| `search` | string | no | Return the list of authorized groups matching the search criteria |
| `search` | string | no | Return the list of authorized groups matching the search criteria |
| `order_by` | string | no | Order groups by `name`, `path`, `id`, or `similarity` (if searching, [introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/332889) in GitLab 14.1). Default is `name` |
| `order_by` | string | no | Order groups by `name`, `path`, `id`, or `similarity` (if searching, [introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/332889) in GitLab 14.1). Default is `name` |
| `sort` | string | no | Order groups in `asc` or `desc` order. Default is `asc` |
| `sort` | string | no | Order groups in `asc` or `desc` order. Default is `asc` |
| `statistics` | boolean | no | Include group statistics (administrators only)|
| `statistics` | boolean | no | Include group statistics (administrators only).<br>*Note:* The REST API response does not provide the full `RootStorageStatistics` data that is shown in the UI. To match the data in the UI, use GraphQL instead of REST. For more information, see the [Group GraphQL reference](../api/graphql/reference/index.md#group).|
| `with_custom_attributes` | boolean | no | Include [custom attributes](custom_attributes.md) in response (administrators only) |
| `with_custom_attributes` | boolean | no | Include [custom attributes](custom_attributes.md) in response (administrators only) |
| `owned` | boolean | no | Limit to groups explicitly owned by the current user |
| `owned` | boolean | no | Limit to groups explicitly owned by the current user |
| `min_access_level` | integer | no | Limit to groups where current user has at least this [role (`access_level`)](members.md#roles) |
| `min_access_level` | integer | no | Limit to groups where current user has at least this [role (`access_level`)](members.md#roles) |
