VirusTotal Access Control - Group Management API

openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: VirusTotal API v3 - Access Control Access Control - Group Management API
  version: '3.0'
  description: Manage users, groups, service accounts, API quotas, and overall account usage in VirusTotal / Google Threat Intelligence.
  contact:
    name: VirusTotal / Google Threat Intelligence
    url: https://docs.virustotal.com/reference/overview
  license:
    name: VirusTotal Terms of Service
    url: https://www.virustotal.com/gui/terms-of-service
  x-generated-from: https://storage.googleapis.com/gtidocresources/guides/GTI_API_v3_openapi_spec_10022025.json
  x-last-validated: '2026-05-29'
servers:
- url: https://www.virustotal.com/api/v3
  description: VirusTotal / GTI API v3 production.
security:
- VTApiKey: []
tags:
- name: Access Control - Group Management
  description: Access Control - Group Management
paths:
  /groups/{id}:
    get:
      tags:
      - Access Control - Group Management
      deprecated: false
      description: VirusTotal Get a Group Object
      operationId: groups
      parameters:
      - description: Group ID
        in: path
        name: id
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      security:
      - VTApiKey: []
      summary: VirusTotal Get a Group Object
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful VirusTotal API response.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/DataEnvelope'
        '400':
          description: Bad request.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '401':
          description: Missing or invalid API key.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '404':
          description: Object not found.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '429':
          description: Rate limit or quota exceeded.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
    patch:
      tags:
      - Access Control - Group Management
      deprecated: false
      description: 'This request accepts a JSON body containing the group attributes to update. Attributes not present in the request body remain the same. It returns the updated [Group](https://gtidocs.virustotal.com/reference/group-object) object.

        '
      operationId: patchGroup
      parameters:
      - description: Group ID
        in: path
        name: id
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              properties:
                data:
                  description: A partial group object
                  format: json
                  type: string
              required:
              - data
              type: object
      security:
      - VTApiKey: []
      summary: VirusTotal Update a Group Object
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful VirusTotal API response.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/DataEnvelope'
        '400':
          description: Bad request.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '401':
          description: Missing or invalid API key.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '404':
          description: Object not found.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '429':
          description: Rate limit or quota exceeded.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
  /groups/{id}/relationships/administrators:
    get:
      tags:
      - Access Control - Group Management
      deprecated: false
      description: 'Returns a list of [User](https://gtidocs.virustotal.com/reference/user-object) objects.

        '
      operationId: getGroupAdministrators
      parameters:
      - description: Group id
        in: path
        name: id
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          content:
            application/json:
              examples:
                Result:
                  value: ''
          description: '200'
        '400':
          content:
            application/json:
              examples:
                Result:
                  value: '{}'
              schema:
                properties: {}
                type: object
          description: '400'
      security:
      - VTApiKey: []
      summary: VirusTotal Get Administrators for a Group
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
    post:
      tags:
      - Access Control - Group Management
      deprecated: false
      description: 'Update group administrator list. User emails must be used. If a username is used, a 400 error is returned.


        No admins are removed by using this endpoint. To revoke admin privileges from a certain user, use [DELETE/groups/{id}/relationships/administrators/{user_id}](https://gtidocs.virustotal.com/reference/delete-user-group-administrator).

