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import { TypeList } from "docs-ui"

# CreateCustomerGroupDTO

The customer group to be created.

<TypeList types={[{"name":"name","type":"`string`","description":"The name of the customer group.","optional":false,"defaultValue":"","expandable":false,"children":[]},{"name":"metadata","type":"[MetadataType](../../types/customer.MetadataType/page.mdx)","description":"Holds custom data in key-value pairs.","optional":true,"defaultValue":"","expandable":false,"children":[]},{"name":"created_by","type":"`string`","description":"Who created the customer group. For example,\nthe ID of the user that created the customer group.","optional":true,"defaultValue":"","expandable":false,"children":[]}]} expandUrl="https://docs.medusajs.com/learn/fundamentals/data-models/manage-relationships#retrieve-records-of-relation" sectionTitle="CreateCustomerGroupDTO"/>