diff --git a/Admin/Installer.php b/Admin/Installer.php
index d6c6385..ed17332 100644
--- a/Admin/Installer.php
+++ b/Admin/Installer.php
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ class Installer extends InstallerAbstract
                     'CREATE TABLE if NOT EXISTS `' . $dbPool->get('core')->prefix . 'group` (
                             `group_id` int(11) NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
                             `group_name` varchar(50) NOT NULL,
+                            `group_status` int(11) NOT NULL,
                             `group_desc` varchar(100) DEFAULT NULL,
                             `group_created` datetime DEFAULT NULL,
                             PRIMARY KEY (`group_id`)
diff --git a/Admin/Routes/Web/Api.php b/Admin/Routes/Web/Api.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f14f21f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Admin/Routes/Web/Api.php
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+<?php
+
+use phpOMS\Router\RouteVerb;
+
+return [
+
+    '^.*/api/admin/settings.*$' => [
+        [
+            'dest' => '\Modules\Admin\Controller:apiSettingsSet',
+            'verb' => RouteVerb::SET,
+        ],
+        [
+            'dest' => '\Modules\Admin\Controller:apiSettingsGet',
+            'verb' => RouteVerb::GET,
+        ],
+    ],
+
+    '^.*/api/admin/group.*$' => [
+        [
+            'dest' => '\Modules\Admin\Controller:apiGroupCreate',
+            'verb' => RouteVerb::PUT,
+        ],
+        [
+            'dest' => '\Modules\Admin\Controller:apiGroupUpdate',
+            'verb' => RouteVerb::SET,
+        ],
+        [
+            'dest' => '\Modules\Admin\Controller:apiGroupDelete',
+            'verb' => RouteVerb::DELETE,
+        ],
+        [
+            'dest' => '\Modules\Admin\Controller:apiGroupGet',
+            'verb' => RouteVerb::GET,
+        ],
+    ],
+
+    '^.*/api/admin/account.*$' => [
+        [
+            'dest' => '\Modules\Admin\Controller:apiAccountCreate',
+            'verb' => RouteVerb::PUT,
+        ],
+        [
+            'dest' => '\Modules\Admin\Controller:apiAccountUpdate',
+            'verb' => RouteVerb::SET,
+        ],
+        [
+            'dest' => '\Modules\Admin\Controller:apiAccountDelete',
+            'verb' => RouteVerb::DELETE,
+        ],
+        [
+            'dest' => '\Modules\Admin\Controller:apiAccountGet',
+            'verb' => RouteVerb::GET,
+        ],
+    ],
+
+    '^.*/api/admin/module/status.*$' => [
+        [
+            'dest' => '\Modules\Admin\Controller:apiModuleStatusUpdate',
+            'verb' => RouteVerb::SET,
+        ],
+    ],
+];
diff --git a/Admin/Routes/Web/Backend.php b/Admin/Routes/Web/Backend.php
index 89aacc5..cb99b59 100644
--- a/Admin/Routes/Web/Backend.php
+++ b/Admin/Routes/Web/Backend.php
@@ -57,60 +57,4 @@ return [
             'verb' => RouteVerb::GET,
         ],
     ],
-
-    '^.*/api/admin/settings.*$' => [
-        [
-            'dest' => '\Modules\Admin\Controller:apiSettingsSet',
-            'verb' => RouteVerb::SET,
-        ],
-        [
-            'dest' => '\Modules\Admin\Controller:apiSettingsGet',
-            'verb' => RouteVerb::GET,
-        ],
-    ],
-
-    '^.*/api/admin/group.*$' => [
-        [
-            'dest' => '\Modules\Admin\Controller:apiGroupCreate',
-            'verb' => RouteVerb::PUT,
-        ],
-        [
-            'dest' => '\Modules\Admin\Controller:apiGroupUpdate',
-            'verb' => RouteVerb::SET,
-        ],
-        [
-            'dest' => '\Modules\Admin\Controller:apiGroupDelete',
-            'verb' => RouteVerb::DELETE,
-        ],
-        [
-            'dest' => '\Modules\Admin\Controller:apiGroupGet',
-            'verb' => RouteVerb::GET,
-        ],
-    ],
-
-    '^.*/api/admin/account.*$' => [
-        [
-            'dest' => '\Modules\Admin\Controller:apiAccountCreate',
-            'verb' => RouteVerb::PUT,
-        ],
-        [
-            'dest' => '\Modules\Admin\Controller:apiAccountUpdate',
-            'verb' => RouteVerb::SET,
-        ],
-        [
-            'dest' => '\Modules\Admin\Controller:apiAccountDelete',
-            'verb' => RouteVerb::DELETE,
-        ],
-        [
-            'dest' => '\Modules\Admin\Controller:apiAccountGet',
-            'verb' => RouteVerb::GET,
-        ],
-    ],
-
-    '^.*/api/admin/module/status.*$' => [
-        [
-            'dest' => '\Modules\Admin\Controller:apiModuleStatusUpdate',
-            'verb' => RouteVerb::SET,
-        ],
-    ],
 ];
diff --git a/Controller.php b/Controller.php
index 87d0c82..a31f8ce 100644
--- a/Controller.php
+++ b/Controller.php
@@ -15,10 +15,12 @@
  */
 namespace Modules\Admin;
 
