Site section groups

Group and manage sections of your docs for easier organization.

Section groups let you bundle multiple top-level sections together, offering additional structuring capabilities and simplifying navigation for your readers.

The SiteSectionGroup object

Attributes

objectstring · enumRequired

The object type, which is always "site-section-group"

Possible values:

idstringRequired

Unique identifier of the site section group

titlestring · min: 1 · max: 100Required

Title of the site section group

sectionGroupstringOptional

ID of the parent section group this group belongs to

iconstring · icon · max: 50Optional

Name of the icon

Example: gear

The SiteSectionGroup object

{
  "object": "site-section-group",
  "id": "text",
  "title": "text",
  "sectionGroup": "text",
  "children": [
    {
      "object": "site-section",
      "id": "text",
      "title": "text",
      "description": "text",
      "default": true,
      "path": "text",
      "condition": "text",
      "sectionGroup": "text",
      "siteSpaces": [
        {
          "object": "site-space",
          "id": "text",
          "path": "text",
          "section": "text",
          "space": {
            "object": "space",
            "id": "text",
            "title": "text",
            "emoji": "🎉",
            "visibility": "public",
            "createdAt": "2025-12-10T14:24:38.352Z",
            "updatedAt": "2025-12-10T14:24:38.352Z",
            "deletedAt": "2025-12-10T14:24:38.352Z",
            "editMode": "live",
            "mergeRules": {
              "type": "inherit"
            },
            "urls": {
              "location": "https://example.com",
              "app": "https://example.com",
              "published": "https://example.com",
              "public": "https://example.com",
              "icon": "https://example.com"
            },
            "organization": "text",
            "parent": "text",
            "language": "en",
            "gitSync": {
              "repoName": "text",
              "installationProvider": "github",
              "integration": "text",
              "url": "text",
              "updatedAt": "2025-12-10T14:24:38.352Z"
            },
            "visitorAuth": {
              "backend": "custom"
            },
            "revision": "text",
            "defaultLevel": "admin",
            "comments": 1,
            "changeRequests": 1,
            "changeRequestsOpen": 1,
            "changeRequestsDraft": 1,
            "permissions": {
              "view": true,
              "access": true,
              "admin": true,
              "viewInviteLinks": true,
              "edit": true,
              "triggerGitSync": true,
              "comment": true,
              "merge": true,
              "review": true,
              "installIntegration": true
            }
          },
          "title": "text",
          "default": true,
          "condition": "text",
          "hasAdvancedCustomizationFeature": true,
          "urls": {
            "published": "https://example.com"
          },
          "hidden": true
        }
      ],
      "urls": {
        "published": "https://example.com"
      },
      "icon": "gear"
    }
  ],
  "icon": "gear"
}

List all site section groups

get

Authorizations

user

AuthorizationstringRequired

Bearer authentication header of the form Bearer <token>.

Path parameters

organizationIdstringRequired

The unique id of the organization

siteIdstringRequired

The unique id of the site

Query parameters

pagestringOptional

Identifier of the page results to fetch.

limitnumber · max: 1000Optional

The number of results per page

Responses

200

OK

application/json

Responseall of

get

/orgs/{organizationId}/sites/{siteId}/section-groups

HTTPcURLJavaScriptPython

GET /v1/orgs/{organizationId}/sites/{siteId}/section-groups HTTP/1.1
Host: api.gitbook.com
Authorization: Bearer YOUR_SECRET_TOKEN
Accept: */*