        '
      operationId: postGroupAdministrators
      parameters:
      - description: Group id
        in: path
        name: id
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              properties:
                data:
                  description: List of user objects.
                  format: json
                  type: string
              required:
              - data
              type: object
      responses:
        '200':
          content:
            application/json:
              examples:
                Result:
                  value: ''
          description: '200'
        '400':
          content:
            application/json:
              examples:
                Result:
                  value: "{\n  \"error\": {\n    \"code\": \"InvalidArgumentError\",\n    \"message\": \"Invalid email address: \\\"spellman\\\"\"\n  }\n}"
              schema:
                properties:
                  error:
                    properties:
                      code:
                        type: string
                      message:
                        type: string
                    type: object
                type: object
          description: '400'
      security:
      - VTApiKey: []
      summary: VirusTotal Grant Group Admin Permissions to a List of Users
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
  /groups/{id}/relationships/administrators/{user_id}:
    delete:
      tags:
      - Access Control - Group Management
      deprecated: false
      description: VirusTotal Revoke Group Admin Permissions from a User
      operationId: deleteUserGroupAdministrator
      parameters:
      - description: Group id
        in: path
        name: id
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - description: User ID to remove.
        in: path
        name: user_id
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          content:
            application/json:
              examples:
                Result:
                  value: ''
          description: '200'
        '400':
          content:
            application/json:
              examples:
                Result:
                  value: '{}'
              schema:
                properties: {}
                type: object
          description: '400'
      security:
      - VTApiKey: []
      summary: VirusTotal Revoke Group Admin Permissions from a User
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
    get:
      tags:
      - Access Control - Group Management
      deprecated: false
      description: VirusTotal Check if a User is a Group Admin
      operationId: checkUserGroupAdministrator
      parameters:
      - description: Group id
        in: path
        name: id
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - description: User ID to check.
        in: path
        name: user_id
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          content:
            application/json:
              examples:
                Result:
                  value: "{\n  \"data\": true\n}"
              schema:
                properties:
                  data:
                    default: true
                    type: boolean
                type: object
          description: '200'
        '400':
          content:
            application/json:
              examples:
                Result:
                  value: '{}'
              schema:
                properties: {}
                type: object
          description: '400'
      security:
      - VTApiKey: []
      summary: VirusTotal Check if a User is a Group Admin
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
  /groups/{id}/relationships/users:
    get:
      tags:
      - Access Control - Group Management
      deprecated: false
      description: VirusTotal Get Group Users
      operationId: getGroupUsers
      parameters:
      - description: Group ID.
        in: path
        name: id
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          content:
            application/json:
              examples:
                Result:
                  value: ''
          description: '200'
        '400':
          content:
            application/json:
              examples:
                Result:
                  value: '{}'
              schema:
                properties: {}
                type: object
          description: '400'
      security:
      - VTApiKey: []
      summary: VirusTotal Get Group Users
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
    post:
      tags:
      - Access Control - Group Management
      deprecated: false
      description: 'Update the group''s user list. User emails must be used, if a username is used a 400 error is returned.


        No users are removed by using this endpoint. To remove group membership from a certain user, use [DELETE/groups/{id}/relationships/users/{user_id}](https://gtidocs.virustotal.com/reference/delete-user-from-group).

        '
      operationId: updateGroupUsers
      parameters:
      - description: Group ID.
        in: path
        name: id
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              properties:
                data:
                  description: List of user objects
                  format: json
                  type: string
              required:
              - data
              type: object
      responses:
        '200':
          content:
            application/json:
              examples:
                Result:
                  value: ''
          description: '200'
        '400':
          content:
            application/json:
              examples:
                Result:
                  value: "{\n  \"error\": {\n    \"code\": \"InvalidArgumentError\",\n    \"message\": \"Invalid email address: \\\"spellman\\\"\"\n  }\n}"
              schema:
                properties:
                  error:
                    properties:
                      code:
                        type: string
                      message:
                        type: string
                    type: object
                type: object
          description: '400'
      security:
      - VTApiKey: []
      summary: VirusTotal Add Users to a Group
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
  /groups/{id}/relationships/users/{user_id}:
    delete:
      tags:
      - Access Control - Group Management
      deprecated: false
      description: VirusTotal Remove a User from a Group
      operationId: deleteUserFromGroup
      parameters:
      - description: Group ID.
        in: path
        name: id
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - description: User to remove.
        in: path
        name: user_id
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          content:
            text/plain:
              examples:
                Result:
                  value: ''
          description: '200'
        '400':
          content:
            application/json:
              examples:
                Result:
                  value: '{}'
              schema:
                properties: {}
                type: object
          description: '400'
      security:
      - VTApiKey: []
      summary: VirusTotal Remove a User from a Group
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
    get:
      tags:
      - Access Control - Group Management
      deprecated: false
      description: VirusTotal Check if a User is a Group Member
      operationId: checkUserInGroup
      parameters:
      - description: Group ID.
        in: path
        name: id
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - description: User to check.
        in: path
        name: user_id
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          content:
            application/json:
              examples:
                Result:
                  value: "{\n  \"data\": true\n}"
              schema:
                properties:
                  data:
                    default: true
                    type: boolean
                type: object
          description: '200'
        '400':
          content:
            application/json:
              examples:
                Result:
                  value: '{}'
              schema:
                properties: {}
                type: object
          description: '400'
      security:
      - VTApiKey: []
      summary: VirusTotal Check if a User is a Group Member
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
  /groups/{id}/relationships/{relationship}:
    get:
      tags:
      - Access Control - Group Management
      deprecated: false
      description: 'This endpoint is the same as [/groups/{id}/{relationship}](https://gtidocs.virustotal.com/reference/groups-relationships) except it returns just the related object''s descriptor (and context attributes, if any) instead of returning all attributes.

