create-customer-group

dci create-customer-group [body]

Creates a customer group owned by the authenticated tenant. Requires the UsersManager permission.

Pass the request body as name: value arguments or pipe JSON on stdin — see Command structure.

Request

Content-Type: application/json

Field	Type	Required	Description
name	string	yes
memberCustomerIds	array of string	yes

Raw JSON schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "required": [
    "name",
    "memberCustomerIds"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "name": {
      "type": "string",
      "minLength": 1,
      "maxLength": 200
    },
    "memberCustomerIds": {
      "type": "array",
      "minItems": 1,
      "uniqueItems": true,
      "items": {
        "type": "string",
        "minLength": 1,
        "maxLength": 200
      }
    }
  }
}

Output

Created

By default dci renders the result as a table. Use --output json to get the full structure described below — see Output formats.

Field	Type	Description
id	string	Stable service-generated customer-group ID.
customerId	string	Authenticated tenant that owns the customer group.
name	string	Customer-visible customer-group name.
memberCustomerIds	array of string	Customer IDs that are members of this group.
createdBy	string	User or service-account identifier that created the group.
timeCreated	string (date-time)	Time the group was created.
timeModified	string (date-time)	Time the group was last modified.

Example response (--output json)

{
  "id": "cg_01J6M8Q9H3Y7T2K5V4N1P0X8ZA",
  "customerId": "Kp2mN8qL4vR0sT1wX3yZ",
  "name": "EMEA sales team",
  "memberCustomerIds": [
    "customer-1",
    "customer-2"
  ],
  "createdBy": "service-account-1",
  "timeCreated": "2026-08-30T10:00:00Z",
  "timeModified": "2026-08-30T10:00:00Z"
}

Raw JSON schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "required": [
    "id",
    "customerId",
    "name",
    "memberCustomerIds",
    "createdBy",
    "timeCreated",
    "timeModified"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "id": {
      "type": "string",
      "minLength": 1,
      "maxLength": 200,
      "description": "Stable service-generated customer-group ID."
    },
    "customerId": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Authenticated tenant that owns the customer group."
    },
    "name": {
      "type": "string",
      "minLength": 1,
      "maxLength": 200,
      "description": "Customer-visible customer-group name."
    },
    "memberCustomerIds": {
      "type": "array",
      "minItems": 1,
      "uniqueItems": true,
      "description": "Customer IDs that are members of this group.",
      "items": {
        "type": "string",
        "minLength": 1,
        "maxLength": 200
      }
    },
    "createdBy": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "User or service-account identifier that created the group."
    },
    "timeCreated": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date-time",
      "description": "Time the group was created."
    },
    "timeModified": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date-time",
      "description": "Time the group was last modified."
    }
  }
}

Errors

On failure, dci prints a single error message — with a hint when one is available — and exits with a typed code your scripts can branch on. See Errors and exit codes for the full contract.

HTTP status to exit code mapping

HTTP status	Exit code	Error code	Meaning
400	30	VALIDATION_ERROR	The arguments or request body were rejected. Review the command's flags and payload.
401	10	AUTHENTICATION_FAILED	Not signed in, or the API token is invalid. Run dci login or check DCI_API_KEY.
403	11	PERMISSION_DENIED	The DoiT user or the active customer context does not have access.
404	20	RESOURCE_NOT_FOUND	The requested resource does not exist. Check the identifier argument.
409	21	RESOURCE_CONFLICT	The operation conflicts with the resource's current state.
429	50	RATE_LIMITED	Too many requests. Retryable — the CLI reports the server-provided delay.
500, 503	40	API_SERVER_ERROR	The API failed to process the request. Retryable; contact DoiT support if it persists.

Related

• assign-customer-group-user — Assign a user to a customer group
• delete-customer-group — Delete a customer group
• get-customer-group — Get a customer group
• list-customer-groups — List customer groups
• unassign-customer-group-user — Unassign a user from a customer group
• update-customer-group — Update a customer group
• API reference: POST /rbac/v1/customer-groups

Aliases: createcustomergroup