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Make a circle

POST
/groups/{groupId}/circles
curl --request POST \
  --url https://app.grouperly.com/api/v2/groups/example/circles \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{ "kind": "example", "name": "example", "metadata": {} }'

Of one of the group’s kinds (a vertical’s kind is added to the group the first time it’s used). Returns the circle (added in 2.14.0).

Authorizations

Section titled “Authorizations”
  • appToken
    https://api.grouperly.com/groups.write

Parameters

Section titled “Parameters”

Path Parameters

Section titled “Path Parameters”
groupId
required
string

The credential’s group

Request Bodyrequired

Section titled “Request Bodyrequired”
Media typeapplication/json
object
kind
required

The key of one of the group’s kinds (GET /circle-kinds), e.g. “den”. Not “leaders” or “parents”: those are worked out, not made.

string
<= 60 characters
name
required

Unique in its kind, e.g. “Wolf Den”

string
<= 60 characters
metadata

What the group’s vertical keeps about it, e.g. a den’s rank: { “rank”: “Wolf” }

object
Examplegenerated
{
  "kind": "example",
  "name": "example",
  "metadata": {}
}

Responses

Section titled “Responses”

201

Section titled “201”

Created

Media typeapplication/json
object
id
required
string
name
required

Unique in its kind, e.g. “Wolf Den”

string
kind
required
object
key
required

E.g. “den”

string
singular
required

E.g. “Den”

string
plural
required

E.g. “Dens”

string
metadata
required
One of:
object
archived
required

Kept for its history; takes no one new

boolean
memberCount
required
integer
leaderCount
required
integer
Examplegenerated
{
  "id": "example",
  "name": "example",
  "kind": {
    "key": "example",
    "singular": "example",
    "plural": "example"
  },
  "metadata": {},
  "archived": true,
  "memberCount": 1,
  "leaderCount": 1
}

Headers

Section titled “Headers”
X-RateLimit-Limit
integer

Requests allowed per minute for this credential

X-RateLimit-Remaining
integer

Requests left in this window

X-RateLimit-Reset
integer

When the window ends (Unix seconds)

400

Section titled “400”

The body isn’t a JSON object of at most 16 KB, or a field is unknown, missing or malformed (invalid_body, with parameter), or the group has no such kind (with parameter kind)

Media typeapplication/json
object
error
required
object
code
required

Stable and machine-readable: unauthorized, forbidden, insufficient_scope, key_owner_not_leader, app_not_installed, scope_not_allowed, app_suspended, rate_limited, not_found, invalid_parameter, invalid_body, invalid_profile, invalid_descriptor, no_profile, already_exists, not_a_member, position_inactive, position_full, already_assigned, assignment_ended, version_not_current, nothing_to_pay, payments_not_ready, payload_too_large, first_party_only, terms_required, child_account, assistant_off, not_for_assistant, assistant_failed, not_a_draft, storage_full, unavailable, internal_error. New codes may be added.

string
message
required

For people; wording may change.

string
parameter

The query parameter (invalid_parameter) or body field (invalid_body, not_a_member) at fault.

string
Examplegenerated
{
  "error": {
    "code": "example",
    "message": "example",
    "parameter": "example"
  }
}

Headers

Section titled “Headers”
X-RateLimit-Limit
integer

Requests allowed per minute for this credential

X-RateLimit-Remaining
integer

Requests left in this window

X-RateLimit-Reset
integer

When the window ends (Unix seconds)

401

Section titled “401”

Missing, unknown, revoked or expired credential (unauthorized)

Media typeapplication/json
object
error
required
object
code
required

Stable and machine-readable: unauthorized, forbidden, insufficient_scope, key_owner_not_leader, app_not_installed, scope_not_allowed, app_suspended, rate_limited, not_found, invalid_parameter, invalid_body, invalid_profile, invalid_descriptor, no_profile, already_exists, not_a_member, position_inactive, position_full, already_assigned, assignment_ended, version_not_current, nothing_to_pay, payments_not_ready, payload_too_large, first_party_only, terms_required, child_account, assistant_off, not_for_assistant, assistant_failed, not_a_draft, storage_full, unavailable, internal_error. New codes may be added.

string
message
required

For people; wording may change.

string
parameter

The query parameter (invalid_parameter) or body field (invalid_body, not_a_member) at fault.

string
Examplegenerated
{
  "error": {
    "code": "example",
    "message": "example",
    "parameter": "example"
  }
}

403

Section titled “403”

A key: wrong group (forbidden), missing scope (insufficient_scope), or its creator no longer leads the group (key_owner_not_leader). An app’s token: missing scope (insufficient_scope), the group hasn’t installed the app (app_not_installed) or allowed the scope (scope_not_allowed, the message has the consent link), the person may not do this in the group (forbidden), Grouperly paused the app (app_suspended), the person hasn’t accepted Grouperly’s current Terms (terms_required: refresh their token, then send them to the hub’s /account/welcome), or it’s a child’s account (child_account)

