--- title: Create group description: Datadog, the leading service for cloud-scale monitoring. breadcrumbs: Docs > API Reference > SCIM --- # Create group{% #create-group %} {% tab title="v2" %} | Datadog site | API endpoint | | ----------------- | ----------------------------------------------------- | | ap1.datadoghq.com | POST https://api.ap1.datadoghq.com/api/v2/scim/Groups | | ap2.datadoghq.com | POST https://api.ap2.datadoghq.com/api/v2/scim/Groups | | app.datadoghq.eu | POST https://api.datadoghq.eu/api/v2/scim/Groups | | app.ddog-gov.com | POST https://api.ddog-gov.com/api/v2/scim/Groups | | us2.ddog-gov.com | POST https://api.us2.ddog-gov.com/api/v2/scim/Groups | | app.datadoghq.com | POST https://api.datadoghq.com/api/v2/scim/Groups | | us3.datadoghq.com | POST https://api.us3.datadoghq.com/api/v2/scim/Groups | | us5.datadoghq.com | POST https://api.us5.datadoghq.com/api/v2/scim/Groups | ### Overview Create a new group. The group may contain members. This endpoint requires all of the following permissions: `user_access_invite``user_access_manage` ### Request #### Body Data (required) {% tab title="Model" %} | Parent field | Field | Type | Description | | ------------ | ------------ | --------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | | displayName | string | A human-readable name for the group. | | | externalId | string | An identifier for the resource as defined by the provisioning client. | | | id | string | The identifier of the resource. Not required when creating a group. | | | members | [object] | Members of the group. | | members | $ref | string | The URI corresponding to a SCIM resource that is a member of this group. | | members | display | string | A human-readable name for the group member. | | members | type | string | A label indicating the type of resource. | | members | value | string | The identifier of the member of this group. | | | meta | object | Metadata associated with a group. | | meta | created | date-time | The date and time the group was created. | | meta | lastModified | date-time | The date and time the group was last changed. | | meta | location | string | URL identifying the resource. | | meta | resourceType | string | Type of resource. | | | schemas | [string] | Input JSON Schemas. | {% /tab %} {% tab title="Example" %} ```json { "displayName": "string", "externalId": "string", "id": "string", "members": [ { "$ref": "https://app.datadoghq.com/api/scim/v2/Users/429ebce5-8ed3-4da9-9f1e-662f2dbc2fe6", "display": "John Doe", "type": "User", "value": "429ebce5-8ed3-4da9-9f1e-662f2dbc2fe6" } ], "meta": { "created": "2024-10-17T12:53:35.793Z", "lastModified": "2024-10-19T12:53:35.793Z", "location": "https://app.datadoghq.com/api/scim/v2/Groups/429ebce5-8ed3-4da9-9f1e-662f2dbc2fe6", "resourceType": "Group" }, "schemas": [ "urn:ietf:params:scim:schemas:core:2.0:Group" ] } ``` {% /tab %} ### Response {% tab title="201" %} Created {% tab title="Model" %} Definition of a group. | Parent field | Field | Type | Description | | ------------ | ------------ | --------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | | displayName | string | A human-readable name for the group. | | | externalId | string | An identifier for the resource as defined by the provisioning client. | | | id | string | The identifier of the resource. Not required when creating a group. | | | members | [object] | Members of the group. | | members | $ref | string | The URI corresponding to a SCIM resource that is a member of this group. | | members | display | string | A human-readable name for the group member. | | members | type | string | A label indicating the type of resource. | | members | value | string | The identifier of the member of this group. | | | meta | object | Metadata associated with a group. | | meta | created | date-time | The date and time the group was created. | | meta | lastModified | date-time | The date and time the group was last changed. | | meta | location | string | URL identifying the resource. | | meta | resourceType | string | Type of resource. | | | schemas | [string] | Input JSON Schemas. | {% /tab %} {% tab title="Example" %} ```json { "displayName": "string", "externalId": "string", "id": "string", "members": [ { "$ref": "https://app.datadoghq.com/api/scim/v2/Users/429ebce5-8ed3-4da9-9f1e-662f2dbc2fe6", "display": "John Doe", "type": "User", "value": "429ebce5-8ed3-4da9-9f1e-662f2dbc2fe6" } ], "meta": { "created": "2024-10-17T12:53:35.793Z", "lastModified": "2024-10-19T12:53:35.793Z", "location": "https://app.datadoghq.com/api/scim/v2/Groups/429ebce5-8ed3-4da9-9f1e-662f2dbc2fe6", "resourceType": "Group" }, "schemas": [ "urn:ietf:params:scim:schemas:core:2.0:Group" ] } ``` {% /tab %} {% /tab %} {% tab title="400" %} Bad Request {% tab title="Model" %} API error response. | Field | Type | Description | | ------------------------ | -------- | ----------------- | | errors [*required*] | [string] | A list of errors. | {% /tab %} {% tab title="Example" %} ```json { "errors": [ "Bad Request" ] } ``` {% /tab %} {% /tab %} {% tab title="429" %} Too many requests {% tab title="Model" %} API error response. | Field | Type | Description | | ------------------------ | -------- | ----------------- | | errors [*required*] | [string] | A list of errors. | {% /tab %} {% tab title="Example" %} ```json { "errors": [ "Bad Request" ] } ``` {% /tab %} {% /tab %} ### Code Example ##### \## default # \# Curl command curl -X POST "https://api.datadoghq.com/api/v2/scim/Groups" \ -H "Accept: application/json" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer ${DD_BEARER_TOKEN}" \ -d @- << EOF { "displayName": "Group 1", "externalId": "group1", "members": [ { "$ref": "https://app.datadoghq.com/api/scim/v2/Users/d34a5f93-5690-4d3f-a293-f2ad5c7a82a4", "display": "John Doe", "type": "User", "value": "d34a5f93-5690-4d3f-a293-f2ad5c7a82a4" }, { "$ref": "https://app.datadoghq.com/api/scim/v2/Users/429ebce5-8ed3-4da9-9f1e-662f2dbc2fe6", "display": "Jane Doe", "type": "User", "value": "429ebce5-8ed3-4da9-9f1e-662f2dbc2fe6" } ], "schemas": [ "urn:ietf:params:scim:schemas:core:2.0:Group" ] } EOF \## json-request-body # \# Curl command curl -X POST "https://api.datadoghq.com/api/v2/scim/Groups" \ -H "Accept: application/json" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer ${DD_BEARER_TOKEN}" \ -d @- << EOF { "displayName": "Group 1", "externalId": "group1", "members": [ { "$ref": "https://app.datadoghq.com/api/scim/v2/Users/d34a5f93-5690-4d3f-a293-f2ad5c7a82a4", "display": "John Doe", "type": "User", "value": "d34a5f93-5690-4d3f-a293-f2ad5c7a82a4" }, { "$ref": "https://app.datadoghq.com/api/scim/v2/Users/429ebce5-8ed3-4da9-9f1e-662f2dbc2fe6", "display": "Jane Doe", "type": "User", "value": "429ebce5-8ed3-4da9-9f1e-662f2dbc2fe6" } ], "schemas": [ "urn:ietf:params:scim:schemas:core:2.0:Group" ] } EOF {% /tab %}