---
title: "Add Group to List"
slug: "add-group-to-list"
updated: 2026-09-03T14:50:33Z
published: 2026-09-03T14:50:33Z
canonical: "developer.rocket.chat/add-group-to-list"
stale: true
---

> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://developer.rocket.chat/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Add Group to List

Post/api/v1/groups.open

Use this endpoint to add the private group/channel back to the list of rooms in the workspace sidebar, if you have used the [groups.close](https://developer.rocket.chat/apidocs/close-group) endpoint to remove the channel from the sidebar.

### Changelog

| Version | Description |
| --- | --- |
| 0.48.0 | Added |

Header parametersX-Auth-TokenstringRequired

The `authToken` of the authenticated user.

ExampleRScctEHSmLGZGywfIhWyRpyofhKOiMoUIpimhvheU3f
X-User-IdstringRequired

The `userId` of the authenticated user.

ExamplerbAXPnMktTFbNpwtJ

Body parameters<select class='api-response-data' aria-label='Media type'><option value='27045cf3-b5f3-48fe-9fb3-e8006d54c64c'>application/json</option>
</select>object  roomIdstring    Required

The room ID that you want to add to the sidebar. Alternatively, you can use the `roomName` parameter and enter the room name, instead of the ID.

ExampleByehQjC44FwMeiLbX

Responses200

OK

<select class='api-response-data' aria-label='Media type'><option value='d484ed70-4cc8-4050-bf19-bd80f8251c18'>application/json</option>
</select><select class='select-example' aria-label='Media type'><option value='ee922d65-1bc8-432e-ba45-44756dd84e91'>Success</option>
</select>Success

```json
{
  "success": true
}
```

object  successboolean    

400

Bad Request

<select class='api-response-data' aria-label='Media type'><option value='c4e934e5-dd6f-4e17-8d94-4fca4d56dd79'>application/json</option>
</select><select class='select-example' aria-label='Media type'><option value='9fbd6f2f-055b-43f7-aae7-a288da73d944'>Example 1</option>
</select>Example 1

```json
{
  "success": false,
  "error": "The parameter \"roomId\" or \"roomName\" is required [error-room-param-not-provided]",
  "errorType": "error-room-param-not-provided"
}
```

object  successboolean    
errorstring    
errorTypestring    

401

Unauthorized

<select class='api-response-data' aria-label='Media type'><option value='d86010d0-604f-4c33-a546-0ffe7c5b45b9'>application/json</option>
</select><select class='select-example' aria-label='Media type'><option value='a2264563-3569-46d3-a882-a72556d07386'>Authorization Error</option>
</select>Authorization Error

```json
{
  "status": "error",
  "message": "You must be logged in to do this."
}
```

object  statusstring    
messagestring