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Retrieve a group

Authorizations

Authorization
string
header
required

A Tightknit admin API key, sent as Authorization: Bearer <key>.

Path Parameters

group_id
string
required

The group's id.

Pattern: ^grup_[a-zA-Z0-9]{12}$

Query Parameters

expand

Repeatable. Returns the named relation inline. One of: created_by, membership_award, banner_file.

Available options:
created_by,
membership_award,
banner_file

Response

Success

object
enum<string>
required

Always group.

Available options:
group
id
string
required

Unique identifier for the object.

Example:

"grup_7m3x9k4t8plz"

created_at
string<date-time>
required

When the object was created.

updated_at
string<date-time>
required

When the object was last changed.

label
string
required

The group’s name.

slug
string
required

The group’s path segment in community site URLs.

Example:

"founding-members"

visibility
enum<string>
required

Whether the community site shows the group. One of:

  • public: listed on the groups page and on its members’ profiles.
  • private: hidden from the community site.
Available options:
private,
public
description
object
required

What the group is about, as rich text. Rendered on the groups endpoints only; null when the group is nested under another object.

description_html
string | null
required

The group’s description as sanitized HTML. Rendered on the groups endpoints only; null when the group is nested under another object.

flair_label
string | null
required

The short badge text members of the group may show beside their name. Null when the group offers no flair.

show_flair
boolean
required

Whether the flair appears on posts and comments. It shows only when flair_label is set, the group is public, and the member chose this group’s flair.

notify_new_members
boolean
required

Whether members added to the group receive a Slack DM telling them so.

members_count
integer
required

How many members the group has.

Required range: x >= 0
created_by_id
string | null
required

The id of the profile that created the group. Null when no member created it.

Example:

"prof_5Yq7tVz2Hm3n"

membership_award_id
string | null
required

The id of the award every member of the group holds while they belong to it. Null when the group grants none.

Example:

"awrd_7k3m2p9x4nqr"

banner_file_id
string | null
required

The id of the image shown at the top of the group’s page. Null when the group has no banner.

Example:

"file_2b3c4d5e6f7g"

integrations
object
required

Where the group connects to other platforms.

created_by
object | null

The profile that created the group. Present only when created_by is expanded.

membership_award
object | null

The membership award. Present only when membership_award is expanded.

banner_file
object | null

The group’s banner image. Present only when banner_file is expanded.