Update a user group

PATCH https://cs-a1140-2023.zulip.aalto.fi/api/v1/user_groups/{user_group_id}

Update the name or description of a user group.

Usage examples

#!/usr/bin/env python3

import zulip

# Pass the path to your zuliprc file here.
client = zulip.Client(config_file="~/zuliprc")

request = {
    "group_id": user_group_id,
    "name": "marketing",
    "description": "The marketing team.",
}

result = client.update_user_group(request)
print(result)

curl -sSX PATCH https://cs-a1140-2023.zulip.aalto.fi/api/v1/user_groups/33 \
    -u BOT_EMAIL_ADDRESS:BOT_API_KEY \
    --data-urlencode 'name=marketing team' \
    --data-urlencode 'description=The marketing team.' \
    --data-urlencode can_mention_group=12

Parameters

user_group_id integer required in path

Example: 33

The ID of the target user group.


name string optional

Example: "marketing team"

The new name of the group.

Changes: Before Zulip 7.0 (feature level 165), this was a required field.


description string optional

Example: "The marketing team."

The new description of the group.

Changes: Before Zulip 7.0 (feature level 165), this was a required field.


can_mention_group integer optional

Example: 12

ID of the new user group whose members are allowed to mention the group.

This setting cannot be set to "role:internet" and "role:owners" system groups.

Changes: Before Zulip 8.0 (feature level 198), the can_mention_group setting was named can_mention_group_id.

New in Zulip 8.0 (feature level 191). Previously, groups could be mentioned if and only if they were not system groups.


Response

Example response(s)

Changes: As of Zulip 7.0 (feature level 167), if any parameters sent in the request are not supported by this endpoint, a successful JSON response will include an ignored_parameters_unsupported array.

A typical successful JSON response may look like:

{
    "msg": "",
    "result": "success"
}

An example JSON response when the user group ID is invalid:

{
    "code": "BAD_REQUEST",
    "msg": "Invalid user group",
    "result": "error"
}