---
title: "Get List of User Groups"
slug: "get-list-of-user-groups"
updated: 2026-09-03T14:50:33Z
published: 2026-09-03T14:50:33Z
canonical: "developer.rocket.chat/get-list-of-user-groups"
stale: true
---

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# Get List of User Groups

Get/api/v1/groups.listAll

Lists all the private groups/channels of the workspace.

Permission required: `view-room-administration`

### Changelog

| Version | Description |
| --- | --- |
| 0.62.0 | Add 'query' parameter support. |
| 0.59.0 | Added |

Header parametersX-Auth-TokenstringRequired

The `authToken` of the authenticated user.

ExampleRScctEHSmLGZGywfIhWyRpyofhKOiMoUIpimhvheU3f
X-User-IdstringRequired

The `userId` of the authenticated user.

ExamplerbAXPnMktTFbNpwtJ

Query parametersoffsetinteger

Number of items to "skip" in the query, i.e. requests return count items, skipping the first offset items. Refer to the [official documentation](https://developer.rocket.chat/apidocs/query-parameters#pagination) to learn more.

Example50
countinteger

The number of items to return. Refer to the [official documentation](https://developer.rocket.chat/apidocs/query-parameters#pagination) to learn more.

Example50
sort

List of fields to order by, and in which direction. This is a JSON object, with properties listed in desired order, with values of 1 for ascending, or -1 for descending. For example, {"value": -1, "_id": 1}. Refer to the [official documentation](https://developer.rocket.chat/apidocs/query-parameters#pagination) to learn more.

query

This parameter allows you to use MongoDB query operators to search for specific data. For example, to query users with a name that contains the letter "g": `query={ "name": { "$regex": "g" } }`. Refer to the [official documentation](https://developer.rocket.chat/apidocs/query-parameters#query-and-fields) to learn more.

fieldsstring

This parameter accepts a JSON object with properties that have a value of 1 or 0 to include or exclude them in the response. For example, to only retrieve the usernames of users: `fields={ "username": 1 }`. Refer to the [official documentation](https://developer.rocket.chat/apidocs/query-parameters#query-and-fields) to learn more.

Responses200

OK

<select class='api-response-data' aria-label='Media type'><option value='e823415b-92e7-4228-b4b0-0164b7a874f4'>application/json</option>
</select><select class='select-example' aria-label='Media type'><option value='f1089c37-59c9-4b64-a69d-bb3192c0f173'>Success</option>
</select>Success

```json
{
  "groups": [
    {
      "_id": "xA52DRDM7dqx2PfTp",
      "name": "private1",
      "fname": "private1",
      "t": "p",
      "msgs": 0,
      "u": {
        "_id": "3WpJQkDHhrWPBvXuW",
        "username": "admin"
      },
      "customFields": {
        "companyId": "org1"
      },
      "ts": "2018-01-21T21:05:06.729Z",
      "ro": false,
      "sysMes": true,
      "_updatedAt": "2018-01-21T21:05:06.729Z"
    }
  ],
  "offset": 0,
  "count": 1,
  "total": 1,
  "success": true
}
```

Expand Allobject  groups Array of object   object  _idstring    
namestring    
fnamestring    
tstring    
msgsinteger    
uobject  _idstring    
usernamestring    

customFieldsobject  companyIdstring    

tsstring    
roboolean    
sysMesboolean    
_updatedAtstring    

offsetinteger    
countinteger    
totalinteger    
successboolean    

401

Unauthorized

<select class='api-response-data' aria-label='Media type'><option value='d87d1dad-29f6-48d2-ba7d-64297756ba53'>application/json</option>
</select><select class='select-example' aria-label='Media type'><option value='62a6c819-027e-42ab-8de8-e5b6eff9e26b'>Authorization Error</option>
</select>Authorization Error

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

object  statusstring    
messagestring