# CreateParameterGroup
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Creates a new parameter group. A parameter group is a collection of parameters that you apply to all of the nodes in a DAX cluster.

## Request Syntax
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```
{
   "Description": "string",
   "ParameterGroupName": "string"
}
```

## Request Parameters
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The request accepts the following data in JSON format.

**Note**  
In the following list, the required parameters are described first.

 ** [ParameterGroupName](#API_dax_CreateParameterGroup_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="DDB-dax_CreateParameterGroup-request-ParameterGroupName"></a>
The name of the parameter group to apply to all of the clusters in this replication group.  
Type: String  
Required: Yes

 ** [Description](#API_dax_CreateParameterGroup_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="DDB-dax_CreateParameterGroup-request-Description"></a>
A description of the parameter group.  
Type: String  
Required: No

## Response Syntax
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```
{
   "ParameterGroup": { 
      "Description": "string",
      "ParameterGroupName": "string"
   }
}
```

## Response Elements
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If the action is successful, the service sends back an HTTP 200 response.

The following data is returned in JSON format by the service.

 ** [ParameterGroup](#API_dax_CreateParameterGroup_ResponseSyntax) **   <a name="DDB-dax_CreateParameterGroup-response-ParameterGroup"></a>
Represents the output of a *CreateParameterGroup* action.  
Type: [ParameterGroup](API_dax_ParameterGroup.md) object

## Errors
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For information about the errors that are common to all actions, see [Common Error Types](CommonErrors.md).

 ** InvalidParameterCombinationException **   
Two or more incompatible parameters were specified.  
HTTP Status Code: 400

 ** InvalidParameterGroupStateFault **   
One or more parameters in a parameter group are in an invalid state.  
HTTP Status Code: 400

 ** InvalidParameterValueException **   
The value for a parameter is invalid.  
HTTP Status Code: 400

 ** ParameterGroupAlreadyExistsFault **   
The specified parameter group already exists.  
HTTP Status Code: 400

 ** ParameterGroupQuotaExceededFault **   
You have attempted to exceed the maximum number of parameter groups.  
HTTP Status Code: 400

 ** ServiceLinkedRoleNotFoundFault **   
The specified service linked role (SLR) was not found.  
HTTP Status Code: 400

## See Also
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For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:
+  [AWS Command Line Interface V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/cli2/dax-2017-04-19/CreateParameterGroup) 
+  [AWS SDK for .NET V4](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/DotNetSDKV4/dax-2017-04-19/CreateParameterGroup) 
+  [AWS SDK for C\$1\$1](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/dax-2017-04-19/CreateParameterGroup) 
+  [AWS SDK for Go v2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForGoV2/dax-2017-04-19/CreateParameterGroup) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/dax-2017-04-19/CreateParameterGroup) 
+  [AWS SDK for JavaScript V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaScriptV3/dax-2017-04-19/CreateParameterGroup) 
+  [AWS SDK for Kotlin](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForKotlin/dax-2017-04-19/CreateParameterGroup) 
+  [AWS SDK for PHP V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForPHPV3/dax-2017-04-19/CreateParameterGroup) 
+  [AWS SDK for Python](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/boto3/dax-2017-04-19/CreateParameterGroup) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/dax-2017-04-19/CreateParameterGroup)