Permission denied: Cannot hide from Groups directory

Question

I'm trying to patch an existing group via the API but it's returning this error:

{
 "error": {
  "errors": [
   {
    "domain": "global",
    "reason": "invalid",
    "message": "Permission denied: Cannot hide from Groups directory."
   }
  ],
  "code": 400,
  "message": "Permission denied: Cannot hide from Groups directory."
 }
}

The group currently has "showInGroupDirectory" => false.

I have set showInGroupDirectory to true in the patch request so I don't know why I am getting this error.

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 17 '15 at 07:36

I've found an answer.. and it's pretty obvious:

You need to go to admin settings (https://admin.google.com/#your-domain).
Then go to Apps -> Google Apps -> Groups for business -> Advanced Settings.
Then tick this box: http://screencast.com/t/yKh7w5hB (Group owners can hide groups from the groups directory )

Permission denied: Cannot hide from Groups directory

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