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# usergroup.create

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### Description

`object usergroup.create(object/array userGroups)`

This method allows to create new user groups.

::: noteclassic
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](/manual/web_interface/frontend_sections/users/user_roles) for more information.
:::

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### Parameters

`(object/array)` User groups to create.

Additionally to the [standard user group properties](object#user_group), the method accepts the following parameters.

|Parameter|[Type](/manual/api/reference_commentary#data_types)|Description|
|--|--|------|
|hostgroup_rights|object/array|Host group [permissions](/manual/api/reference/usergroup/object#permission) to assign to the user group.|
|templategroup_rights|object/array|Template group [permissions](/manual/api/reference/usergroup/object#permission) to assign to the user group.|
|tag\_filters|array|[Tag-based permissions](/manual/api/reference/usergroup/object#tag_based_permission) to assign to the user group.|
|users|object/array|[Users](/manual/api/reference/user/object) to add to the user group.<br><br>The user must have only the `userid` property defined.|

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### 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.

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### Examples

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#### Creating a user group

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

[Request](/manual/api#performing-requests):

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

Response:

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

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### See also

-   [Permission](object#permission)

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### Source

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

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