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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.

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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|Description|
|---------|----|-----------|
|rights|object/array|Permissions to assign to the group|
|tag\_filters|array|Tag based permissions to assign to the group|
|userids|string/array|IDs of users to add to the user group.|

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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, which denies access to host group "2", and add a
user to it.

Request:

``` {.java}
{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "method": "usergroup.create",
    "params": {
        "name": "Operation managers",
        "rights": {
            "permission": 0,
            "id": "2"
        },
        "userids": "12"
    },
    "auth": "038e1d7b1735c6a5436ee9eae095879e",
    "id": 1
}
```

Response:

``` {.java}
{
    "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
*frontends/php/include/classes/api/services/CUserGroup.php*.

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