AWS SDK Version 3 for .NET
API Reference

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Creates a new group.

For information about the number of groups you can create, see IAM and STS quotas in the IAM User Guide.

Note:

For .NET Core this operation is only available in asynchronous form. Please refer to CreateGroupAsync.

Namespace: Amazon.IdentityManagement
Assembly: AWSSDK.IdentityManagement.dll
Version: 3.x.y.z

Syntax

C#
public abstract CreateGroupResponse CreateGroup(
         CreateGroupRequest request
)

Parameters

request
Type: Amazon.IdentityManagement.Model.CreateGroupRequest

Container for the necessary parameters to execute the CreateGroup service method.

Return Value


The response from the CreateGroup service method, as returned by IdentityManagementService.

Exceptions

ExceptionCondition
EntityAlreadyExistsException The request was rejected because it attempted to create a resource that already exists.
LimitExceededException The request was rejected because it attempted to create resources beyond the current Amazon Web Services account limits. The error message describes the limit exceeded.
NoSuchEntityException The request was rejected because it referenced a resource entity that does not exist. The error message describes the resource.
ServiceFailureException The request processing has failed because of an unknown error, exception or failure.

Examples

The following command creates an IAM group named Admins.

To create an IAM group


var client = new AmazonIdentityManagementServiceClient();
var response = client.CreateGroup(new CreateGroupRequest 
{
    GroupName = "Admins"
});

Group group = response.Group;

            

Version Information

.NET Framework:
Supported in: 4.5, 4.0, 3.5

See Also