---
title: "Create a discount group"
method: POST
path: "/discount-groups"
tags: ["Discount groups"]
---

# Create a discount group

`POST /discount-groups`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://sandbox-api.paddle.com`
- URL: `https://sandbox-api.paddle.com/discount-groups`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

Creates a new discount group.

If successful, your response includes a copy of the new discount group entity.

## Request body

- DiscountGroupCreate: Represents a discount group entity when creating discount groups.
  - `name` string, required: Name of this discount group, typically something short and memorable for categorization. Not shown to customers.

## Response `201`

The request has succeeded and a new resource has been created as a result.

- object
  - `data` DiscountGroup, required: Represents a discount group entity.
    - `id` string, required: Unique Paddle ID for this discount group, prefixed with `dsg_`.
    - `name` string, required: Unique name of this discount group, typically something short and memorable for categorization. Not shown to customers.
    - `status` 'active' | 'archived', required: Whether this entity can be used in Paddle.
    - `created_at` string, date-time, required: RFC 3339 datetime string of when this entity was created. Set automatically by Paddle.
    - `updated_at` string, date-time, required: RFC 3339 datetime string of when this entity was updated. Set automatically by Paddle.
    - `import_meta` object, nullable, required: Import information for this entity. `null` if this entity is not imported.
      - `external_id` string: Reference or identifier for this entity from the provider where it was imported from.
      - `imported_from` string, required: Name of the platform or provider where this entity was imported from.
  - `meta` Meta, required: Information about this response.
    - `request_id` string, required: Unique ID for the request relating to this response. Provide this when contacting Paddle support about a specific request.

## Other responses

- `default`: An unexpected error response.

## Changes

- **2026-02-02** (v1) `9ba8be0f2006`: 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/paddlehq/apis/paddle-api/changes/discount-groups/post.md)

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