+++
title = "OnCall User Groups HTTP API"
aliases = ["/docs/grafana-cloud/oncall/oncall-api-reference/user_groups/"]
weight = 1400
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<!--Used in escalation policies with type = `notify_user_group` and in schedules.-->
# List user groups

```shell
curl "{{API_URL}}/api/v1/user_groups/" \
  --request GET \
  --header "Authorization: meowmeowmeow" \
  --header "Content-Type: application/json" 
```

The above command returns JSON structured in the following way:

```json
{
    "count": 1,
    "next": null,
    "previous": null,
    "results": [
        {
            "id": "GPFAPH7J7BKJB",
            "type": "slack_based",
            "slack": {
              "id": "MEOW_SLACK_ID",
              "name": "Meow Group",
              "handle": "meow_group"
            }
        }
    ]
}
```

| Parameter | Unique | Description |
|-----------|:------:|:------------|
`id` | Yes| User Group ID
`type` | No |  [Slack-defined user groups](https://slack.com/intl/en-ru/help/articles/212906697-Create-a-user-group) 
`slack` | No | Metadata retrieved from Slack.

**HTTP request**

`GET {{API_URL}}/api/v1/user_groups/`