---
title: "CreateGroup creates a new group with an admin account address, a list of members and some optional metadata."
method: POST
path: "/cosmos.group.v1.Msg/CreateGroup"
tags: ["Msg"]
---

# CreateGroup creates a new group with an admin account address, a list of members and some optional metadata.

`POST /cosmos.group.v1.Msg/CreateGroup`

## Request body

- CosmosGroupV1MsgCreateGroup — MsgCreateGroup is the Msg/CreateGroup request type.
  - `admin` string — admin is the account address of the group admin.
  - `members` CosmosGroupV1MemberRequest[] — members defines the group members.
    - `address` string — address is the member's account address.
    - `metadata` string — metadata is any arbitrary metadata attached to the member.
    - `weight` string — weight is the member's voting weight that should be greater than 0.
  - `metadata` string — metadata is any arbitrary metadata to attached to the group.

## Response `200`

A successful response.

- CosmosGroupV1MsgCreateGroupResponse — MsgCreateGroupResponse is the Msg/CreateGroup response type.
  - `group_id` string, uint64 — group_id is the unique ID of the newly created group.

## Other responses

- `default` — An unexpected error response.

## Changes

- **2025-02-05** `de0653d8a73d` — 1 info
  - api operation id `EvidenceMsg_CreateGroup` removed and replaced with `CircuitMsg_CreateGroup`
- **2024-08-14** `21c607e4fa20` — 1 info
  - endpoint added
- **2024-07-31** `19416a3f0cd1` — 1 breaking
  - api path removed without deprecation
- **2024-07-11** `ca7e84576c8e` — 1 info
  - endpoint added
- **2024-05-15** `41fb8b09e244` — 1 breaking
  - api path removed without deprecation

[Full history](https://skmtc.dev/pokt-network/apis/http-api-console/changes/cosmos.group.v1.Msg/CreateGroup/post.md)

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