200

OK

{
  "next": {
    "page": "text"
  },
  "count": 1,
  "items": [
    {
      "object": "site-section-group",
      "id": "text",
      "title": "text",
      "sectionGroup": "text",
      "children": [
        {
          "object": "site-section",
          "id": "text",
          "title": "text",
          "description": "text",
          "default": true,
          "path": "text",
          "condition": "text",
          "sectionGroup": "text",
          "siteSpaces": [
            {
              "object": "site-space",
              "id": "text",
              "path": "text",
              "section": "text",
              "space": {
                "object": "space",
                "id": "text",
                "title": "text",
                "emoji": "🎉",
                "visibility": "public",
                "createdAt": "2025-12-10T14:24:38.352Z",
                "updatedAt": "2025-12-10T14:24:38.352Z",
                "deletedAt": "2025-12-10T14:24:38.352Z",
                "editMode": "live",
                "mergeRules": {
                  "type": "inherit"
                },
                "urls": {
                  "location": "https://example.com",
                  "app": "https://example.com",
                  "published": "https://example.com",
                  "public": "https://example.com",
                  "icon": "https://example.com"
                },
                "organization": "text",
                "parent": "text",
                "language": "en",
                "gitSync": {
                  "repoName": "text",
                  "installationProvider": "github",
                  "integration": "text",
                  "url": "text",
                  "updatedAt": "2025-12-10T14:24:38.352Z"
                },
                "visitorAuth": {
                  "backend": "custom"
                },
                "revision": "text",
                "defaultLevel": "admin",
                "comments": 1,
                "changeRequests": 1,
                "changeRequestsOpen": 1,
                "changeRequestsDraft": 1,
                "permissions": {
                  "view": true,
                  "access": true,
                  "admin": true,
                  "viewInviteLinks": true,
                  "edit": true,
                  "triggerGitSync": true,
                  "comment": true,
                  "merge": true,
                  "review": true,
                  "installIntegration": true
                }
              },
              "title": "text",
              "default": true,
              "condition": "text",
              "hasAdvancedCustomizationFeature": true,
              "urls": {
                "published": "https://example.com"
              },
              "hidden": true
            }
          ],
          "urls": {
            "published": "https://example.com"
          },
          "icon": "gear"
        }
      ],
      "icon": "gear"
    }
  ]
}

Add a section group to a site

post

Authorizations

user

AuthorizationstringRequired

Bearer authentication header of the form Bearer <token>.

Path parameters

organizationIdstringRequired

The unique id of the organization

siteIdstringRequired

The unique id of the site

Body

application/json

titlestring · min: 1 · max: 100Required

Title of the site section group

iconone ofOptional

string · icon · max: 50Optional

Name of the icon

Example: gear

or

string · enum | nullableOptionalPossible values:

sectionsstring[]Optional

IDs of the sections to be added to the section group

parentstringOptional

ID of the parent section group to nest this group under. If not provided, the section group will be added at the root of the site.

Responses

201

Section group added to the site

application/json

post

/orgs/{organizationId}/sites/{siteId}/section-groups

HTTPcURLJavaScriptPython

POST /v1/orgs/{organizationId}/sites/{siteId}/section-groups HTTP/1.1
Host: api.gitbook.com
Authorization: Bearer YOUR_SECRET_TOKEN
Content-Type: application/json
Accept: */*
Content-Length: 66

{
  "title": "text",
  "icon": "gear",
  "sections": [
    "text"
  ],
  "parent": "text"
}

201

Section group added to the site

{
  "object": "site-section-group",
  "id": "text",
  "title": "text",
  "sectionGroup": "text",
  "children": [
    {
      "object": "site-section",
      "id": "text",
      "title": "text",
      "description": "text",
      "default": true,
      "path": "text",
      "condition": "text",
      "sectionGroup": "text",
      "siteSpaces": [
        {
          "object": "site-space",
          "id": "text",
          "path": "text",
          "section": "text",
          "space": {
            "object": "space",
            "id": "text",
            "title": "text",
            "emoji": "🎉",
            "visibility": "public",
            "createdAt": "2025-12-10T14:24:38.352Z",
            "updatedAt": "2025-12-10T14:24:38.352Z",
            "deletedAt": "2025-12-10T14:24:38.352Z",
            "editMode": "live",
            "mergeRules": {
              "type": "inherit"
            },
            "urls": {
              "location": "https://example.com",
              "app": "https://example.com",
              "published": "https://example.com",
              "public": "https://example.com",
              "icon": "https://example.com"
            },
            "organization": "text",
            "parent": "text",
            "language": "en",
            "gitSync": {
              "repoName": "text",
              "installationProvider": "github",
              "integration": "text",
              "url": "text",
              "updatedAt": "2025-12-10T14:24:38.352Z"
            },
            "visitorAuth": {
              "backend": "custom"
            },
            "revision": "text",
            "defaultLevel": "admin",
            "comments": 1,
            "changeRequests": 1,
            "changeRequestsOpen": 1,
            "changeRequestsDraft": 1,
            "permissions": {
              "view": true,
              "access": true,
              "admin": true,
              "viewInviteLinks": true,
              "edit": true,
              "triggerGitSync": true,
              "comment": true,
              "merge": true,
              "review": true,
              "installIntegration": true
            }
          },
          "title": "text",
          "default": true,
          "condition": "text",
          "hasAdvancedCustomizationFeature": true,
          "urls": {
            "published": "https://example.com"
          },
          "hidden": true
        }
      ],
      "urls": {
        "published": "https://example.com"
      },
      "icon": "gear"
    }
  ],
  "icon": "gear"
}

