# I need to mass-create groups using the API

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**Category:** Development\
**Tags:** rest-api\
**Created:** [October 5, 2022, 6:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-need-to-mass-create-groups-using-the-api/241055 "2022-10-05T18:56:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![boyan.biandov](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/boyan.biandov/32/276124_2.png) [@boyan.biandov](https://meta.discourse.org/u/boyan.biandov)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2022, 3:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-need-to-mass-create-groups-using-the-api/241055/4 "2022-10-13T15:25:16Z")

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@pfaffman It worked just as expected writing a little script but now I’m facing another issue. The API only permits “name” and not “full name” so I have no means to populate full name using the create method. The only permissible field “name” also does not allow spaces so I end up with ton of groups with blank full name and “name” having to use “\_”

Ideally I would like to be able to provide full name in addition to name when creating groups using the API?

Thanks  
Boyan

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