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userGroups.update

Updates an existing user group. You can update the name and/or the group members.

Facts

Method POST https://api.getdx.com/userGroups.update
Required scope user_groups:write

Arguments

Required arguments

Name Type Description
token Token Auth token passed as an HTTP header.
id Text The group ID.

Optional arguments

Name Type Description
name Text The new name for the group.
members Array<Text> Array of email addresses to replace current group members.

Example request

This is a typical request:

curl -X POST https://api.getdx.com/userGroups.update \
  -H 'Accept: application/json' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer xxxx-xxxxxxxxx-xxxx' \
  -d '{
    "id": "group_id",
    "name": "Updated Frontend Team",
    "members": ["user1@company.com", "user3@company.com"]
  }'

Example response

This is a typical success response:

{
  "ok": true,
  "group": {
    "id": "group_id",
    "name": "Updated Frontend Team",
    "owner_id": "owner_id",
    "owner_email": "owner@company.com",
    "team_id": "team_id",
    "members": [
      {
        "id": "user_id",
        "email": "user1@company.com",
        "name": "John Doe"
      },
      {
        "id": "user_id_2",
        "email": "user3@company.com",
        "name": "Jane Smith"
      }
    ],
    "created_at": "2024-01-15T10:30:00Z",
    "updated_at": "2024-01-15T11:45:00Z"
  }
}

Errors

This table lists the expected errors that this method could return. However, other errors can be returned in the case where the service is down or other unexpected factors affect processing. Callers should always check the value of the ok param in the response.

Error Description
not_authed No authentication token provided.
invalid_auth Some aspect of authentication cannot be validated.
not_found Group with the specified ID not found.
validation_failed One or more supplied parameters did not pass validation.
group_members_limit_exceeded Group members limit exceeded (max 100 members per group).

Notes

  • Group member updates replace the entire member list - to add a single member, include all existing members plus the new one
  • At least one of name or members must be provided in the request
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