Create a new group in a workspace

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Create a new group in a workspace#

Deprecated

This endpoint is deprecated and may be removed in a future release.

This endpoint was deprecated on 2026-02-12.

It is scheduled for sunset on 2027-01-31.

Description#

Creates a new group resource

POST /prototype/admin/organizations/{organizationId}/workspaces/{workspaceId}/groups

Required OAuth Scopes

organization:write

Parameters#

Parameter	In	Type	Required	Description
X-Version	header	string	false	Version of the API (2022-01-01)
organizationId	path	string(uuid)	true	The unique identifier of the organization
workspaceId	path	string	true	The unique identifier of the workspace
body	body	WorkspaceGroup	true	The properties of the group to create

Body parameter example#

{
  "name": "All Users"
}

Code Samples#

curl

curl -X POST https://api.app.wdesk.com/prototype/admin/organizations/{organizationId}/workspaces/{workspaceId}/groups \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -H 'Accept: application/json' \
    -H 'Authorization: Bearer {access-token}' \
    -H 'X-Version: 2022-01-01'

httpie

http POST https://api.app.wdesk.com/prototype/admin/organizations/{organizationId}/workspaces/{workspaceId}/groups \
    X-Version:2022-01-01 \
    Content-Type:application/json \
    Accept:application/json \
    Authorization:"Bearer {access-token}"

wget

wget --method=POST "https://api.app.wdesk.com/prototype/admin/organizations/{organizationId}/workspaces/{workspaceId}/groups" \
    --output-document -  \ 
    --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \ 
    --header 'Accept: application/json' \ 
    --header 'Authorization: Bearer {access-token}' \
    --header 'X-Version: 2022-01-01'

python

import requests

headers = {
  'X-Version': '2022-01-01',
  'Content-Type': 'application/json',
  'Accept': 'application/json',
  'Authorization': 'Bearer {access-token}'
}

r = requests.post('https://api.app.wdesk.com/prototype/admin/organizations/{organizationId}/workspaces/{workspaceId}/groups', headers = headers)

print(r.json())

Returns#

201 - Created#

Returns a Group object containing details for the newly-created Group.

400 - Bad Request#

Error response that indicates that the service is not able to process the incoming request. The reason is provided in the error message.

401 - Unauthorized#

Error response that indicates that the service is not able to process the incoming request. The reason is provided in the error message.

403 - Forbidden#

Error response that indicates that the service is not able to process the incoming request. The reason is provided in the error message.

404 - Not Found#

Error response that indicates that the service is not able to process the incoming request. The reason is provided in the error message.

409 - Conflict#

Error response that indicates that the service is not able to process the incoming request. The reason is provided in the error message.

429 - Too Many Requests#

Error response that indicates that the service is not able to process the incoming request. The reason is provided in the error message.

500 - Internal Server Error#

Error response that indicates that the service is not able to process the incoming request. The reason is provided in the error message.

503 - Service Unavailable#

Error response that indicates that the service is not able to process the incoming request. The reason is provided in the error message.

Example Responses#

201 Response

{
  "created": {
    "dateTime": "2014-12-01T15:03:27Z",
    "user": {
      "id": "V0ZVc2VyHzExNzE7MTMzOTB"
    }
  },
  "id": "V0ZHcm91cB5XRkdyb3VwOkFMTF9VU6VSUsbxMkE1NZUyNDg8",
  "memberCount": 0,
  "modified": {
    "dateTime": "2021-07-14T08:03:02Z"
  },
  "name": "New Group"
}

Bad Request

{
  "code": "400BadRequest",
  "message": "The request was unacceptable, often due to a missing or invalid parameter"
}

Unauthorized

{
  "code": "401Unauthorized",
  "message": "No valid API token provided"
}

Forbidden

{
  "code": "403Forbidden",
  "message": "The API token does not have permissions to perform the request"
}

Not Found

{
  "code": "404NotFound",
  "message": "The requested resource could not be found"
}

Conflict

{
  "code": "409Conflict",
  "message": "The request conflicts with another request"
}

Too Many Requests

{
  "code": "429TooManyRequests",
  "message": "Too many requests have been made against the API in too short a time"
}

Internal Server Error

{
  "code": "500InternalServerError",
  "message": "The server encountered an unexpected condition that prevented it from fulfilling the request"
}

Service Unavailable

{
  "code": "503ServiceUnavailable",
  "message": "The server cannot handle the request due to a temporary overload or scheduled maintenance"
}