POST

Create Group

Use this API to create a new Group.

This API only sets the Group’s name, policy_id, and reference. It does not add member users or admins — Group membership is managed on the User resource, not through this API.

Resource URL

https://<subdomain>.onelogin.com/api/2/groups

Header Parameters

Authorization

required

string

Set to bearer <access_token>.

Set <access_token> to the access token you generated using the Generate Token API.

The access token must have been generated using an API credential pair created using the scope required to call this API. This API can be called using any one of the following scopes: Manage All.

Content-Type

required

string

Set to application/json.

Request Parameters

name

required

string

The name of the Group. Must be unique within the account.

policy_id

integer

Optional. ID of a Security Policy on the same account to assign to this Group.

reference

string

Optional. An external reference/identifier for the Group. Must be unique within the account. This value is write-only and is never returned in the API response.

Sample Responses

  • 201 Created
  • 401 Unauthorized
  • 422 Unprocessable Entity
{
    "id": 123,
    "name": "Sample Group",
    "policy": {
      "id": 7765,
      "name": "Sample Policy"
    },
    "admins": [],
    "users": []
}

Typically, this error means that your access token value is invalid.

{
    "message": "Unauthorized",
    "statusCode": 401,
    "name": "UnauthorizedError"
}

Indicates that the syntax of the request is good but a value supplied is not valid, e.g. name is blank/already taken, or policy_id does not reference an existing Policy on the account.

{
    "message": "Validation failed: Name has already been taken",
    "statusCode": 422,
    "name": "UnprocessableEntityError"
}

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Sample Code

cURL

Replace sample values indicated by < > with your actual values.

Create Group

curl 'https://<subdomain>.onelogin.com/api/2/groups' \
-X POST \
-H "Authorization: bearer <access_token>" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
  "name":"<group name>",
  "policy_id": <policy_id>
}'