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# 1 Host groups

In the frontend host groups can be [exported](/manual/xml_export_import)
only with host or template export. When a host or template is exported
all groups it belongs to are exported with it automatically.

API allows to export host groups independently from hosts or templates.

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##### Export format

``` {.yaml}
  groups:
    -
      name: 'Zabbix servers'
```

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#### groups/group

|Parameter|Type|Description|Details|
|---------|----|-----------|-------|
|name|*string*|Group name.|<|

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