---
title: "Service: /members/{member}/groups/create [POST] (obsolete)"
source: https://dev.pageseeder.com/reference/version_5/services/create-group-deprecated-POST.html
description: "Creates a group"
last_updated: 2026-09-08T13:57:46+10:00
tokens: ~567
---

# /members/\{member\}/groups/create \[POST\]

| Property | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Path: | /members/{member}/groups/create |
| Method: | POST |
| Generator: | obsolete |
| Version: |  |
| Since: |  |
| Deprecated: | 5.7900 |
| Obsolete: | 6.0000 |
| Cache control: | N/A |
| API Support: | OBSOLETE |
| Generated: | 2022-07-01 |

## Description

Creates a group.

> **Deprecated:** This service is now deprecated, use [service /members/\{member\}/groups \[POST\]](/api/services/create-group_post.md) instead.

## Parameters

| Name | Description | Required | Type | Default |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| description | Description of project/group | yes | string |  |
| shortname | Shortname of project/group | yes | string |  |
| owner | Owner of project/group (required if `projectname` not specified) | maybe | string |  |
| projectname | Parent project name (required if project is `false`) | maybe | string |  |
| access | Access to group and comments `[public\|member]` | no | string | member |
| addmember | Whether to add the current member as a manager | no | boolean | true |
| commenting | Who can comment `[public\|reviewer\|contributor]` | no | string | public |
| common | Whether this is a common group | no | boolean | false |
| createdocuments | Whether to create default documents (ignored if `project=true`) | no | boolean | true |
| defaultnotify | Default notification for new members `[immediate\|daily\|none]` | no | string | immediate |
| defaultrole | Default role for new members `[reviewer\|contributor]` | no | string | reviewer |
| detailstype | The name of the member details config file | no | string |  |
| message | Subscription message | no | string |  |
| moderation | Which comments are to be moderated `[reviewer\|email\|all]` | no | string | reviewer |
| registration | Self-registration method `[normal\|moderated\|confirmed]` | no | string | normal |
| relatedurl | URL of a related website | no | string |  |
| template | The template folder for customisations | no | string |  |
| visibility | Group name this is visible to or `public` | no | string | \[projectname-shortname\] |

## Permission

## Response

## Error Handling

| Code | Cause / Description |
| --- | --- |
| 0x110C | One of the parameters is invalid |