---
title: "Create a Group"
slug: "dsm-example-code-create-a-group"
updated: 2024-12-10T17:27:41Z
published: 2024-12-10T17:27:41Z
canonical: "support.fortanix.com/dsm-example-code-create-a-group"
---

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# Create a Group

- [Java](/docs/dsm-example-code-create-a-group#tabs-1)
- [Python](/docs/dsm-example-code-create-a-group#tabs-2)
- [REST API using curl](/docs/dsm-example-code-create-a-group#tabs-3)

### Java

```bash
GroupRequest request = new GroupRequest("My Encryption Group");
new GroupsApi(apiClient).createGroup(request);
```

### Python

```bash
api_instance = sdkms.v1.GroupsApi(api_client=client)
request = sdkms.v1.GroupRequest(name="My Encryption Group") 
api_instance.create_group(request)
```

### REST API using curl

```bash
$ curl <Endpoint URL>/sys/v1/groups -H 'Authorization: Bearer YhXwwa-6C...ig5g' -d '{"name": "My Encryption Group"}'
```

## Related

- [SDKs for REST API](/fortanix-dsm-clients-sdks-for-rest-api.md)
- [Fortanix DSM for Google Workspace Client-Side Encryption](/fortanix-dsm-for-google-workspace-client-side-encryption.md)
- [Fortanix DSM - Quickstart](/fortanix-data-security-manager-quickstart.md)
- [Listing all Security Objects](/dsm-example-code-listing-all-security-objects.md)
- [Introduction](/dsm-example-code-introduction.md)