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# Retrieve Group Metadata



<Endpoint path="/api/{version}/metadata/objects/groups" method="GET"></Endpoint>

## Headers {#headers}

<FieldTable>
| Name | Description |
| --- | --- |
| `Accept` | `application/json` (default) or `application/xml` |
</FieldTable>

## Request {#request}

<CodeExample title="">
```
curl -X GET -H "Authorization: {SESSION_ID}" \
https://myvault.veevavault.com/api/v15.0/metadata/objects/groups

```
</CodeExample>

## Response {#response}

<CodeExample title="">
```
{
  "responseStatus": "SUCCESS",
  "properties": [
    {
      "name": "id",
      "type": "id",
      "length": 20,
      "editable": false,
      "queryable": true,
      "required": true,
      "multivalue": false,
      "onCreateEditable": false
    },
    {
      "name": "label__v",
      "type": "String",
      "length": 255,
      "editable": true,
      "queryable": true,
      "required": true,
      "multivalue": false,
      "onCreateEditable": true
    },
    {
      "name": "group_description__v",
      "type": "String",
      "length": 200,
      "editable": true,
      "queryable": true,
      "required": false,
      "multivalue": false,
      "onCreateEditable": true
    },
    {
      "name": "system_group__v",
      "type": "Boolean",
      "length": 1,
      "editable": false,
      "queryable": true,
      "required": false,
      "multivalue": false,
      "onCreateEditable": false
    },
    {
      "name": "created_date__v",
      "type": "Calendar",
      "length": 0,
      "editable": false,
      "queryable": true,
      "required": true,
      "multivalue": false,
      "onCreateEditable": false
    },
    {
      "name": "created_by__v",
      "type": "ObjectReference",
      "length": 20,
      "object": "users",
      "editable": false,
      "queryable": true,
      "required": true,
      "multivalue": false,
      "onCreateEditable": false
    },
    {
      "name": "modified_date__v",
      "type": "Calendar",
      "length": 0,
      "editable": false,
      "queryable": true,
      "required": true,
      "multivalue": false,
      "onCreateEditable": false
    },
    {
      "name": "modified_by__v",
      "type": "ObjectReference",
      "length": 20,
      "object": "users",
      "editable": false,
      "queryable": true,
      "required": true,
      "multivalue": false,
      "onCreateEditable": false
    },
    {
      "name": "members__v",
      "type": "ObjectReference",
      "length": 20,
      "object": "users",
      "editable": true,
      "queryable": false,
      "required": true,
      "multivalue": true,
      "onCreateEditable": true
    },
    {
      "name": "implied_members__v",
      "type": "ObjectReference",
      "length": 20,
      "object": "users",
      "editable": false,
      "queryable": false,
      "required": false,
      "multivalue": true,
      "onCreateEditable": false
    },
    {
      "name": "security_profiles__v",
      "type": "ObjectReference",
      "length": 40,
      "object": "Securityprofile",
      "editable": true,
      "queryable": false,
      "required": false,
      "multivalue": true,
      "onCreateEditable": true
    },
    {
      "name": "active__v",
      "type": "Boolean",
      "length": 1,
      "editable": true,
      "queryable": true,
      "required": true,
      "multivalue": false,
      "onCreateEditable": false
    },
    {
      "name": "name__v",
      "type": "String",
      "length": 40,
      "editable": false,
      "queryable": true,
      "required": true,
      "multivalue": false,
      "onCreateEditable": false
    },
    {
      "name": "editable__v",
      "type": "Boolean",
      "length": 1,
      "editable": false,
      "queryable": true,
      "required": false,
      "multivalue": false,
      "onCreateEditable": false
    },
    {
      "name": "type__v",
      "type": "String",
      "length": 40,
      "editable": false,
      "queryable": true,
      "required": true,
      "multivalue": false,
      "onCreateEditable": false
    }
  ]
}

```
</CodeExample>

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