---
title: "POST /v1/{+parent}/groups"
method: POST
path: "/v1/{+parent}/groups"
tags: ["projects"]
---

# POST /v1/{+parent}/groups

`POST /v1/{+parent}/groups`

Creates a new Group in a given project and location.

## Path parameters

- `parent` string, required

## Query parameters

- `groupId` string
- `requestId` string

## Request body

- Group — Describes message for 'Group' resource. The Group is a collections of several MigratingVms.
  - `updateTime` string, google-datetime — Output only. The update time timestamp.
  - `migrationTargetType` 'MIGRATION_TARGET_TYPE_UNSPECIFIED' | 'MIGRATION_TARGET_TYPE_GCE' | 'MIGRATION_TARGET_TYPE_DISKS' — Immutable. The target type of this group.
  - `createTime` string, google-datetime — Output only. The create time timestamp.
  - `displayName` string — Display name is a user defined name for this group which can be updated.
  - `name` string — Output only. The Group name.
  - `description` string — User-provided description of the group.

## Response `200`

Successful response

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