Delete a site section group

delete

Authorizations

user

AuthorizationstringRequired

Bearer authentication header of the form Bearer <token>.

Path parameters

organizationIdstringRequired

The unique id of the organization

siteIdstringRequired

The unique id of the site

siteSectionGroupIdstringRequired

The unique id of the site group

Responses

204

Site section group did not exist

205

Site section group has been deleted

delete

/orgs/{organizationId}/sites/{siteId}/section-groups/{siteSectionGroupId}

HTTPcURLJavaScriptPython

DELETE /v1/orgs/{organizationId}/sites/{siteId}/section-groups/{siteSectionGroupId} HTTP/1.1
Host: api.gitbook.com
Authorization: Bearer YOUR_SECRET_TOKEN
Accept: */*

No content

Update a site section group

patch

Authorizations

user

AuthorizationstringRequired

Bearer authentication header of the form Bearer <token>.

Path parameters

organizationIdstringRequired

The unique id of the organization

siteIdstringRequired

The unique id of the site

siteSectionGroupIdstringRequired

The unique id of the site group

Body

application/json

titlestring · min: 1 · max: 100Optional

Title of the site section group

iconone ofOptional

string · icon · max: 50Optional

Name of the icon

Example: gear

or

string · enum | nullableOptionalPossible values:

Responses

200

OK

application/json

patch

/orgs/{organizationId}/sites/{siteId}/section-groups/{siteSectionGroupId}

HTTPcURLJavaScriptPython

PATCH /v1/orgs/{organizationId}/sites/{siteId}/section-groups/{siteSectionGroupId} HTTP/1.1
Host: api.gitbook.com
Authorization: Bearer YOUR_SECRET_TOKEN
Content-Type: application/json
Accept: */*
Content-Length: 30

{
  "title": "text",
  "icon": "gear"
}

200

OK

{
  "object": "site-section-group",
  "id": "text",
  "title": "text",
  "sectionGroup": "text",
  "children": [
    {
      "object": "site-section",
      "id": "text",
      "title": "text",
      "description": "text",
      "default": true,
      "path": "text",
      "condition": "text",
      "sectionGroup": "text",
      "siteSpaces": [
        {
          "object": "site-space",
          "id": "text",
          "path": "text",
          "section": "text",
          "space": {
            "object": "space",
            "id": "text",
            "title": "text",
            "emoji": "🎉",
            "visibility": "public",
            "createdAt": "2025-12-10T14:24:38.352Z",
            "updatedAt": "2025-12-10T14:24:38.352Z",
            "deletedAt": "2025-12-10T14:24:38.352Z",
            "editMode": "live",
            "mergeRules": {
              "type": "inherit"
            },
            "urls": {
              "location": "https://example.com",
              "app": "https://example.com",
              "published": "https://example.com",
              "public": "https://example.com",
              "icon": "https://example.com"
            },
            "organization": "text",
            "parent": "text",
            "language": "en",
            "gitSync": {
              "repoName": "text",
              "installationProvider": "github",
              "integration": "text",
              "url": "text",
              "updatedAt": "2025-12-10T14:24:38.352Z"
            },
            "visitorAuth": {
              "backend": "custom"
            },
            "revision": "text",
            "defaultLevel": "admin",
            "comments": 1,
            "changeRequests": 1,
            "changeRequestsOpen": 1,
            "changeRequestsDraft": 1,
            "permissions": {
              "view": true,
              "access": true,
              "admin": true,
              "viewInviteLinks": true,
              "edit": true,
              "triggerGitSync": true,
              "comment": true,
              "merge": true,
              "review": true,
              "installIntegration": true
            }
          },
          "title": "text",
          "default": true,
          "condition": "text",
          "hasAdvancedCustomizationFeature": true,
          "urls": {
            "published": "https://example.com"
          },
          "hidden": true
        }
      ],
      "urls": {
        "published": "https://example.com"
      },
      "icon": "gear"
    }
  ],
  "icon": "gear"
}

