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POST
/
groups
/
{guid}
/
members
Add members
curl --request POST \
  --url https://{appid}.api-{region}.cometchat.io/v3/groups/{guid}/members \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --header 'apikey: <api-key>' \
  --data '
{
  "participants": [
    "cometchat-uid-1"
  ]
}
'
{
  "data": {
    "usersToBan": {
      "superhero6": {
        "success": true
      }
    },
    "admins": {
      "superhero1": {
        "success": true,
        "data": {
          "id": "32",
          "conversationId": "group_project-group",
          "sender": "app_system",
          "receiverType": "group",
          "receiver": "project-group",
          "category": "action",
          "type": "groupMember",
          "data": {
            "action": "added",
            "entities": {
              "by": {
                "entity": {
                  "uid": "app_system",
                  "name": "System",
                  "role": "default",
                  "status": "offline",
                  "createdAt": 1596537299
                },
                "entityType": "user"
              },
              "on": {
                "entity": {
                  "uid": "superhero1",
                  "name": "Iron Man",
                  "role": "default",
                  "avatar": "https://data-us.cometchat.io/assets/images/avatars/ironman.png",
                  "status": "offline",
                  "createdAt": 1596537299
                },
                "entityType": "user"
              },
              "for": {
                "entity": {
                  "guid": "project-group",
                  "icon": "http://placehold.it/120x120&text=image1",
                  "name": "Project Group",
                  "tags": [
                    "friends",
                    "project"
                  ],
                  "type": "public",
                  "owner": "superhero2",
                  "createdAt": 1625460947,
                  "description": "project related discussions between members",
                  "membersCount": 2,
                  "conversationId": "group_project-group"
                },
                "entityType": "group"
              }
            }
          },
          "sentAt": 1625460972,
          "updatedAt": 1625460972
        }
      }
    },
    "moderators": {
      "superhero3": {
        "success": true,
        "data": {
          "id": "33",
          "conversationId": "group_project-group",
          "sender": "app_system",
          "receiverType": "group",
          "receiver": "project-group",
          "category": "action",
          "type": "groupMember",
          "data": {
            "action": "added",
            "entities": {
              "by": {
                "entity": {
                  "uid": "app_system",
                  "name": "System",
                  "role": "default",
                  "status": "offline",
                  "createdAt": 1596537299
                },
                "entityType": "user"
              },
              "on": {
                "entity": {
                  "uid": "superhero3",
                  "name": "Spiderman",
                  "role": "default",
                  "avatar": "https://data-us.cometchat.io/assets/images/avatars/spiderman.png",
                  "status": "offline",
                  "createdAt": 1596537299,
                  "updatedAt": 1625234590
                },
                "entityType": "user"
              },
              "for": {
                "entity": {
                  "guid": "project-group",
                  "icon": "http://placehold.it/120x120&text=image1",
                  "name": "Project Group",
                  "tags": [
                    "friends",
                    "project"
                  ],
                  "type": "public",
                  "owner": "superhero2",
                  "createdAt": 1625460947,
                  "updatedAt": 1625460972,
                  "description": "project related discussions between members",
                  "membersCount": 3,
                  "conversationId": "group_project-group"
                },
                "entityType": "group"
              }
            }
          },
          "sentAt": 1625460973,
          "updatedAt": 1625460973
        }
      }
    },
    "participants": {
      "superhero4": {
        "success": true,
        "data": {
          "id": "34",
          "conversationId": "group_project-group",
          "sender": "app_system",
          "receiverType": "group",
          "receiver": "project-group",
          "category": "action",
          "type": "groupMember",
          "data": {
            "action": "added",
            "entities": {
              "by": {
                "entity": {
                  "uid": "app_system",
                  "name": "System",
                  "role": "default",
                  "status": "offline",
                  "createdAt": 1596537299
                },
                "entityType": "user"
              },
              "on": {
                "entity": {
                  "uid": "superhero4",
                  "name": "Wolverine",
                  "role": "default",
                  "avatar": "https://data-us.cometchat.io/assets/images/avatars/wolverine.png",
                  "status": "offline",
                  "createdAt": 1596537299
                },
                "entityType": "user"
              },
              "for": {
                "entity": {
                  "guid": "project-group",
                  "icon": "http://placehold.it/120x120&text=image1",
                  "name": "Project Group",
                  "tags": [
                    "friends",
                    "project"
                  ],
                  "type": "public",
                  "owner": "superhero2",
                  "createdAt": 1625460947,
                  "updatedAt": 1625460973,
                  "description": "project related discussions between members",
                  "membersCount": 4,
                  "conversationId": "group_project-group"
                },
                "entityType": "group"
              }
            }
          },
          "sentAt": 1625460973,
          "updatedAt": 1625460973
        }
      },
      "superhero5": {
        "success": true,
        "data": {
          "id": "35",
          "conversationId": "group_project-group",
          "sender": "app_system",
          "receiverType": "group",
          "receiver": "project-group",
          "category": "action",
          "type": "groupMember",
          "data": {
            "action": "added",
            "entities": {
              "by": {
                "entity": {
                  "uid": "app_system",
                  "name": "System",
                  "role": "default",
                  "status": "offline",
                  "createdAt": 1596537299
                },
                "entityType": "user"
              },
              "on": {
                "entity": {
                  "uid": "superhero5",
                  "name": "Cyclops",
                  "role": "default",
                  "avatar": "https://data-us.cometchat.io/assets/images/avatars/cyclops.png",
                  "status": "offline",
                  "createdAt": 1596537299
                },
                "entityType": "user"
              },
              "for": {
                "entity": {
                  "guid": "project-group",
                  "icon": "http://placehold.it/120x120&text=image1",
                  "name": "Project Group",
                  "tags": [
                    "friends",
                    "project"
                  ],
                  "type": "public",
                  "owner": "superhero2",
                  "createdAt": 1625460947,
                  "updatedAt": 1625460973,
                  "description": "project related discussions between members",
                  "membersCount": 5,
                  "conversationId": "group_project-group"
                },
                "entityType": "group"
              }
            }
          },
          "sentAt": 1625460973,
          "updatedAt": 1625460973
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Authorizations

apikey
string
header
required

API Key with fullAccess scope(i.e. Rest API Key from the Dashboard).

Headers

onBehalfOf
string

UID of the user on whose behalf the action is performed.

Path Parameters

guid
string
required

A GUID of a group.

Body

application/json
admins
string[]

UIDs of users to be made admins.

Minimum array length: 1
moderators
string[]

UIDs of users to be made moderators.

Minimum array length: 1
participants
string[]

UIDs of users to be made participants.

Minimum array length: 1
usersToBan
string[]

UIDs of the users to be banned from the group.

Minimum array length: 1

Response

200 - application/json

Create Group Members

data
object