---
title: "Service: /groups/{group}/subgroups/{subgroup}/edit [POST] (obsolete)"
source: https://dev.pageseeder.com/reference/version_5/services/edit-subgroup-deprecated-POST.html
description: "Edit a subgroup in a group"
last_updated: 2026-08-07T17:09:54+10:00
tokens: ~602
---

# /groups/\{group\}/subgroups/\{subgroup\}/edit \[POST\]

| Property | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Path: | /groups/{group}/subgroups/{subgroup}/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

Edit a subgroup in a group.

> **Deprecated:** This service is now deprecated, use [Service: /groups/\{group\}/subgroups/\{subgroup\} \[PATCH\]](../../../api/services/edit-subgroup-PATCH.md) instead.

## Parameters

| Name | Description | Required | Type | Default |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| notification | The member’s notification option in the group | no | enum | `inherit` |
| role | The member’s role in the group  | no | enum | `inherit` |
| listed | Whether the member’s email address is listed in the group | no | enum | `inherit` |

### `notification`

The notification parameter must be one of `immediate`, `daily`, `none`, or `inherit`.

If not specified, the value `inherit` is used meaning that the members inherit the notification settings from the subgroup. 

### `role`

The role parameter must be one of `guest`, `reviewer`, `contributor`, `manager`, `approver` or `inherit`.

If not specified, the value `inherit` is used meaning that the members  inherit the role from the subgroup. 

### `listed`

The listed boolean parameter can be used to override the group’s default setting. It affects whether other group members are able to see the subgroup’s members’ user details.

The supported values are `true`, `false` and `inherit`, the default value is `inherit`, meaning that the members inherit the value from the subgroup.

## Permission

This service requires manager.

## Response

The XML response returns the modified \<subgroup\> element wrapping the `<group>` element acting as the subgroup.

```xml

<subgroup-modification>
  <subgroup id="[id]"
            role="
[approver|manager|contributor|reviewer|guest|inherit]"
            notification="[immediate|daily|none|inherit]"
            listed="[true|false|inherit]">
    <group id="[group id] name="[group name]" .../>
  </subgroup>
</subgroup-modification>
```

## Error Handling

| Code | Cause / Description |
| --- | --- |
| 0x110B | Invalid subgroup parameter |
| 0x1109 | Invalid notification parameter |
| 0x110A | Invalid role parameter |