Create Group

Version 4.0.25.18 (latest)

Creates a new group (admin only).

Request

POST /groups
Datatype
Description
Request
HTTP Request
body
HTTP Body
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body
Group
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can
object
Operations the current user is able to perform on this object
can_add_to_content_metadata
boolean
Group can be used in content access controls
contains_current_user
boolean
Currently logged in user is group member
external_group_id
string
External Id group if embed group
externally_managed
boolean
Group membership controlled outside of Looker
id
string
Unique Id
include_by_default
boolean
New users are added to this group by default
name
string
Name of group
user_count
integer
Number of users included in this group
query
HTTP Query
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fields
string
Requested fields.

Response

200: Group

Datatype
Description
(object)
can
object
Operations the current user is able to perform on this object
can_add_to_content_metadata
boolean
Group can be used in content access controls
contains_current_user
boolean
Currently logged in user is group member
external_group_id
string
External Id group if embed group
externally_managed
boolean
Group membership controlled outside of Looker
id
string
Unique Id
include_by_default
boolean
New users are added to this group by default
name
string
Name of group
user_count
integer
Number of users included in this group

400: Bad Request

Datatype
Description
(object)
message
string
Error details
documentation_url
string
Documentation link

404: Not Found

Datatype
Description
(object)
message
string
Error details
documentation_url
string
Documentation link

409: Resource Already Exists

Datatype
Description
(object)
message
string
Error details
documentation_url
string
Documentation link

422: Validation Error

Datatype
Description
(object)
message
string
Error details
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field
string
Field with error
code
string
Error code
message
string
Error info message
documentation_url
string
Documentation link
documentation_url
string
Documentation link

429: Too Many Requests

Datatype
Description
(object)
message
string
Error details
documentation_url
string
Documentation link