---
title: "Service: /members/{member}/groups/{group} [GET] (obsolete)"
source: https://dev.pageseeder.com/reference/version_5/services/get-member-group-GET.html
description: "Get a group (for backward compatibility)"
last_updated: 2026-09-08T11:43:31+10:00
tokens: ~361
---

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

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

## Description

Get a group (for backward compatibility)

> **Deprecated:** This service has been deprecated in PageSeeder 5.8 and is scheduled to be removed. Use [Service: /groups/\{group\} \[GET\]](/api/services/get-group_get.md) instead.

Get a group or project.

## Parameters

No parameters required.

## Permission

## Response

The returned XML is as follows:

```xml

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

## Error Handling

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