Update a user group
PATCH https://zulip2.ca.rsc.tohtech.ac.jp/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://zulip2.ca.rsc.tohtech.ac.jp/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"
}