> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://developers.papelship.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Create a group > **Permission:** `catalog:write` ## OpenAPI ````yaml /api-reference/openapi/user-api.yaml post /groups openapi: 3.0.3 info: title: PapelShip Store API version: 1.0.0 description: >- Manage your PapelShip store from your own systems: create orders, sync products and stock, ship physical orders, answer support tickets and react to events. Every request needs your API key in `x-api-key` and your store ID in `x-store-hash`. Amounts are integers in minor units (`2999` = 29.99). Dates are ISO 8601 in UTC. contact: name: PapelShip Support email: support@papelship.com url: https://papelship.com servers: - url: https://app.papelship.com/api/v1 description: Production security: - ApiKey: [] StoreHash: [] tags: - name: Account description: Your key, store and payment methods. - name: Orders description: Create orders, take manual payments, cancel, refund and read deliveries. - name: Products description: Products and their settings. - name: Variants & stock description: Variants, physical stock and license keys. - name: Product content description: Media, SEO, payment methods, files and stock alerts. - name: Categories description: Organise products. - name: Groups description: Collections of products. - name: Coupons description: Discount codes. - name: Customers description: Buyers and their history. - name: Blocklist description: Emails and IPs that can't place orders. - name: Reviews description: Customer reviews. - name: Support description: Support tickets. - name: Subscriptions description: Recurring products and auto-renewals. - name: Fulfillment description: Ship physical orders. - name: Returns description: Return requests. - name: Shipping settings description: Zones, rates and locations. - name: Webhooks description: Endpoints, deliveries and event types. - name: Affiliates description: Partner programme. - name: Analytics description: Sales summary. paths: /groups: post: tags: - Groups summary: Create a group description: '**Permission:** `catalog:write`' operationId: createGroup parameters: - in: header name: Idempotency-Key required: false schema: type: string maxLength: 255 description: >- Unique key (for example a UUID) that makes retries safe. The first response is stored for 24 hours and replayed for retries with the same key and body. requestBody: required: true content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: name: type: string maxLength: 255 image_url: type: string description: http(s) URL. nullable: true unlisted: type: boolean default: false product_ids: type: array description: >- Product IDs or hash IDs of this store (max 1000). Replaces the current list; `[]` or `null` clears it. items: oneOf: - type: integer - type: string required: - name responses: '201': description: Created content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: success: type: boolean example: true group: $ref: '#/components/schemas/Group' products: type: array items: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ProductRef' required: - success '401': $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized' '403': $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden' '409': $ref: '#/components/responses/Conflict' '422': $ref: '#/components/responses/ValidationFailed' '429': $ref: '#/components/responses/RateLimited' components: schemas: Group: type: object properties: id: type: integer example: 3 object: type: string example: group name: type: string example: Bundles slug: type: string example: bundles image_url: type: string nullable: true short_description: type: string nullable: true unlisted: type: boolean example: false product_count: type: integer example: 2 product_ids: type: array description: Detail responses only. items: type: integer created_at: type: string format: date-time example: '2026-10-04T12:00:00.000Z' updated_at: type: string format: date-time example: '2026-10-04T12:00:00.000Z' ProductRef: type: object properties: id: type: integer hash_id: type: string example: a1B2c3D4e5F6 name: type: string example: Pro License slug: type: string example: pro-license Error: type: object properties: success: type: boolean example: false code: type: string description: Machine-readable error code. Branch on this, not on the message. example: VALIDATION_FAILED error: type: string description: Human-readable message. example: customer_email must be a valid email address details: type: object properties: {} description: Extra context, for example `field` for validation errors. additionalProperties: true request_id: type: string description: Include this when you contact support. example: req_7YbK2mQ9xP1cRt4v required: - success - code - error responses: Unauthorized: description: >- Missing, invalid or expired API key. Codes: `MISSING_API_KEY`, `MISSING_STORE_HASH`, `INVALID_API_KEY`, `API_KEY_EXPIRED` content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error' example: success: false code: INVALID_API_KEY error: Invalid API Key request_id: req_7YbK2mQ9xP1cRt4v Forbidden: description: >- The key is not allowed to do this. Codes: `INSUFFICIENT_SCOPE`, `IP_NOT_ALLOWED`, `STORE_NOT_ALLOWED`, `STORE_API_NOT_IN_PLAN`, `FEATURE_NOT_ENABLED` content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error' example: success: false code: INSUFFICIENT_SCOPE error: This API key needs the orders:write permission request_id: req_7YbK2mQ9xP1cRt4v Conflict: description: |- The record is in a state that does not allow this action. Codes: `IDEMPOTENCY_IN_PROGRESS` content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error' example: success: false code: INVOICE_PAID error: A paid order cannot be cancelled. Refund it instead. request_id: req_7YbK2mQ9xP1cRt4v ValidationFailed: description: |- A field is missing or invalid. `details.field` names it. Codes: `VALIDATION_FAILED`, `IDEMPOTENCY_KEY_REUSED` content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error' example: success: false code: VALIDATION_FAILED error: customer_email must be a valid email address request_id: req_7YbK2mQ9xP1cRt4v RateLimited: description: >- Too many requests. Wait `Retry-After` seconds. Codes: `RATE_LIMITED` (300 requests per minute per key), `STORE_API_MONTHLY_QUOTA_EXCEEDED` (your plan's monthly quota). headers: Retry-After: schema: type: integer description: Seconds to wait. content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error' example: success: false code: RATE_LIMITED error: Too many requests. The limit is 300 requests per minute per key. request_id: req_7YbK2mQ9xP1cRt4v securitySchemes: ApiKey: type: apiKey in: header name: x-api-key description: >- Your Store API key (`pk_live_...`). Create it in **Developers › API keys**. StoreHash: type: apiKey in: header name: x-store-hash description: >- The ID of the store the request is for. Shown in **Developers › API keys**. ```` This documentation is built and hosted on [Mintlify](https://mintlify.com), a developer documentation platform.