## Create group

`groups.create(GroupCreateParams**kwargs)  -> GroupResponse`

**post** `/v1/groups`

Creates a new group scoped to the authenticated organization.

### Parameters

- `external_reference_id: str`

- `name: str`

### Returns

- `class GroupResponse: …`

  Response containing a single group resource.

  - `data: Group`

    - `id: str`

      Prefixed group identifier (`grp_<base64-encoded-uuid>`).

    - `created_at: Optional[datetime]`

      Group creation timestamp (ISO 8601, UTC).

    - `external_reference_id: str`

      Stable identifier for this group in the integrator's own system.

    - `name: str`

      Human-readable group name.

    - `organization_id: str`

      Prefixed organization identifier (`org_<base64-encoded-uuid>`).

    - `updated_at: Optional[datetime]`

      Last-update timestamp (ISO 8601, UTC).

### Example

```python
import os
from vitable_connect import VitableConnect

client = VitableConnect(
    api_key=os.environ.get("VITABLE_CONNECT_API_KEY"),  # This is the default and can be omitted
)
group_response = client.groups.create(
    external_reference_id="mol_seg_001",
    name="Tier 1",
)
print(group_response.data)
```

#### Response

```json
{
  "data": {
    "id": "grp_abc123def456",
    "organization_id": "org_abc123def456",
    "name": "Tier 1",
    "external_reference_id": "mol_seg_001",
    "created_at": "2026-01-15T10:30:00Z",
    "updated_at": "2026-01-15T10:30:00Z"
  }
}
```