---
title: "GET /api/v1/groups#searchQuery"
method: GET
path: "/api/v1/groups#searchQuery"
---

# GET /api/v1/groups#searchQuery

`GET /api/v1/groups#searchQuery`

Describes the groups specified by the query. Groups are defined by the underlying Active Directory.

## Query parameters

- `searchQuery` string, password, required
- `organizationId` string
- `marker` string
- `limit` integer
- `Limit` string
- `Marker` string

## Headers

- `Authentication` string, password

## Response `200`

Success

- DescribeGroupsResponse
  - `Groups` GroupMetadata[] — The list of groups.
    - `Id` string — The ID of the user group.
    - `Name` string — The name of the group.
  - `Marker` string — The marker to use when requesting the next set of results. If there are no additional results, the string is empty.

## Other responses

- `480` — UnauthorizedOperationException
- `481` — UnauthorizedResourceAccessException
- `482` — FailedDependencyException
- `483` — ServiceUnavailableException

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