` became nullable for the status `201`
  - the request optional property `id` became not read-only
  - the request property `id` became nullable
  - …2 more

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/kong/apis/kong-enterprise-admin-api/changes/consumer_groups/post.md)

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