# Create a Contact Group

Organize your contacts into groups so you can target them together in campaigns and automations.

_Last updated: 2026-09-11_


## Overview

A contact group is a named set of contacts you can target together — for example when choosing an audience for a scheduled automation. This guide walks through creating one.

## Open Contact Groups

### Step 1 — Open Contact Groups

From the left sidebar, click Contact Groups, then click Add Group.

## Name the group

### Step 2 — Enter a group name

Type a name for the group.

## Create the group

### Step 3 — Review and create

Check the name, then click Create.

> **NOTE: You can add contacts afterward**
> Creating the group here doesn't add any contacts to it yet — assign contacts to the group from the Contacts page after it's created.

## Expected result

The new group appears in your Contact Groups list, and becomes available wherever you can target an audience by group.

## See also

[Manage Your Contacts](/docs/features-manage-contacts) · [Create a Scheduled Automation](/docs/features-create-scheduled-automation) to target a group with an automated message.

## Related articles

- [Create a Campaign](/docs/features-create-campaign) — Send a WhatsApp campaign to your contacts: create it, pick a template, choose recipients, and review before sending.
- [Create a Message Template](/docs/features-create-template) — Create and submit a WhatsApp message template for Meta approval, then use it in a campaign.
- [Create a Contact](/docs/features-create-contact) — Add a single contact to your account manually.
- [Import Contacts](/docs/features-import-contacts) — Bulk-add or update contacts from a CSV or Excel file.