---
title: "Add Group"
method: POST
path: "/api/v1/groups"
tags: ["Group"]
---

# Add Group

`POST /api/v1/groups`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://your-subdomain.okta.com`
- URL: `https://your-subdomain.okta.com/api/v1/groups`
- Auth: API key in header `Authorization`

Adds a new group with `OKTA_GROUP` type to your organization.

## Request body

- Group
  - `_embedded` object
  - `_links` object
  - `created` string, date-time
  - `id` string
  - `lastMembershipUpdated` string, date-time
  - `lastUpdated` string, date-time
  - `objectClass` string[]
  - `profile` GroupProfile
    - `description` string
    - `name` string
  - `type` 'OKTA_GROUP' | 'APP_GROUP' | 'BUILT_IN'

## Response `200`

Success

- Group
  - `_embedded` object
  - `_links` object
  - `created` string, date-time
  - `id` string
  - `lastMembershipUpdated` string, date-time
  - `lastUpdated` string, date-time
  - `objectClass` string[]
  - `profile` GroupProfile
    - `description` string
    - `name` string
  - `type` 'OKTA_GROUP' | 'APP_GROUP' | 'BUILT_IN'

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/okta/apis/okta-api.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/okta/apis/okta-api/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/okta/apis/okta-api/revisions/7e5249c30571?raw)