Search groups

Search for a group by name

You can search for groups by their name in your portalArcGIS portal, also known as a portal, is a website with applications and tools that can be used to create, manage, access, and share geospatial content and data. It supports security and authentication, developer credentials, content and data service management, user and group management, and site administration. A portal can be hosted in Esri's infrastructure or your own infrastructure.Learn more. This feature allows you to quickly find groups that match specific keywords or titles making it easier to connect with relevant content and collaborate with others.

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# Specify the group name you want to search for
group_name = "Your Group Name"

# Search for the group
groups = gis.groups.search(f'title:"{group_name}"')

# Check if any groups were found
if groups:
    for group in groups:
        print(f"Group found: {group.title}")
        print(f"Group ID: {group.id}")
        print(f"Owner: {group.owner}")
        print(f"Description: {group.description}")
        print("---")

Search for a group by username

You can search for groups using a specific memberMember is an individual with an ArcGIS account who can sign in, access tools and applications, and collaborate with other organization members in a portal.Learn more username in your portalArcGIS portal, also known as a portal, is a website with applications and tools that can be used to create, manage, access, and share geospatial content and data. It supports security and authentication, developer credentials, content and data service management, user and group management, and site administration. A portal can be hosted in Esri's infrastructure or your own infrastructure.Learn more. This feature allows you to find groups that are associated with or created by a particular member.

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# Specify the username you want to search groups for
username = "username_to_search"

# Search for groups owned by the specified username
groups = gis.groups.search(query=f'owner:{username}')

# Check if any groups were found
if groups:
    print(f"Groups owned by {username}:")
    for group in groups:
        print(f"- {group.title}")
        print(f"  ID: {group.id}")
        print(f"  Description: {group.description}")
        print("---")

Search for groups by tags

You can search for groups using tags in your portal. Tags are descriptive keywords that are associated with groups to help categorize and identify them. By using tags, you can quickly narrow down your search results to find groups.

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# Define the tags to search for
tags = ",".join(["tag1", "tag2", "tag3"])

# Perform the group search
groups = gis.groups.search(f'tags:"{tags}"')

# Print the results
for group in groups:
    print("Group Name:", group.title)
    print("Group ID:", group.id)
    print("Group Owner:", group.owner)
    print("Group Tags:", group.tags)
    print("\n")

Search for group by summary text

You can search for groups using their summary text. The summary is a descriptive text that provides purpose, content, or focus area for a group. By searching using keywords, you can quickly locate groups.

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# Enter the summary you want to search for
summary_to_search = "Enter summary here"

# Perform a search for groups based on the summary field
results = gis.groups.search(f'snippet:"{summary_to_search}"')

# Print the search results
print("Search Results:")
for group in results:
  print(f"Group Name: {group.title}, Group ID: {group.id}")

Search for groups with a specific access type

You can search for groups based on their specific access type in your portalArcGIS portal, also known as a portal, is a website with applications and tools that can be used to create, manage, access, and share geospatial content and data. It supports security and authentication, developer credentials, content and data service management, user and group management, and site administration. A portal can be hosted in Esri's infrastructure or your own infrastructure.Learn more. The access type set for a group determines who can view and join the group. These access types are:

• Private: Only group members and administrators can view the group and its content.
• Organization: Only members of your portal can find and join the group.
• Public: Anyone including users outside your organizationAn organization a list of members from the same business, association, or entity who can sign in, access tools and applications, and collaborate with other members in a portal. All members have an ArcGIS account and are approved by an administrator to access the same portal.Learn more can find and join the group.

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# Specify the access type you want to search for
# Valid options are: 'private', 'org', 'public'
access_type = "private"

# Search for groups with the specified access type
groups = gis.groups.search(f'access:{access_type}')

# Check if any groups were found
if groups:
    print(f"Groups with {access_type} access:")
    for group in groups:
        print(f"- {group.title}")
        print(f"  ID: {group.id}")
        print(f"  Owner: {group.owner}")
        print(f"  Access: {group.access}")
        print(f"  Description: {group.description}")
        print("---")