In this example we create a new group. Watch carefully the single and double
quotes.
This example creates a new group. Be aware of the use of single (`'`) and double
(`"`) quotes.
```shell
curl --request POST --header"PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>"--header"Content-Type: application/json"--data'{"path": "my-group", "name": "My group"}'"https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups"
```
For readability, you can also set up the `--data` by using the following format:
```shell
curl --request POST \
--url"https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups"\
--header"content-type: application/json"\
--header"PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>"\
--data'{
"path": "my-group",
"name": "My group"
}'
```
### Post data using form-data
Instead of using JSON or urlencode you can use multipart/form-data which
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# Monitor your CI/CD environment's metrics **(CORE)**
# Monitor your environment's metrics **(CORE)**
GitLab helps your team monitor the health and performance of your applications
and infrastructure by turning statistics and log files into charts and graphs