How to create a Channel Field Group using API

Question

I am creating an extension where on install I am creating a Channel and adding Fields to the Channel using the EE API. I have found all the API functions to do this but the one thing I have not found in the API is how to create the Channel Field Group that the Fields get added to.

Anyone know where to find documentation on how to create the Channel Field Group?

Answer 1

So there is no way to do this with the EE API. You need to use the Database class and use the insert function like so.

    ee()->db->insert(
        'field_groups',
        array(
            'site_id'  => 1,
            'group_name'  => 'Group Name'
        )
    );

    $group_id = ee()->db->insert_id();

    return $group_id;