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# Find groups

> Returns a paginated list of groups visible to the caller.

## OpenAPI

````json GET /group/find
{
  "openapi": "3.0.4",
  "info": {
    "title": "Engage public API",
    "version": "1"
  },
  "servers": [
    {
      "url": "https://your-engage-domain.com/api/rest"
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    {
      "name": "Address Attributes"
    },
    {
      "name": "Async"
    },
    {
      "name": "Audit Log"
    },
    {
      "name": "Automation"
    },
    {
      "name": "Blacklist"
    },
    {
      "name": "CMS"
    },
    {
      "name": "Contact"
    },
    {
      "name": "Content"
    },
    {
      "name": "Coupon"
    },
    {
      "name": "Draft Message"
    },
    {
      "name": "Ecommerce"
    },
    {
      "name": "Group"
    },
    {
      "name": "Group Attributes"
    },
    {
      "name": "Landing Page"
    },
    {
      "name": "Member Attributes"
    },
    {
      "name": "Membership"
    },
    {
      "name": "Message"
    },
    {
      "name": "Meta"
    },
    {
      "name": "Mobile Push"
    },
    {
      "name": "Prepared Message"
    },
    {
      "name": "Process"
    },
    {
      "name": "Profile Attributes"
    },
    {
      "name": "Related Data"
    },
    {
      "name": "Segmentation"
    },
    {
      "name": "System"
    },
    {
      "name": "System User"
    },
    {
      "name": "Usage Statistics"
    },
    {
      "name": "User"
    },
    {
      "name": "Whiteboard"
    }
  ],
  "paths": {
    "/group/find": {
      "get": {
        "tags": [
          "Group"
        ],
        "summary": "Find groups",
        "description": "Returns a paginated list of groups visible to the caller.",
        "operationId": "find",
        "parameters": [
          {
            "name": "nameFilter",
            "in": "query",
            "description": "Case-insensitive substring to match against group name or email",
            "schema": {
              "type": "string"
            }
          },
          {
            "name": "groupCategoryId",
            "in": "query",
            "description": "Only groups in this category",
            "schema": {
              "type": "integer",
              "format": "int64"
            }
          },
          {
            "name": "status",
            "in": "query",
            "description": "Group lifecycle status",
            "schema": {
              "enum": [
                "active",
                "archived"
              ],
              "type": "string"
            }
          },
          {
            "name": "groupType",
            "in": "query",
            "description": "Group type",
            "schema": {
              "enum": [
                "regular",
                "super"
              ],
              "type": "string"
            }
          },
          {
            "name": "sortBy",
            "in": "query",
            "description": "Sort field",
            "schema": {
              "enum": [
                "name",
                "email",
                "creationDate",
                "memberCount",
                "messageCount",
                "groupCategory",
                "id"
              ],
              "type": "string"
            }
          },
          {
            "name": "sortOrder",
            "in": "query",
            "description": "Sort direction",
            "schema": {
              "enum": [
                "asc",
                "desc"
              ],
              "type": "string"
            }
          },
          {
            "name": "page",
            "in": "query",
            "description": "One-based page number; defaults to 1",
            "schema": {
              "minimum": 1.0,
              "type": "integer",
              "format": "int32"
            }
          },
          {
            "name": "limit",
            "in": "query",
            "description": "Results per page; defaults to 25 and is capped at 500",
            "schema": {
              "maximum": 500.0,
              "minimum": 1.0,
              "type": "integer",
              "format": "int32"
            }
          }
        ],
        "responses": {
          "200": {
            "description": "A page of matching groups.",
            "content": {
              "application/json": {
                "schema": {
                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/GroupPage"
                }
              }
            }
          },
          "400": {
            "description": "A filter, sorting or paging parameter is invalid.",
            "content": {
              "application/json": {}
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "components": {
    "schemas": {
      "GroupPage": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "groups": {
            "type": "array",
            "items": {
              "$ref": "#/components/schemas/GroupSummary"
            }
          },
          "page": {
            "type": "integer",
            "format": "int32"
          },
          "limit": {
            "type": "integer",
            "format": "int32"
          },
          "totalCount": {
            "type": "integer",
            "format": "int64"
          }
        }
      },
      "GroupSummary": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "id": {
            "type": "integer",
            "format": "int64"
          },
          "name": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "email": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "description": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "groupCategoryId": {
            "type": "integer",
            "format": "int64"
          },
          "groupCategoryLabel": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "archived": {
            "type": "boolean",
            "default": false
          },
          "isSuperGroup": {
            "type": "boolean",
            "default": false
          },
          "creationDate": {
            "type": "integer",
            "format": "int64"
          },
          "memberCount": {
            "type": "integer",
            "format": "int64"
          },
          "messageCount": {
            "type": "integer",
            "format": "int64"
          },
          "ownerId": {
            "type": "integer",
            "format": "int64"
          },
          "isoCountryCode": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "isoLanguageCode": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "messageCategoryId": {
            "type": "integer",
            "format": "int64"
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}
````