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title: Creating and deleting API groups
description: To create an API group, clickCreate New API group on the top-right corner. Fill in the following details for the new API group, and clickSave:
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# Creating and deleting API groups

## Steps

* To create an API group, click**Create New API group** on the top-right corner. Fill in the following details for the new API group, and click**Save**:

  * **Group name**: The display name of the API group.

  * **Group description**: Additional information about the API group.

  * **Custom attribute key**: The metadata key for the API group.

  * **Custom attribute value**: Metadata about the API group. This can be used in search operations.

  ![Screen capture of PingIntelligence create new API group popup window showing.](_images/bye1640167393569.png)

* To edit an API group, click the **Pencil** ![nua1601190800641](_images/nua1601190800641.png) icon. You can modify the metadata of the group.

* To delete an API group, click the **Delete** ![flm1601182421248](_images/flm1601182421248.png) icon on the bottom-right corner. APIs in the group that are not part of any other API groups, will be added to the default API group. You cannot delete the default API group.