usergroups.create

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Create a User Group.

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Facts

Method access

HTTP

JavaScript

Python

Java

HTTP

POSThttps://slack.com/api/usergroups.create

Bolt for Java

app.client().usergroupsCreate

Bolt for Python

app.client.usergroups_create

Bolt for JavaScript

app.client.usergroups.create

Required scopes

Bot tokensusergroups:write

User tokensusergroups:write

Content types

application/x-www-form-urlencodedapplication/json

Rate limits

Tier 2

Arguments

Required arguments

token

token

·Required

Authentication token bearing required scopes. Tokens should be passed as an HTTP Authorization header or alternatively, as a POST parameter.

Example

xxxx-xxxxxxxxx-xxxx

name

string

·Required

A name for the User Group. Must be unique among User Groups.

Example

My Test Team

Optional arguments

channels

array

·Optional

A comma separated string of encoded channel IDs for which the User Group uses as a default.

description

string

·Optional

A short description of the User Group.

enable_section

boolean

·Optional

Configure this user group to show as a sidebar section for all group members. Note: Only relevant if group has 1 or more default channels added.

Example

true

handle

string

·Optional

A mention handle. Must be unique among channels, users and User Groups.

Example

marketing

include_count

boolean

·Optional

Include the number of users in each User Group.

Example

true

team_id

string

·Optional

Encoded team id where the user group has to be created, required if org token is used.

Example

T1234567890

Usage info

This method is used to create a User Group.

In order to call this method successfully, you'll need to ensure that your workspace settings allow you to manage user groups; otherwise you will receive a permission_denied error.

To update this setting, navigate to Tools & settings > Workspace settings > Permissions > User Groups within your workspace and update who can create, disable, or modify user groups from the drop-down menus.

The team_id is only relevant when using an org-level token. This field will be ignored if the API call is sent using a workspace-level token.

If successful, the command returns a usergroup object, including preferences:

{
    "ok": true,
    "usergroup": {
        "id": "S0615G0KT",
        "team_id": "T060RNRCH",
        "is_usergroup": true,
        "name": "Marketing Team",
        "description": "Marketing gurus, PR experts and product advocates.",
        "handle": "marketing-team",
        "is_external": false,
        "date_create": 1446746793,
        "date_update": 1446746793,
        "date_delete": 0,
        "auto_type": null,
        "created_by": "U060RNRCZ",
        "updated_by": "U060RNRCZ",
        "deleted_by": null,
        "prefs": {
            "channels": [

            ],
            "groups": [

            ]
        },
        "user_count": "0"
    }
}

Example responses

Common successful response

Typical success response

{
    "ok": true
}

Common error response

Typical error response

{
    "ok": false,
    "error": "invalid_auth"
}

Errors

This table lists the expected errors that this method could return. However, other errors can be returned in the case where the service is down or other unexpected factors affect processing. Callers should always check the value of the ok params in the response.

Error	Description
`bad_handle`	Handle is invalid
`description_too_long`	Given usergroup description is too long
`forbidden_handle`	Handle is invalid
`handle_already_exists`	Handle is already in use on this workspace
`invalid_channel_provided`	An invalid channel ID was provided
`invalid_group_provided`	An invalid group ID was provided
`missing_argument`	A required argument is missing.
`missing_subteam_name`	Subteam name is required
`name_already_exists`	Name is already in use on this workspace
`name_too_long`	Name too long.
`paid_teams_only`	Usergroups can only be used on paid Slack teams
`permission_denied`	The user does not have permission to create a User Group.
`plan_upgrade_required`	This workspace does not have access to User Groups, as that feature is only available on Standard and above plans.
`target_team_not_on_org`	Target team specified is not on the org in context
`target_team_must_be_specified_in_org_context`	No target team was specified but the team in context is an org
`access_denied`	Access to a resource specified in the request is denied.
`account_inactive`	Authentication token is for a deleted user or workspace when using a `bot` token.
`deprecated_endpoint`	The endpoint has been deprecated.
`ekm_access_denied`	Administrators have suspended the ability to post a message.
`enterprise_is_restricted`	The method cannot be called from an Enterprise.
`invalid_auth`	Some aspect of authentication cannot be validated. Either the provided token is invalid or the request originates from an IP address disallowed from making the request.
`is_bot`	This method cannot be called by a legacy bot.
`user_is_restricted`	This method cannot be called by a restricted user or single channel guest.
`method_deprecated`	The method has been deprecated.
`missing_scope`	The token used is not granted the specific scope permissions required to complete this request.
`not_allowed_token_type`	The token type used in this request is not allowed.
`not_authed`	No authentication token provided.
`no_permission`	The workspace token used in this request does not have the permissions necessary to complete the request. Make sure your app is a member of the conversation it's attempting to post a message to.
`org_login_required`	The workspace is undergoing an enterprise migration and will not be available until migration is complete.
`token_expired`	Authentication token has expired
`token_revoked`	Authentication token is for a deleted user or workspace or the app has been removed when using a `user` token.
`two_factor_setup_required`	Two factor setup is required.
`team_access_not_granted`	The token used is not granted the specific workspace access required to complete this request.
`accesslimited`	Access to this method is limited on the current network
`fatal_error`	The server could not complete your operation(s) without encountering a catastrophic error. It's possible some aspect of the operation succeeded before the error was raised.
`internal_error`	The server could not complete your operation(s) without encountering an error, likely due to a transient issue on our end. It's possible some aspect of the operation succeeded before the error was raised.
`invalid_arg_name`	The method was passed an argument whose name falls outside the bounds of accepted or expected values. This includes very long names and names with non-alphanumeric characters other than `_`. If you get this error, it is typically an indication that you have made a very malformed API call.
`invalid_arguments`	The method was either called with invalid arguments or some detail about the arguments passed is invalid, which is more likely when using complex arguments like blocks or attachments.
`invalid_array_arg`	The method was passed an array as an argument. Please only input valid strings.
`invalid_charset`	The method was called via a `POST` request, but the `charset` specified in the `Content-Type` header was invalid. Valid charset names are: `utf-8` `iso-8859-1`.
`invalid_form_data`	The method was called via a `POST` request with `Content-Type` `application/x-www-form-urlencoded` or `multipart/form-data`, but the form data was either missing or syntactically invalid.
`invalid_post_type`	The method was called via a `POST` request, but the specified `Content-Type` was invalid. Valid types are: `application/json` `application/x-www-form-urlencoded` `multipart/form-data` `text/plain`.
`missing_post_type`	The method was called via a `POST` request and included a data payload, but the request did not include a `Content-Type` header.
`ratelimited`	The request has been ratelimited. Refer to the `Retry-After` header for when to retry the request.
`request_timeout`	The method was called via a `POST` request, but the `POST` data was either missing or truncated.
`service_unavailable`	The service is temporarily unavailable
`team_added_to_org`	The workspace associated with your request is currently undergoing migration to an Enterprise Organization. Web API and other platform operations will be intermittently unavailable until the transition is complete.

Warnings

This table lists the expected warnings that this method will return. However, other warnings can be returned in the case where the service is experiencing unexpected trouble.

Warning	Description
`missing_charset`	The method was called via a `POST` request, and recommended practice for the specified `Content-Type` is to include a `charset` parameter. However, no `charset` was present. Specifically, non-form-data content types (e.g. `text/plain`) are the ones for which `charset` is recommended.
`superfluous_charset`	The method was called via a `POST` request, and the specified `Content-Type` is not defined to understand the `charset` parameter. However, `charset` was in fact present. Specifically, form-data content types (e.g. `multipart/form-data`) are the ones for which `charset` is superfluous.

API response

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