C# / Zoom API / Create a group
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// This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
// See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.
Chilkat.Http http = new Chilkat.Http();
bool success;
Chilkat.HttpRequest req = new Chilkat.HttpRequest();
req.HttpVerb = "POST";
req.Path = "/v2/groups";
req.ContentType = "multipart/form-data";
req.AddParam("exercitation","");
req.AddHeader("Authorization","Bearer <access_token>");
Chilkat.HttpResponse resp = http.SynchronousRequest("api.zoom.us",443,true,req);
if (http.LastMethodSuccess == false) {
Debug.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText);
return;
}
Debug.WriteLine(Convert.ToString(resp.StatusCode));
Debug.WriteLine(resp.BodyStr);
Curl Command
curl -X POST
-H "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>"
-H "Content-Type: multipart/form-data"
--form 'name=exercitation'
https://api.zoom.us/v2/groups
Postman Collection Item JSON
{
"name": "Create a group",
"request": {
"auth": {
"type": "oauth2"
},
"method": "POST",
"header": [
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "multipart/form-data"
}
],
"body": {
"mode": "formdata",
"formdata": [
{
"key": "name",
"value": "exercitation",
"description": "Group name.",
"type": "text"
}
]
},
"url": {
"raw": "{{baseUrl}}/groups",
"host": [
"{{baseUrl}}"
],
"path": [
"groups"
]
},
"description": "Use this API to create a [group](https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/204519819-Group-Management-). You can add a **maximum** of 100 groups in one account per day, and a maximum of 5000 groups in one account.\n\nIf you enabled a new group via the user interface, you can also choose whether to display the group and set its privacy level.\n\n**Scopes:** `group:write:admin`<br>**[Rate Limit Label](https://marketplace.zoom.us/docs/api-reference/rate-limits#rate-limits):** `Light`\n\n**Prerequisites**: \n* A Pro or higher account"
},
"response": [
{
"name": "**Error Code:** `200`<br>\nOnly available for Paid account,{accountId}",
"originalRequest": {
"method": "POST",
"header": [
{
"description": "Added as a part of security scheme: oauth2",
"key": "Authorization",
"value": "<token>"
}
],
"body": {
"mode": "formdata",
"formdata": [
{
"key": "name",
"value": "exercitation",
"description": "Group name.",
"type": "text"
}
]
},
"url": {
"raw": "{{baseUrl}}/groups",
"host": [
"{{baseUrl}}"
],
"path": [
"groups"
]
}
},
"status": "OK",
"code": 200,
"_postman_previewlanguage": "text",
"header": [
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "text/plain"
}
],
"cookie": [
],
"body": ""
},
{
"name": "**HTTP Status Code:** `201`<br>\nGroup created.",
"originalRequest": {
"method": "POST",
"header": [
{
"description": "Added as a part of security scheme: oauth2",
"key": "Authorization",
"value": "<token>"
}
],
"body": {
"mode": "formdata",
"formdata": [
{
"key": "name",
"value": "exercitation",
"description": "Group name.",
"type": "text"
}
]
},
"url": {
"raw": "{{baseUrl}}/groups",
"host": [
"{{baseUrl}}"
],
"path": [
"groups"
]
}
},
"status": "Created",
"code": 201,
"_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
"header": [
{
"key": "Content-Location",
"value": "quis officia in reprehenderit",
"description": "Location of created group"
},
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "application/json"
}
],
"cookie": [
],
"body": "{\n \"id\": \"string\",\n \"name\": \"string\",\n \"total_members\": \"integer\"\n}"
},
{
"name": "**Error Code:** `300`<br>\nMissing field: name.",
"originalRequest": {
"method": "POST",
"header": [
{
"description": "Added as a part of security scheme: oauth2",
"key": "Authorization",
"value": "<token>"
}
],
"body": {
"mode": "formdata",
"formdata": [
{
"key": "name",
"value": "exercitation",
"description": "Group name.",
"type": "text"
}
]
},
"url": {
"raw": "{{baseUrl}}/groups",
"host": [
"{{baseUrl}}"
],
"path": [
"groups"
]
}
},
"status": "Multiple Choices",
"code": 300,
"_postman_previewlanguage": "text",
"header": [
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "text/plain"
}
],
"cookie": [
],
"body": ""
},
{
"name": "**HTTP Status Code:** `404`<br>**Error Code:** `4130`<br>A group with this {groupId} does not exist.\n\n\n\n",
"originalRequest": {
"method": "POST",
"header": [
{
"description": "Added as a part of security scheme: oauth2",
"key": "Authorization",
"value": "<token>"
}
],
"body": {
"mode": "formdata",
"formdata": [
{
"key": "name",
"value": "exercitation",
"description": "Group name.",
"type": "text"
}
]
},
"url": {
"raw": "{{baseUrl}}/groups",
"host": [
"{{baseUrl}}"
],
"path": [
"groups"
]
}
},
"status": "Not Found",
"code": 404,
"_postman_previewlanguage": "text",
"header": [
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "text/plain"
}
],
"cookie": [
],
"body": ""
},
{
"name": "**HTTP Status Code:** `409`<br> **Error Code:** `4132`<br> Group name {groupName} is already in use.",
"originalRequest": {
"method": "POST",
"header": [
{
"description": "Added as a part of security scheme: oauth2",
"key": "Authorization",
"value": "<token>"
}
],
"body": {
"mode": "formdata",
"formdata": [
{
"key": "name",
"value": "exercitation",
"description": "Group name.",
"type": "text"
}
]
},
"url": {
"raw": "{{baseUrl}}/groups",
"host": [
"{{baseUrl}}"
],
"path": [
"groups"
]
}
},
"status": "Conflict",
"code": 409,
"_postman_previewlanguage": "text",
"header": [
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "text/plain"
}
],
"cookie": [
],
"body": ""
},
{
"name": "**HTTP Status Code:** `429`<br>\nYou have exceeded the daily rate limit ({0}) of Create a Group API request for this account. This limit resets at GMT 00:00:00.",
"originalRequest": {
"method": "POST",
"header": [
{
"description": "Added as a part of security scheme: oauth2",
"key": "Authorization",
"value": "<token>"
}
],
"body": {
"mode": "formdata",
"formdata": [
{
"key": "name",
"value": "exercitation",
"description": "Group name.",
"type": "text"
}
]
},
"url": {
"raw": "{{baseUrl}}/groups",
"host": [
"{{baseUrl}}"
],
"path": [
"groups"
]
}
},
"status": "Too Many Requests",
"code": 429,
"_postman_previewlanguage": "text",
"header": [
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "text/plain"
}
],
"cookie": [
],
"body": ""
}
]
}
