Get user groups
This endpoint is only available to Members and Administrators;
bots and guests cannot use this endpoint.
Fetches all of the user groups in the organization.
GET https://chat.outreachy.org/api/v1/user_groups
Usage examples
#!/usr/bin/env python3
import zulip
# Pass the path to your zuliprc file here.
client = zulip.Client(config_file="~/zuliprc")
# Get all user groups of the realm
result = client.get_user_groups()
print(result)
curl -sSX GET -G https://chat.outreachy.org/api/v1/user_groups \
-u BOT_EMAIL_ADDRESS:BOT_API_KEY
Parameters
This endpoint does not accept any parameters.
Response
Return values
-
user_groups: (object)[]
A list of user_group objects, which contain a description, a name,
their id and the list of members of the user group.
-
description: string
The human-readable description of the user group.
-
id: integer
The user group's integer id.
-
members: (integer)[]
The integer user IDs of the user group members.
-
name: string
User group name.
-
is_system_group: boolean
Whether the user group is a system group which cannot be
modified by users.
Changes: New in Zulip 5.0 (feature level 93).
Example response
A typical successful JSON response may look like:
{
"msg": "",
"result": "success",
"user_groups": [
{
"description": "Characters of Hamlet",
"id": 1,
"is_system_group": false,
"members": [
3,
4
],
"name": "hamletcharacters"
},
{
"description": "Moderators",
"id": 2,
"is_system_group": true,
"members": [
1,
2
],
"name": "other users"
}
]
}