Add a section to a section group

post

Authorizations

user

AuthorizationstringRequired

Bearer authentication header of the form Bearer <token>.

Path parameters

organizationIdstringRequired

The unique id of the organization

siteIdstringRequired

The unique id of the site

siteSectionGroupIdstringRequired

The unique id of the site group

Body

application/json

sectionIdstringRequired

ID of the section to add to the section group

Responses

201

Section added to the section group

application/json

post

/orgs/{organizationId}/sites/{siteId}/section-groups/{siteSectionGroupId}/sections

HTTPcURLJavaScriptPython

POST /v1/orgs/{organizationId}/sites/{siteId}/section-groups/{siteSectionGroupId}/sections HTTP/1.1
Host: api.gitbook.com
Authorization: Bearer YOUR_SECRET_TOKEN
Content-Type: application/json
Accept: */*
Content-Length: 20

{
  "sectionId": "text"
}

201

Section added to the section group

{
  "object": "site-section-group",
  "id": "text",
  "title": "text",
  "sectionGroup": "text",
  "children": [
    {
      "object": "site-section",
      "id": "text",
      "title": "text",
      "description": "text",
      "default": true,
      "path": "text",
      "condition": "text",
      "sectionGroup": "text",
      "siteSpaces": [
        {
          "object": "site-space",
          "id": "text",
          "path": "text",
          "section": "text",
          "space": {
            "object": "space",
            "id": "text",
            "title": "text",
            "emoji": "🎉",
            "visibility": "public",
            "createdAt": "2025-12-10T14:24:38.352Z",
            "updatedAt": "2025-12-10T14:24:38.352Z",
            "deletedAt": "2025-12-10T14:24:38.352Z",
            "editMode": "live",
            "mergeRules": {
              "type": "inherit"
            },
            "urls": {
              "location": "https://example.com",
              "app": "https://example.com",
              "published": "https://example.com",
              "public": "https://example.com",
              "icon": "https://example.com"
            },
            "organization": "text",
            "parent": "text",
            "language": "en",
            "gitSync": {
              "repoName": "text",
              "installationProvider": "github",
              "integration": "text",
              "url": "text",
              "updatedAt": "2025-12-10T14:24:38.352Z"
            },
            "visitorAuth": {
              "backend": "custom"
            },
            "revision": "text",
            "defaultLevel": "admin",
            "comments": 1,
            "changeRequests": 1,
            "changeRequestsOpen": 1,
            "changeRequestsDraft": 1,
            "permissions": {
              "view": true,
              "access": true,
              "admin": true,
              "viewInviteLinks": true,
              "edit": true,
              "triggerGitSync": true,
              "comment": true,
              "merge": true,
              "review": true,
              "installIntegration": true
            }
          },
          "title": "text",
          "default": true,
          "condition": "text",
          "hasAdvancedCustomizationFeature": true,
          "urls": {
            "published": "https://example.com"
          },
          "hidden": true
        }
      ],
      "urls": {
        "published": "https://example.com"
      },
      "icon": "gear"
    }
  ],
  "icon": "gear"
}

Remove a section from a section group

delete

Authorizations

user

AuthorizationstringRequired

Bearer authentication header of the form Bearer <token>.

