---
title: "Get an external group"
method: GET
path: "/orgs/{org}/external-group/{group_id}"
tags: ["teams"]
---

# Get an external group

`GET /orgs/{org}/external-group/{group_id}`

Displays information about the specific group's usage.  Provides a list of the group's external members as well as a list of teams that this group is connected to.

You can manage team membership with your identity provider using Enterprise Managed Users for GitHub Enterprise Cloud. For more information, see "[GitHub's products](https://docs.github.com/enterprise-cloud@latest/github/getting-started-with-github/githubs-products)" in the GitHub Help documentation.

## Path parameters

- `org` string, required
- `group_id` integer, required

## Query parameters

- `per_page` integer
- `page` integer

## Response `200`

Response

- ExternalGroup — Information about an external group's usage and its members
  - `group_id` integer, required — The internal ID of the group
  - `group_name` string, required — The display name for the group
  - `updated_at` string — The date when the group was last updated_at
  - `teams` object[], required — An array of teams linked to this group
    - `team_id` integer, required — The id for a team
    - `team_name` string, required — The name of the team
  - `members` object[], required — An array of external members linked to this group
    - `member_id` integer, required — The internal user ID of the identity
    - `member_login` string, required — The handle/login for the user
    - `member_name` string, required — The user display name/profile name
    - `member_email` string, required — An email attached to a user

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