Check group name

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Available in Classic and VPC

Check validity and duplication status of a group name.

Request

This section describes the request format. The method and URI are as follows:

Method URI
GET /api/v1/groups/check-group-name

Request headers

For information about the headers common to all Ncloud Single Sign-On APIs, see Ncloud Single Sign-On request headers.

Request query parameters

You can use the following query parameters with your request:

Field Type Required Description
groupName String Required Group name
  • Enter 2-30 characters by combining English letters, numbers, and special characters "-" and "_"
  • It must start with an English letter or a number

Request example

The request example is as follows:

curl --location --request GET 'https://sso.apigw.ntruss.com/api/v1/groups/check-group-name?groupName=group001' \
--header 'x-ncp-apigw-timestamp: {Timestamp}' \
--header 'x-ncp-iam-access-key: {Access Key}' \
--header 'x-ncp-apigw-signature-v2: {API Gateway Signature}'

Response

This section describes the response format.

Response body

The response body includes the following data:

Field Type Required Description
name String - Group name
success Boolean - Group name check result
  • true | false
    • true: available name
    • false: unavailable name
message Array - Reason for unavailability
  • Display if success is false

Response status codes

For information about the response status codes common to all Ncloud Single Sign-On APIs, see Ncloud Single Sign-On response status codes.

Response example

The response example is as follows:

If check result is available name

The following is a sample response if the check result is an available name.

{
    "name": "group001",
    "success": true
}

If check result is unavailable name

The following is a sample response if the check result is an unavailable name.

  • If group name already exists

    {
        "name": "group000",
        "success": false,
        "message": "The group name already exists."
    }
        ```
    
    
  • If group name is invalid

    {
        "name": "!@",
        "success": false,
        "message": "Only English letters, numbers, and special characters (-, _) can be used, and it must start with an English letter or a number."
    }