Path parameters

organizationIdstringRequired

The unique id of the organization

siteIdstringRequired

The unique id of the site

siteSectionGroupIdstringRequired

The unique id of the site group

siteSectionIdstringRequired

The unique id of the section within a site

Responses

204

Section was not part of the group

205

Section has been removed from the section group

delete

/orgs/{organizationId}/sites/{siteId}/section-groups/{siteSectionGroupId}/sections/{siteSectionId}

HTTPcURLJavaScriptPython

DELETE /v1/orgs/{organizationId}/sites/{siteId}/section-groups/{siteSectionGroupId}/sections/{siteSectionId} HTTP/1.1
Host: api.gitbook.com
Authorization: Bearer YOUR_SECRET_TOKEN
Accept: */*

No content

Deprecated

Move a site section group to a new position. (Deprecated) use sortSiteStructure instead.

post

Authorizations

user

AuthorizationstringRequired

Bearer authentication header of the form Bearer <token>.

Path parameters

organizationIdstringRequired

The unique id of the organization

siteIdstringRequired

The unique id of the site

siteSectionGroupIdstringRequired

The unique id of the site group

Body

application/json

Responses

200

Site section group moved

application/json

400

Invalid move site section group position provided

application/json

404

No matching site section group found

application/json

post

/orgs/{organizationId}/sites/{siteId}/section-groups/{siteSectionGroupId}/move

HTTPcURLJavaScriptPython

POST /v1/orgs/{organizationId}/sites/{siteId}/section-groups/{siteSectionGroupId}/move HTTP/1.1
Host: api.gitbook.com
Authorization: Bearer YOUR_SECRET_TOKEN
Content-Type: application/json
Accept: */*
Content-Length: 103

{
  "position": {
    "before": {
      "type": "site-section",
      "id": "text"
    },
    "after": {
      "type": "site-section",
      "id": "text"
    }
  }
}

{
  "object": "site-section-group",
  "id": "text",
  "title": "text",
  "sectionGroup": "text",
  "children": [
    {
      "object": "site-section",
      "id": "text",
      "title": "text",
      "description": "text",
      "default": true,
      "path": "text",
      "condition": "text",
      "sectionGroup": "text",
      "siteSpaces": [
        {
          "object": "site-space",
          "id": "text",
          "path": "text",
          "section": "text",
          "space": {
            "object": "space",
            "id": "text",
            "title": "text",
            "emoji": "🎉",
            "visibility": "public",
            "createdAt": "2025-12-10T14:24:38.352Z",
            "updatedAt": "2025-12-10T14:24:38.352Z",
            "deletedAt": "2025-12-10T14:24:38.352Z",
            "editMode": "live",
            "mergeRules": {
              "type": "inherit"
            },
            "urls": {
              "location": "https://example.com",
              "app": "https://example.com",
              "published": "https://example.com",
              "public": "https://example.com",
              "icon": "https://example.com"
            },
            "organization": "text",
            "parent": "text",
            "language": "en",
            "gitSync": {
              "repoName": "text",
              "installationProvider": "github",
              "integration": "text",
              "url": "text",
              "updatedAt": "2025-12-10T14:24:38.352Z"
            },
            "visitorAuth": {
              "backend": "custom"
            },
            "revision": "text",
            "defaultLevel": "admin",
            "comments": 1,
            "changeRequests": 1,
            "changeRequestsOpen": 1,
            "changeRequestsDraft": 1,
            "permissions": {
              "view": true,
              "access": true,
              "admin": true,
              "viewInviteLinks": true,
              "edit": true,
              "triggerGitSync": true,
              "comment": true,
              "merge": true,
              "review": true,
              "installIntegration": true
            }
          },
          "title": "text",
          "default": true,
          "condition": "text",
          "hasAdvancedCustomizationFeature": true,
          "urls": {
            "published": "https://example.com"
          },
          "hidden": true
        }
      ],
      "urls": {
        "published": "https://example.com"
      },
      "icon": "gear"
    }
  ],
  "icon": "gear"
}