# GetDistributionGroups Method

## Overloads

| [GetDistributionGroups(Guid)](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/qlikview-developer/September2026/Subsystems/QMSAPIref/Content/PIX.Services.V12.Api4.IQMS4.GetDistributionGroups.htm#PIX_Services_V12_Api4_IQMS4_GetDistributionGroups_System_Guid_) |  | Gets QDS loadbalancer groups for specific QDS. |
| --- | --- | --- |

[](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/qlikview-developer/Subsystems/QMSAPIref/Content/PIX.Services.V12.Api4.IQMS4.GetDistributionGroups.htm) [](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/qlikview-developer/Subsystems/QMSAPIref/Content/PIX.Services.V12.Api4.IQMS4.GetDistributionGroups.htm)

## GetDistributionGroups(Guid)

Gets QDS loadbalancer groups for specific QDS.

### Declaration

```

          IEnumerable<string> GetDistributionGroups(Guid qdsId)
    
  
```

### Parameters

| Type | Name | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| System.Guid | qdsId | The ID of the QDS |

### Returns

| Type | Description |
| --- | --- |
| System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable&lt;System.String&gt; | Collection of all the distribution groups for the specific QDS. |

### Remarks

##### security

Requires membership of local group *QlikView Management API*.

### Examples

The following code example uses the QMS API to get all distribution groups for the specific QDS. If everything goes well it prints the number of groups. If anything goes wrong it prints an error message.

The service key injection is assumed to be handled behind the scenes. For an example of how to inject the service key, see Samples.

```
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using QMSAPI;

class Program
{
    static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        try
        {
           // create a QMS API client
           IQMS2 apiClient = new QMS2Client();

           //retrieve a time limited service key
           ServiceKeyClientMessageInspector.ServiceKey = apiClient.GetTimeLimitedServiceKey();

           //get all QDS services
           ServiceInfo[] qdsServices = apiClient.GetServices(ServiceTypes.QlikViewDistributionService);

           //get all distribution groups for the first QDS in the list
           IEnumerable<string>  groups = apiClient.GetDistributionGroups(qdsServices[0].ID);

           Console.WriteLine("There are " + groups.Count() + " distribution groups for the QDS with the ID: " + qdsServices[0].ID);
        }
        catch(Exception e)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("An error occured: " + e.Message);
        }
        // wait for user to press any key
        Console.ReadLine();
    }
}
```