Media typeapplication/json
object
error
required
object
code
required

Stable and machine-readable: unauthorized, forbidden, insufficient_scope, key_owner_not_leader, app_not_installed, scope_not_allowed, app_suspended, rate_limited, not_found, invalid_parameter, invalid_body, invalid_profile, invalid_descriptor, no_profile, already_exists, not_a_member, position_inactive, position_full, already_assigned, assignment_ended, version_not_current, nothing_to_pay, payments_not_ready, payload_too_large, first_party_only, terms_required, child_account, assistant_off, not_for_assistant, assistant_failed, not_a_draft, storage_full, unavailable, internal_error. New codes may be added.

string
message
required

For people; wording may change.

string
parameter

The query parameter (invalid_parameter) or body field (invalid_body, not_a_member) at fault.

string
Examplegenerated
{
  "error": {
    "code": "example",
    "message": "example",
    "parameter": "example"
  }
}

Headers

Section titled “Headers”
X-RateLimit-Limit
integer

Requests allowed per minute for this credential

X-RateLimit-Remaining
integer

Requests left in this window

X-RateLimit-Reset
integer

When the window ends (Unix seconds)

409

Section titled “409”

The kind already has a circle with that name (already_exists)

Media typeapplication/json
object
error
required
object
code
required

Stable and machine-readable: unauthorized, forbidden, insufficient_scope, key_owner_not_leader, app_not_installed, scope_not_allowed, app_suspended, rate_limited, not_found, invalid_parameter, invalid_body, invalid_profile, invalid_descriptor, no_profile, already_exists, not_a_member, position_inactive, position_full, already_assigned, assignment_ended, version_not_current, nothing_to_pay, payments_not_ready, payload_too_large, first_party_only, terms_required, child_account, assistant_off, not_for_assistant, assistant_failed, not_a_draft, storage_full, unavailable, internal_error. New codes may be added.

string
message
required

For people; wording may change.

string
parameter

The query parameter (invalid_parameter) or body field (invalid_body, not_a_member) at fault.

string
Examplegenerated
{
  "error": {
    "code": "example",
    "message": "example",
    "parameter": "example"
  }
}

Headers

Section titled “Headers”
X-RateLimit-Limit
integer

Requests allowed per minute for this credential

X-RateLimit-Remaining
integer

Requests left in this window

X-RateLimit-Reset
integer

When the window ends (Unix seconds)

429

Section titled “429”

Rate limited (rate_limited)

Media typeapplication/json
object
error
required
object
code
required

Stable and machine-readable: unauthorized, forbidden, insufficient_scope, key_owner_not_leader, app_not_installed, scope_not_allowed, app_suspended, rate_limited, not_found, invalid_parameter, invalid_body, invalid_profile, invalid_descriptor, no_profile, already_exists, not_a_member, position_inactive, position_full, already_assigned, assignment_ended, version_not_current, nothing_to_pay, payments_not_ready, payload_too_large, first_party_only, terms_required, child_account, assistant_off, not_for_assistant, assistant_failed, not_a_draft, storage_full, unavailable, internal_error. New codes may be added.

string
message
required

For people; wording may change.

string
parameter

The query parameter (invalid_parameter) or body field (invalid_body, not_a_member) at fault.

string
Examplegenerated
{
  "error": {
    "code": "example",
    "message": "example",
    "parameter": "example"
  }
}

Headers

Section titled “Headers”
X-RateLimit-Limit
integer

Requests allowed per minute for this credential

X-RateLimit-Remaining
integer

Requests left in this window

X-RateLimit-Reset
integer

When the window ends (Unix seconds)

Retry-After
integer

Seconds to wait

503

Section titled “503”

An app’s token for someone new, while Grouperly’s sign-in can’t be reached (unavailable); try again

Media typeapplication/json
object
error
required
object
code
required

Stable and machine-readable: unauthorized, forbidden, insufficient_scope, key_owner_not_leader, app_not_installed, scope_not_allowed, app_suspended, rate_limited, not_found, invalid_parameter, invalid_body, invalid_profile, invalid_descriptor, no_profile, already_exists, not_a_member, position_inactive, position_full, already_assigned, assignment_ended, version_not_current, nothing_to_pay, payments_not_ready, payload_too_large, first_party_only, terms_required, child_account, assistant_off, not_for_assistant, assistant_failed, not_a_draft, storage_full, unavailable, internal_error. New codes may be added.

string
message
required

For people; wording may change.

string
parameter

The query parameter (invalid_parameter) or body field (invalid_body, not_a_member) at fault.

string
Examplegenerated
{
  "error": {
    "code": "example",
    "message": "example",
    "parameter": "example"
  }
}