---
name: "groupFromNetId"
type: command
status: ok
groups: ["Groups", "Multiplayer"]
arma3_since: "0.50"
locality: {"argument": null, "effect": null, "server_exec": false}
source: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/groupFromNetId
revid: 364977
updated: 2024-07-04T17:39:28Z
---

# groupFromNetId

*Command · Groups, Multiplayer · Arma 3 v0.50*

## Description

Get group from the provided unique ID. For objects, use [objectFromNetId](../commands/objectFromNetId.md).

## Syntax

```sqf
groupFromNetId id
```

**Parameters:**

- `id`: [String](../topics/String.md)

**Returns:** [Group](../topics/Group.md)

## Examples

### Example 1

```sqf
_group = groupFromNetId "4:45";
```

## Multiplayer

- In singleplayer: Arma 3 v2.18 works as described (returned [grpNull](../commands/grpNull.md) before v2.18 - see [BIS_fnc_groupFromNetId](../functions/BIS_fnc_groupFromNetId.md))
- In multiplayer: works as described

## See also

[objectFromNetId](../commands/objectFromNetId.md) · [netId](../commands/netId.md) · [BIS_fnc_objectFromNetId](../functions/BIS_fnc_objectFromNetId.md) · [BIS_fnc_netId](../functions/BIS_fnc_netId.md) · [BIS_fnc_groupFromNetId](../functions/BIS_fnc_groupFromNetId.md)

<sub>Source: [BI Community Wiki — groupFromNetId](https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/groupFromNetId) (revision 364977).</sub>