---
title: "Service: /members/{member}/groups/{group}/edit [POST] (obsolete)"
source: https://dev.pageseeder.com/reference/version_5/services/edit-group-deprecated-POST.html
description: "Edits a group"
last_updated: 2026-09-08T16:48:58+10:00
tokens: ~709
---

# /members/\{member\}/groups/\{group\}/edit \[POST\]

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

## Description

Edits an existing PageSeeder project/group.

Group settings are only modified for parameters that are set.

> **Deprecated:** This service has been deprecated, use service [/members/\{member\}/groups/\{group\} \[PATCH\]](/api/services/edit-group_patch.md)

## Parameters

| Name | Description | Required | Type | Default |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| access | Access to group and comments \[public\|member\] | no | string |  |
| commenting | Who can comment \[public\|reviewer\|contributor\] | no | string |  |
| common | Whether this is a common group | no | boolean |  |
| defaultnotify | Default notification for new members \[immediate\|daily\|none\] | no | string |  |
| defaultrole | Default role for new members \[reviewer\|contributor\] | no | string |  |
| description | Description of project/group | no | string |  |
| 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 |  |
| owner | Owner of project/group | no | string |  |
| registration | Self-registration method \[normal\|moderated\|confirmed\] | no | string |  |
| 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 |  |

## Permission

## Response

```xml

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

## Error Handling

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