usergroup.create

Description

object usergroup.create(object/array userGroups)

This method allows to create new user groups.

This method is only available to Super admin user type. Permissions to call the method can be revoked in user role settings. See User roles for more information.

Parameters

(object/array) User groups to create.

Additionally to the standard user group properties, the method accepts the following parameters.

Parameter	Type	Description
hostgroup_rights	object/array	Host group permissions to assign to the user group.
templategroup_rights	object/array	Template group permissions to assign to the user group.
tag_filters	array	Tag-based permissions to assign to the user group.
users	object/array	Users to add to the user group. The user must have only the `userid` property defined.
rights (deprecated)	object/array	This parameter is deprecated, please use `hostgroup_rights` or `templategroup_rights` instead. Permissions to assign to the user group.

Return values

(object) Returns an object containing the IDs of the created user groups under the usrgrpids property. The order of the returned IDs matches the order of the passed user groups.

Examples

Creating a user group

Create a user group Operation managers with denied access to host group "2", and add a user to it.

Request:

{
           "jsonrpc": "2.0",
           "method": "usergroup.create",
           "params": {
               "name": "Operation managers",
               "hostgroup_rights": {
                   "id": "2",
                   "permission": 0
               },
               "users": [
                   {
                       "userid": "12"
                   }
               ]
           },
           "id": 1
       }

Response:

{
           "jsonrpc": "2.0",
           "result": {
               "usrgrpids": [
                   "20"
               ]
           },
           "id": 1
       }

Source

CUserGroup::create() in ui/include/classes/api/services/CUserGroup.php.

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