> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.thefaithapp.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# List Community Groups

> Lists active community groups in the authenticated member’s church with membership state and optional filters.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /api-reference/openapi.json get /v1/community-groups
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: TheFaithApp Partner API
  version: 1.0.0
  description: >-
    The v1 API for third-party apps that sign in TheFaithApp members and access
    church-scoped content and workflows.
  contact:
    name: TheFaithApp Support
    email: support@thefaithapp.com
servers:
  - url: https://api.thefaithapp.com
    description: Production
security:
  - apiKeyAuth: []
    bearerAuth: []
tags:
  - name: Hosted Auth
    description: Sign members in through the hosted TheFaithApp authentication flow.
  - name: Core Experience
    description: Load member context and the personalized home experience.
  - name: Content
    description: >-
      Read sermons, media, YouTube videos, devotionals, and streaming
      configuration.
  - name: Engagement
    description: Manage member favorites and devotional bookmarks.
  - name: Churches
    description: Read church profiles, public directory records, and branch information.
  - name: Events & Volunteers
    description: >-
      Browse events and volunteer opportunities, then manage registrations and
      commitments.
  - name: Notifications & Bulletins
    description: Read church and member notifications and published bulletins.
  - name: Prayer
    description: Submit a prayer request for the authenticated member.
  - name: Member Connections
    description: Manage the member’s campus and ministry connections.
  - name: Community Groups
    description: >-
      Discover groups and manage membership, feeds, attendance, study guides,
      and leader notes.
  - name: Community Preferences & Research
    description: >-
      Manage community preferences, summaries, and consent-based research
      participation.
  - name: Resource Sharing
    description: Offer shared resources and manage member loan requests and transitions.
  - name: Mutual Aid
    description: >-
      Manage needs and offers, private responses, safety reports, and member
      activity.
  - name: Analytics
    description: Record product analytics events and retrieve aggregate metrics.
  - name: Notification Analytics
    description: Record and summarize notification delivery, open, and click events.
paths:
  /v1/community-groups:
    get:
      tags:
        - Community Groups
      summary: List Community Groups
      description: >-
        Lists active community groups in the authenticated member’s church with
        membership state and optional filters.
      operationId: listCommunityGroups
      parameters:
        - name: search
          in: query
          required: false
          description: Search group names and descriptions.
          schema:
            type: string
            maxLength: 100
        - name: branch_id
          in: query
          required: false
          description: Filter by church campus.
          schema:
            type: integer
            minimum: 1
        - name: type
          in: query
          required: false
          description: Filter by group type.
          schema:
            type: string
            maxLength: 100
        - name: meeting_day
          in: query
          required: false
          description: Filter by meeting day.
          schema:
            type: string
            maxLength: 30
        - name: page
          in: query
          required: false
          description: Page number.
          schema:
            type: integer
            minimum: 1
            default: 1
        - name: per_page
          in: query
          required: false
          description: Groups per page.
          schema:
            type: integer
            minimum: 1
            maximum: 50
            default: 20
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Community groups loaded.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
              examples:
                success:
                  summary: Community groups loaded.
                  value:
                    status: Success
                    data:
                      groups:
                        - id: 42
                          name: Young Adults Fellowship
                          description: >-
                            A weekly group for prayer, Bible study, and
                            community.
                          type: small_group
                          join_policy: open
                          capacity: 30
                          meeting_day: Friday
                          meeting_time: '18:30'
                          location: Central Campus, Room 4
                          is_active: true
                          branch:
                            id: 7
                            name: Central Campus
                            location: Kampala
                          active_member_count: 18
                          membership:
                            id: 84
                            role: member
                            status: active
                            source: member
                            directory_visible: true
                            approved_at: '2026-07-18T09:30:00.000000Z'
                            joined_at: '2026-07-18T09:30:00.000000Z'
                            ended_at: null
                      meta:
                        current_page: 1
                        per_page: 20
                        total: 1
                        last_page: 1
        '401':
          description: Missing or invalid API key or member bearer token.
        '403':
          description: The authenticated member is not permitted to perform this action.
        '404':
          description: >-
            The requested church-scoped resource was not found or the feature is
            disabled.
        '422':
          description: One or more request values failed validation.
components:
  securitySchemes:
    apiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: X-API-Key
      description: >-
        Client API key copied from Developer Access in the TheFaithApp
        dashboard.
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: Sanctum
      description: Member access token returned by `POST /v1/auth/token`.

````