Create a Group
Create a new group for a given organization. The group may optionally be created with group members.
POST/v1/groups
Body Parameters
displayName
stringrequired
The name of the group.
orgId
string
The ID of the organization to which this group belongs. If not specified, the organization ID from the OAuth token is used.
description
string
Description of the group.
members
array[PostMember]
An array of members. Maximum of 500 members can be provided. To add more members, use the Update a Group API to add additional members.
id
string
Person ID.
Response Properties
id
string
A unique identifier for the group.
displayName
string
The name of the group.
orgId
string
The ID of the organization to which this group belongs.
created
string
The timestamp indicating creation date/time of group
lastModified
string
The timestamp indicating lastModification time of group
memberSize
number
members
array[Member]
An array of members
id
string
Person ID of the group member.
type
string
Member type.
displayName
string
Response Codes
The list below describes the common success and error responses you should expect from the API.
| Code | Status | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 200 | OK | Successful request with body content. |
| 201 | Created | The request has succeeded and has led to the creation of a resource. |
| 202 | Accepted | The request has been accepted for processing. |
| 204 | No Content | Successful request without body content. |
| 400 | Bad Request | The request was invalid or cannot be otherwise served. An accompanying error message will explain further. |
| 401 | Unauthorized | Authentication credentials were missing or incorrect. |
| 403 | Forbidden | The request is understood, but it has been refused or access is not allowed. |
| 404 | Not Found | The URI requested is invalid or the resource requested, such as a user, does not exist. Also returned when the requested format is not supported by the requested method. |
| 405 | Method Not Allowed | The request was made to a resource using an HTTP request method that is not supported. |
| 409 | Conflict | The request could not be processed because it conflicts with some established rule of the system. For example, a person may not be added to a room more than once. |
| 410 | Gone | The requested resource is no longer available. |
| 415 | Unsupported Media Type | The request was made to a resource without specifying a media type or used a media type that is not supported. |
| 423 | Locked | The requested resource is temporarily unavailable. A Retry-After header may be present that specifies how many seconds you need to wait before attempting the request again. |
| 428 | Precondition Required | File(s) cannot be scanned for malware and need to be force downloaded. |
| 429 | Too Many Requests | Too many requests have been sent in a given amount of time and the request has been rate limited. A Retry-After header should be present that specifies how many seconds you need to wait before a successful request can be made. |
| 500 | Internal Server Error | Something went wrong on the server. If the issue persists, feel free to contact the Webex Developer Support team. |
| 502 | Bad Gateway | The server received an invalid response from an upstream server while processing the request. Try again later. |
| 503 | Service Unavailable | Server is overloaded with requests. Try again later. |
| 504 | Gateway Timeout | An upstream server failed to respond on time. If your query uses max parameter, please try to reduce it. |
POST
/v1/groups
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Header
Body
- The name of the group.
- The ID of the organization to which this group belongs. If not specified, the organization ID from the OAuth token is used.
- Description of the group.
- An array of members. Maximum of 500 members can be provided. To add more members, use the [Update a Group](/docs/api/v1/groups/update-a-group) API to add additional members.
{
"displayName": "Sales Group",
"orgId": "Y2lzY29zcGFyazovL3VzL09SR0FOSVpBVElPTi8zNDhhZGI4MS0yOGY5LTRhYjUtYjJkNi1lOWI0OTRlNzJhMDY",
"description": "Salas Group in San Jose",
"members": [
{
"id": "Y2lzY29zcGFyazovL3VzL1BFT1BMRS8xOTUzOTdhMi03MTU5LTRjNTgtYTBiOC00NmQ2ZWZlZTdkMTM"
}
]
}201 / Created
{
"id": "Y2lzY29zcGFyazovL3VzL1NDSU1fR1JPVVAvMjUxMDRiZTAtZjg3NC00MzQzLTk2MDctZGYwMmRmMzdiNWMxOjM0OGFkYjgxLTI4ZjktNGFiNS1iMmQ2LWU5YjQ5NGU3MmEwNg",
"displayName": "Sales Group",
"orgId": "Y2lzY29zcGFyazovL3VzL09SR0FOSVpBVElPTi8zNDhhZGI4MS0yOGY5LTRhYjUtYjJkNi1lOWI0OTRlNzJhMDY",
"created": "2022-02-17T02:13:29.706Z",
"lastModified": "2022-02-17T02:13:29.706Z",
"memberSize": 1,
"members": [
{
"id": "Y2lzY29zcGFyazovL3VzL1BFT1BMRS8xOTUzOTdhMi03MTU5LTRjNTgtYTBiOC00NmQ2ZWZlZTdkMTM",
"type": "user",
"displayName": "Jane Smith"
}
]
}