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Groups API

Updated: Nov 14, 2025 The Groups API enables you to programmatically create groups for messaging and collaboration.

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How it works

Groups are an invite-only experience where participants join using a group invite link you send them. This invite link provides context about the group, helping the user decide whether they want to join.

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Get Started

When you are ready to start using the Groups API, head on over to our “Get Started” guide for more information: Get Started with Groups API

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Quick Facts

Max group participants: 8 Supported message types: Text, media, text-based templates, and media-based templates Max groups you can create: 10,000 per business number Max Cloud API businesses per group: 1

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Analytics

Performance metrics are not available for message templates used in Groups. Please create new templates specifically for Groups use instead of repurposing templates used for one-to-one messaging.

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Limits

Eligibility for Groups API To qualify for groups features, your business must meet the following requirements: Have a messaging limit of at least 100,000 business-initiated conversations in a rolling 24-hour period Be an Official Business Account (OBA) Learn more about Quality Ratings and Messaging Limits Groups are not available for Coexistence users and phone numbers onboarded to Multi-solution Conversations. The Calling API is not supported in groups. Non-supported message types: Calling Disappearing messages View-once Auth Commerce messages Interactive messages Non-supported actions: Admin hide group participant list Edit message Delete message Marking message as read

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Pricing

The Groups API uses per-message pricing. Learn more about Groups API pricing here

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Features and reference

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Group management features

Create and delete group Groups with join requests enabled Get and reset group invite link Send group invite link template message Remove group participants Get group info Get active groups Update group settings View Group Management reference

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Group messaging features

Send group messages Receive group messages Pin and unpin group message View Group Messaging reference Did you find this page helpful? Thumbs up icon Thumbs down icon ON THIS PAGE How it works Get Started Quick Facts Analytics Limits Pricing Features and reference Group management features Group messaging features