+use Model\Message\FormValidation;
 use Modules\Admin\Models\Account;
 use Modules\Admin\Models\AccountMapper;
-use Modules\Admin\Models\GroupMapper;
 use Modules\Admin\Models\Group;
+use Modules\Admin\Models\GroupMapper;
+use phpOMS\Account\GroupStatus;
 use phpOMS\Message\RequestAbstract;
 use phpOMS\Message\ResponseAbstract;
 use phpOMS\Module\ModuleAbstract;
@@ -298,8 +300,25 @@ class Controller extends ModuleAbstract implements WebInterface
 
     public function apiGroupCreate(RequestAbstract $request, ResponseAbstract $response, $data = null)
     {
+        $val = [];
+        if (
+        $val['name'] = empty($request->getData('name'))
+            || $val['parent'] = (
+                    $request->getData('parent') !== null
+                    && !is_numeric($request->getData('parent'))
+                )
+                || $val['status'] = (
+                    $request->getData('status') === null
+                    || !GroupStatus::isValidValue((int) $request->getData('status'))
+                )
+        ) {
+            $response->set('group_create_validation', new FormValidation($val));
+
+            return;
+        }
         $group = new Group();
         $group->setName($request->getData('name'));
+        $group->setName((int) $request->getData('status'));
         $group->setDescription($request->getData('desc'));
 
         GroupMapper::create($group);
@@ -365,11 +384,11 @@ class Controller extends ModuleAbstract implements WebInterface
         $module = $request->getData('module');
         $status = $request->getData('status');
 
-        if(!$module || !$status) {
+        if (!$module || !$status) {
             // todo: create failure response
         }
 
-        switch($status) {
+        switch ($status) {
             case 'activate':
                 $done = $this->app->moduleManager->activate($module);
                 break;
diff --git a/Models/GroupMapper.php b/Models/GroupMapper.php
index 1f0a505..8f275a2 100644
--- a/Models/GroupMapper.php
+++ b/Models/GroupMapper.php
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ class GroupMapper extends DataMapperAbstract
     protected static $columns = [
         'group_id'      => ['name' => 'group_id', 'type' => 'int', 'internal' => 'id'],
         'group_name'    => ['name' => 'group_name', 'type' => 'string', 'internal' => 'name'],
+        'group_status'    => ['name' => 'group_status', 'type' => 'int', 'internal' => 'status'],
         'group_desc'    => ['name' => 'group_desc', 'type' => 'string', 'internal' => 'description'],
         'group_created' => ['name' => 'group_created', 'type' => 'DateTime', 'internal' => 'createdAt'],
     ];