# Using Python to programmatically create 100 groups
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-python-to-programmatically-create-100-groups/269793
**Category:** Development
**Created:** [June 27, 2023, 4:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-python-to-programmatically-create-100-groups/269793 "2023-06-27T16:15:55Z")
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### Author:  [@Seth\_Godin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Seth_Godin)
#### Post date: [June 27, 2023, 4:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-python-to-programmatically-create-100-groups/269793/1 "2023-06-27T16:15:56Z")
I asked the GPT bot, and it probably came close, but I’m a novice and would love some smart insight before I break something.
I have a list of 100 group names (can be comma delimited, or a file, or whatever)
I want to import them and have them all have the same settings, as listed here:
Allow users to join the group freely (Requires publicly visible group)
Allow users to leave the group freely
–no automatic members–
and
The following from the bot seems like a start, but I’m not really comfortable hacking my way through it:
GPT SAYS:
However, you can use the Discourse API to create groups programmatically. This will require some technical knowledge and familiarity with APIs.
Here’s a basic example of how you might do this in Python using the `requests` library:
```plaintext
import requests
api_key = 'your_api_key'
api_username = 'your_api_username'
base_url = 'https://your_discourse_url.com'
headers = {
'Api-Key': api_key,
'Api-Username': api_username,
}
for i in range(1, 101):
data = {
'name': f'group_{i}',
'visible': True,
'automatic_membership_email_domains': 'example.com'
}
response = requests.post(f'{base_url}/admin/groups', headers=headers, data=data)
print(f'Created group {i}, response code: {response.status_code}')
```
Replace `'your_api_key'`, `'your_api_username'`, and `'https://your_discourse_url.com'` with your actual API key, API username, and Discourse URL.
THANKS.
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### Author:  [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)
#### Post date: [June 27, 2023, 4:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-python-to-programmatically-create-100-groups/269793/2 "2023-06-27T16:19:45Z")
Looks mostly true.
See if it works for one or two before you loop through a hundred, though!
You can check [Reverse engineer the Discourse API](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reverse-engineer-the-discourse-api/20576) to see that you get all of your group settings like you want them.
See also [Use the Discourse API ruby gem](https://meta.discourse.org/t/use-the-discourse-api-ruby-gem/17587)
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### Author:  [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)
#### Post date: [June 27, 2023, 8:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-python-to-programmatically-create-100-groups/269793/3 "2023-06-27T20:12:01Z")
Something like this:
```ruby
group_names.each do |name|
begin
response = client.create_group(name: name,
visibility_level: 0,
members_visibility_level: 0,
mentionable_level: 3,
messageable_level: 3,
public_exit: true,
public_admission: true
)
group_id = response["basic_group"]["id"]
group_name =response["basic_group"]["name"]
puts "Created #{group_name}(#{group_id})"
sleep 1
rescue => e
puts "oops. Had a problem with #{name} #{e}"
sleep 1
end
```
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### Author:  [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 27, 2023, 8:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-python-to-programmatically-create-100-groups/269793/4 "2023-07-27T20:12:02Z")
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