---
title: "Service: /groups/{group} [GET]"
source: https://dev.pageseeder.com/api/services/get-group-GET.html
description: "Retrieves a group or project by ID. Returns XML with group/project details including metadata, access permissions, and configuration settings. Requires guest-level access or public group accessibility."
last_updated: 2026-09-02T11:36:10+10:00
document_type: api_endpoint
operation_id: group-GET
resource_id: group
path_template: /groups/{group}
http_method: GET
api_category: group
implementation_version: 6.0000
api_since: 5.4101
deprecated_since: null
obsolete_since: null
api_support: supported
cache_control: null
generated_at: 2026-09-02
tokens: ~449
---

# /groups/\{group\} \[GET\]

## Description

Get a [group](../../reference/glossary/group.md) or [project](../../reference/glossary/project.md).

> **Note:** Although this service returns groups, since project is a special kind of group, it might also be used to return projects.

## Parameters

No parameters required.

## Permission

This service is restricted to guest and higher unless the group is accessible to public.

## Response

The returned XML is either a `<group>` or a `<project>` as following:

```xml

<group|project id="123"
               name="myproject-mygroup"
               owner="My Organisation"
               description="My Own Group"
               access="[public|member]"
               common="[true|false]"
               [title="My Group"]
               [relatedurl="http://mycompany/mypage.html"]
               [visibility="myproject-mygroup"]
               [template="myproject"]
               [detailstype="mydetails"]
               commenting="[public|reviewer|contributor]"
               moderation="[none|reviewer|email|all]"
               registration="[normal|moderated|confirmed]"
               defaultrole="[reviewer|contributor]"
               defaultnotify="[immediate|daily|none]" >
  <message>Welcome to the group!</message>
</group|project>
```

> **Note:** All services return at least the following core attributes for groups/projects (except in `comment/group` elements which only include `id` and `name`): ```xml <group|project id="123" name="myproject-mygroup" owner="My Organisation" description="My Own Group" access="[public|member]" common="[true|false]" [title="My Group"] [relatedurl="http://mycompany/mypage.html"] /> ```

## Error Handling

| Code | Cause / Description |
| --- | --- |
| 0x1108 | the group was not found |