---
title: "Create tag group · Tags · COUNT Partner API"
description: "Creates a tag group and optionally assigns tags. POST /partners/tags/groups"
canonical: "https://developers.getcount.com/reference/tags/create-tag-group"
source: "https://developers.getcount.com/reference/tags/create-tag-group"
---
[Tags](https://developers.getcount.com/reference/tags) / Create tag group

# Create tag group

POST `/partners/tags/groups`

Creates a tag group and optionally assigns tags.

Body requires `name` (unique per workspace). Optional `color` and `tagUuids` (tag UUIDs from list tags). Each tag may belong to at most one group.

HMAC signature + Bearer access token

[Try this request](https://developers.getcount.com/tools/try-it?method=POST&path=%2Fpartners%2Ftags%2Fgroups&body=%7B%0A++%22name%22%3A+%22Department%22%2C%0A++%22color%22%3A+%22%234A90D9%22%2C%0A++%22tagUuids%22%3A+%5B%0A++++%22e5f6a7b8-c9d0-1234-efab-345678901234%22%0A++%5D%0A%7D)

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#### Request body

`name` string required

Group name. Unique per workspace.

`color` string

Display color (for example a hex value).

`tagUuids` array

Tag UUIDs to include in the group on create.

#### Responses

`201` Tag group created successfully.

`400` Duplicate group name or tag already assigned to another group.

`401` Missing or invalid HMAC signature, expired timestamp, or invalid Bearer token. [Troubleshoot](https://developers.getcount.com/getting-started/errors#error-401)

`403` The credential does not have access to this workspace or resource. [Troubleshoot](https://developers.getcount.com/getting-started/errors#error-403)

`429` Rate limit exceeded (100 requests per minute per clientId). Retry after the Retry-After header. [Troubleshoot](https://developers.getcount.com/getting-started/errors#error-429)

[Previous GET Get tag group](https://developers.getcount.com/reference/tags/get-tag-group) [Next PATCH Update tag group](https://developers.getcount.com/reference/tags/update-tag-group)

POST `https://api.getcount.com/partners/tags/groups`

Request

```javascript
import crypto from 'node:crypto';

const BASE_URL = 'https://api.getcount.com';
const CLIENT_ID = process.env.COUNT_CLIENT_ID;
const CLIENT_SECRET = process.env.COUNT_CLIENT_SECRET;
const ACCESS_TOKEN = process.env.COUNT_ACCESS_TOKEN;

const method = 'POST';
const signingPath = '/tags/groups';
const timestamp = Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000).toString();
const body = {
  "name": "Department",
  "color": "#4A90D9",
  "tagUuids": [
    "e5f6a7b8-c9d0-1234-efab-345678901234"
  ]
};
const bodyString = JSON.stringify(body);

const bodyHash = crypto.createHash('sha256').update(bodyString).digest('hex');
const baseString = `${method}:${signingPath}:${timestamp}:${bodyHash}`;
const signature = crypto.createHmac('sha256', CLIENT_SECRET).update(baseString).digest('hex');

const response = await fetch(`${BASE_URL}/partners/tags/groups`, {
  method,
  headers: {
    'x-client-id': CLIENT_ID,
    'x-timestamp': timestamp,
    'x-signature': signature,
    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
    Authorization: `Bearer ${ACCESS_TOKEN}`,
  },
  body: bodyString,
});

console.log(await response.json());
```

Response · 201

```json
{
  "id": "f6a7b8c9-d0e1-2345-fabc-456789012346",
  "name": "Department",
  "color": "#4A90D9",
  "tags": [
    {
      "id": "e5f6a7b8-c9d0-1234-efab-345678901234",
      "name": "Office"
    },
    {
      "id": "a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-abcd-ef1234567891",
      "name": "Marketing"
    }
  ],
  "createdAt": "2026-01-15T10:30:00.000Z",
  "updatedAt": "2026-01-28T14:22:30.000Z"
}
```