Create a group

Create a Standard group when you want to hand-pick the objects it contains.

Which type of group?

This page covers Standard groups (CoreStandardGroup). Generator groups and Query groups are created by the Generator or query that owns them — see the Groups overview for when to use each type.

Prerequisites

• Access to an Infrahub instance.
• Permission to create groups on the target branch.

Create the group

Web Interface

Navigate to Object Management → Groups and click New Group. Provide:

• A name (for example prod-fabric-devices).
• An optional description.
• The group type (CoreStandardGroup).

GraphQL

mutation CreateGroup {
  CoreStandardGroupCreate(data: {name: {value: "<group-name>"}}) {
    ok
    object {
      hfid
    }
  }
}

Save the returned hfid — you'll need it when adding members.

Python SDK

from infrahub_sdk import InfrahubClientSync

client = InfrahubClientSync(address="http://localhost:8000")

group = client.create(
    kind="CoreStandardGroup",
    name="<group-name>",
)
group.save()

Troubleshooting

Create returns a permission error. Check your permissions for group management on the target branch.

The group was created but doesn't appear in the UI. The group may be in another branch, or you may be viewing with "internal groups" filtered out. See the visibility model.

Next

• Add members to the group
• Delete a group if it was created by mistake