        '
      operationId: groupsRelationshipsIds
      parameters:
      - description: Group ID.
        in: path
        name: id
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - description: Relationship name (see [table](ref:group-object#relationships))
        in: path
        name: relationship
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - description: Maximum number of related objects to retrieve
        in: query
        name: limit
        schema:
          type: string
      - description: Continuation cursor
        in: query
        name: cursor
        schema:
          format: int32
          type: integer
      responses:
        '200':
          content:
            text/plain:
              examples:
                Result:
                  value: ''
          description: '200'
        '400':
          description: Bad request.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '401':
          description: Missing or invalid API key.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '404':
          description: Object not found.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '429':
          description: Rate limit or quota exceeded.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
      security:
      - VTApiKey: []
      summary: VirusTotal Get Object Descriptors Related to a Group
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
  /groups/{id}/{relationship}:
    get:
      tags:
      - Access Control - Group Management
      deprecated: false
      description: "Group objects have relationships to other objects. As mentioned in the  [Relationships](https://gtidocs.virustotal.com/reference/relationships) section, those related objects can be retrieved by sending `GET` requests to the relationship URL. \n\nThe relationships supported by group objects are described in the [Group object section](https://gtidocs.virustotal.com/reference/group-object).\n"
      operationId: groupsRelationships
      parameters:
      - description: Group ID.
        in: path
        name: id
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - description: Relationship name (see [table](ref:group-object#relationships))
        in: path
        name: relationship
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - description: Maximum number of related objects to retrieve
        in: query
        name: limit
        schema:
          type: string
      - description: Continuation cursor
        in: query
        name: cursor
        schema:
          format: int32
          type: integer
      responses:
        '200':
          content:
            application/json:
              examples:
                Result:
                  value: ''
          description: '200'
        '400':
          content:
            application/json:
              examples:
                Result:
                  value: '{}'
              schema:
                properties: {}
                type: object
          description: '400'
      security:
      - VTApiKey: []
      summary: VirusTotal Get Objects Related to a Group
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
components:
  schemas:
    DataEnvelope:
      type: object
      description: Successful response envelope. The shape of `data` depends on the endpoint.
      properties:
        data:
          description: Endpoint-specific payload — usually a VirusTotal object or list of objects.
          example: {}
        meta:
          type: object
          description: Optional metadata about the response (cursors, counts, etc.).
          additionalProperties: true
        links:
          type: object
          description: Optional pagination links.
          properties:
            next:
              type: string
              format: uri
              description: URL to the next page of results.
            self:
              type: string
              format: uri
              description: URL of the current page.
          additionalProperties: true
      required:
      - data
    Error:
      type: object
      description: Standard VirusTotal API error envelope.
      properties:
        code:
          type: string
          description: Machine-readable error code.
          example: NotFoundError
        message:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable error message.
          example: Resource not found
      required:
      - code
      - message
    ErrorResponse:
      type: object
      description: Error response envelope returned by the VirusTotal API.
      properties:
        error:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
      required:
      - error
  securitySchemes:
    VTApiKey:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: x-apikey
      description: Personal VirusTotal / GTI API key. Found in the user menu of your VirusTotal account.