# Retrieve the list of groups across managed computers

Returns the list of user groups and system groups detected across managed computers. Supports filtering by name and pagination.

## Endpoint

`GET /dcapi/inventory/computers/groups`

## Request

### Request URL

`https://`[{serverurl}](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/api/cloud/oauth-authentication-endpoint-domain.html)`/dcapi/inventory/computers/groups`

### Scope

`DesktopCentralCloud.Inventory.READ`

### Header

`Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52`

### Request Parameters

#### Request Headers

- **Accept** `string` — Mandatory
  - `application/groups.v1+json`

#### Query Parameters

- **searchString** `string` — Optional
  - Filter groups by name
- **offset** `integer` — Optional
  - Pagination offset
- **limit** `integer` — Optional
  - Page size limit

### Sample Request

```curl
curl --request GET \
  --url https://appdomains/dcapi/inventory/computers/groups \
  --header 'Accept: application/groups.v1+json' \
  --header 'Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken  d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52'
```

## Response Parameters

### HTTP Code 200

Response Body — `application/json`

`JSON Object`

- **key** `string`
  - Internal key identifier of the group
- **displayName** `string`
  - Display name of the group

### HTTP Code 400

Response Body — `application/json`

`JSON Object`

- **error_code** `string`
  - CUSTOMER_HEADER_MISSING - MSP environment requires X-Customer header
- **error_description** `string`
  - Missing customer header error message

### HTTP Code 401

Response Body — `application/json`

`JSON Object`

- **error_code** `string`
  - UAC_UNAUTHORIZED - user lacks the required uem-roles or credentials are missing
- **error_description** `string`
  - Authentication or authorization failure reason

### HTTP Code 500

Response Body — `application/json`

`JSON Object`

- **error_code** `string`
  - INTERNAL_ERROR - unexpected exception in the service layer
- **error_description** `string`
  - Internal server error message

## Possible Response Codes

- `200` — HTTP code
- `400` — HTTP code
- `401` — HTTP code
- `500` — HTTP code

## Sample Responses

### HTTP 200

List of groups detected across computers

```json
[
  {
    "displayName": "Administrators",
    "key": "Administrators"
  },
  {
    "displayName": "Backup Operators",
    "key": "Backup Operators"
  },
  {
    "displayName": "Remote Desktop Users",
    "key": "Remote Desktop Users"
  },
  {
    "displayName": "Users",
    "key": "Users"
  }
]
```

### HTTP 400

MSP header missing

```json
{
  "error_description": "dc.rest.customer_header.missing",
  "error_code": "CUSTOMER_HEADER_MISSING"
}
```

### HTTP 401

Missing credentials

```json
{
  "error_description": "Unauthorized access",
  "error_code": "UAC_UNAUTHORIZED"
}
```

### HTTP 500

Server error

```json
{
  "error_description": "Internal server error",
  "error_code": "INTERNAL_ERROR"
}
```

## Rate Limits

**Duration:** 1 minute | **Threshold:** 120 | **Lock period:** 5 minutes

Duration - Time window for the threshold.  
Threshold - Number of API calls allowed within the specified duration.  
Lock Period - Wait time before consecutive API requests.