GetLocalGroups API

Returns a list of local user groups defined within the specified domain/library, sorted alphabetically by group name.

Endpoint

/srv.asmx/GetLocalGroups

Methods

GET /srv.asmx/GetLocalGroups?authenticationTicket=...&DomainName=...
POST /srv.asmx/GetLocalGroups (form data)
SOAP Action: http://tempuri.org/GetLocalGroups

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`authenticationTicket`	string	Yes	Authentication ticket obtained from `AuthenticateUser`.
`DomainName`	string	Yes	The name of the domain/library whose local groups will be returned.

Response

Success Response

Returns a <usergroups> collection with one <usergroup> element per local group, sorted alphabetically by group name.

<response success="true" error="">
  <usergroups>
    <usergroup GroupID="55"
               GroupName="FinanceAdmins"
               DomainID="123"
               DomainName="Finance"
               public="True" />
    <usergroup GroupID="56"
               GroupName="FinanceReaders"
               DomainID="123"
               DomainName="Finance"
               public="False" />
  </usergroups>
</response>

Error Response

<response success="false" error="[ErrorCode] Error message" />

Usergroup Element Attributes

Attribute	Description
`GroupID`	Unique numeric ID of the user group.
`GroupName`	Name of the user group.
`DomainID`	Numeric ID of the domain this local group belongs to.
`DomainName`	Name of the domain this local group belongs to.
`public`	`True` if group membership is visible to all users; `False` if membership is private.

Required Permissions

Any authenticated user can call this API. Anonymous users are rejected.

Example

GET Request

GET /srv.asmx/GetLocalGroups
  ?authenticationTicket=3f2504e0-4f89-11d3-9a0c-0305e82c3301
  &DomainName=Finance
HTTP/1.1

POST Request

POST /srv.asmx/GetLocalGroups HTTP/1.1
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded

authenticationTicket=3f2504e0-4f89-11d3-9a0c-0305e82c3301
&DomainName=Finance

SOAP Request

<soap:Envelope xmlns:soap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/"
               xmlns:tns="http://tempuri.org/">
  <soap:Body>
    <tns:GetLocalGroups>
      <tns:AuthenticationTicket>3f2504e0-4f89-11d3-9a0c-0305e82c3301</tns:AuthenticationTicket>
      <tns:DomainName>Finance</tns:DomainName>
    </tns:GetLocalGroups>
  </soap:Body>
</soap:Envelope>

Notes

Returns only local groups defined specifically for the given domain. Global groups that are members of the domain are not included.
To get all groups (both local and global) that are members of a domain, use GetDomainGroups.
To get all global groups in the system, use GetGlobalGroups.

GetDomainGroups - Get all groups (local and global) for a domain
GetGlobalGroups - Get all global user groups in the system
GetUserGroup - Get properties of a specific user group

Error Codes

Error	Description
`[900] Authentication failed`	Invalid or missing authentication ticket.
`[901] Session expired or Invalid ticket`	The ticket has expired or does not exist.
`[115] Domain not found`	The specified domain/library does not exist.
`[2730] Insufficient rights. Anonymous users cannot perform this action.`	The calling user is not authenticated.
`SystemError:...`	An unexpected server-side error occurred.

For detailed documentation visit: https://support.inforouter.com/api-docs/GetLocalGroups