Update a user group

Update the name or description of a user group.

PATCH https://main.zulip.pr.business/api/v1/user_groups/{user_group_id}

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://main.zulip.pr.business/api/v1/user_groups/22 \
    -u BOT_EMAIL_ADDRESS:BOT_API_KEY \
    --data-urlencode 'name=marketing team' \
    --data-urlencode 'description=The marketing team.'

Parameters

user_group_id integer required in path

Example: 22

The ID of the target user group.


name string required

Example: "marketing team"

The new name of the group.


description string required

Example: "The marketing team."

The new description of the group.


Response

Example response

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"
}