diff --git a/app/api/partitions.py b/app/api/partitions.py
index bc534cf704..c3aa736db1 100644
--- a/app/api/partitions.py
+++ b/app/api/partitions.py
@@ -9,9 +9,8 @@
 """
 from flask import abort, jsonify, request
 
+from app import db
 from app.api import bp
-
-from app.api.errors import error_response
 from app.api.auth import token_auth, token_permission_required
 from app.models import FormSemestre, FormSemestreInscription, Identite
 from app.models import GroupDescr, Partition
@@ -90,6 +89,8 @@ def etud_in_group(group_id: int):
 
 
 @bp.route("/group/<int:group_id>/etudiants/query", methods=["GET"])
+@token_auth.login_required
+@token_permission_required(Permission.APIView)
 def etud_in_group_query(group_id: int):
     """Etudiants du groupe, filtrés par état"""
     etat = request.get("etat", "")
@@ -104,3 +105,83 @@ def etud_in_group_query(group_id: int):
     )
 
     return jsonify([etud.to_dict_short() for etud in query])
+
+
+@bp.route("/group/<int:group_id>/set_etudiant/<int:etudid>", methods=["POST"])
+@token_auth.login_required
+@token_permission_required(Permission.APIEditGroups)
+def set_etud_group(etudid: int, group_id: int):
+    """Affecte l'étudiant au groupe indiqué"""
+    etud = Identite.query.get_or_404(etudid)
+    group = GroupDescr.query.get_or_404(group_id)
+    if etud.id not in {e.id for e in group.partition.formsemestre.etuds}:
+        abort(404, "etud non inscrit au formsemestre du groupe")
+    groups = (
+        GroupDescr.query.filter_by(partition_id=group.partition.id)
+        .join(group_membership)
+        .filter_by(etudid=etudid)
+    )
+    ok = False
+    for group in groups:
+        if group.id == group_id:
+            ok = True
+        else:
+            group.etuds.remove(etud)
+    if not ok:
+        group.etuds.append(etud)
+    db.session.commit()
+    return jsonify({"group_id": group_id, "etudid": etudid})
+
+
+@bp.route("/partition/<int:partition_id>/group/create", methods=["POST"])
+@token_auth.login_required
+@token_permission_required(Permission.APIEditGroups)
+def group_create(partition_id: int):
+    """Création d'un groupe dans une partition
+
+    The request content type should be "application/json":
+    {
+        "group_name" : nom_du_groupe,
+    }
+    """
+    partition: Partition = Partition.query.get_or_404(partition_id)
+    data = request.get_json(force=True)  # may raise 400 Bad Request
+    group_name = data.get("group_name")
+    if group_name is None:
+        abort(404, "missing group name or invalid data format")
+    if not GroupDescr.check_name(partition, group_name):
+        abort(404, "invalid group_name")
+    group_name = group_name.strip()
+
+    group = GroupDescr(group_name=group_name, partition_id=partition_id)
+    db.session.add(group)
+    db.session.commit()
+    return jsonify(group.to_dict(with_partition=True))
+
+
+@bp.route("/group/<int:group_id>/delete", methods=["POST"])
+@token_auth.login_required
+@token_permission_required(Permission.APIEditGroups)
+def group_delete(group_id: int):
+    """Delete group"""
+    group = GroupDescr.query.get_or_404(group_id)
+    db.session.delete(group)
+    db.session.commit()
+    return jsonify({"OK": 1})
+
+
+@bp.route("/group/<init:group_id>/edit", methods=["POST"])
+@token_auth.login_required
+@token_permission_required(Permission.APIEditGroups)
+def group_edit(group_id: int):
+    """Edit a group"""
+    group: GroupDescr = GroupDescr.query.get_or_404(group_id)
+    data = request.get_json(force=True)  # may raise 400 Bad Request
+    group_name = data.get("group_name")
+    if group_name is not None:
+        if not GroupDescr.check_name(group.partition, group_name, existing=True):
+            abort(404, "invalid group_name")
+        group.group_name = group_name.strip()
+        db.session.add(group)
+        db.session.commit()
+    return jsonify(group.to_dict(with_partition=True))
diff --git a/app/models/groups.py b/app/models/groups.py
index 4eca1ca777..dc3ac5101c 100644
--- a/app/models/groups.py
+++ b/app/models/groups.py
@@ -104,6 +104,21 @@ class GroupDescr(db.Model):
             d["partition"] = self.partition.to_dict(with_groups=False)
         return d
 
+    @classmethod
+    def check_name(
+        cls, partition: "Partition", group_name: str, existing=False
+    ) -> bool:
+        """check if a group named 'group_name' can be created in the given partition.
+        If existing is True, allow a group_name already existing in the partition.
+        """
+        if not isinstance(group_name, str):
+            return False
+        if not len(group_name.strip()) > 0:
+            return False
+        if (not existing) and (group_name in [g.group_name for g in partition.groups]):
+            return False
+        return True
+
 
 group_membership = db.Table(
     "group_membership",
diff --git a/app/scodoc/sco_permissions.py b/app/scodoc/sco_permissions.py
index fd04e5105d..2a68b1a46a 100644
--- a/app/scodoc/sco_permissions.py
+++ b/app/scodoc/sco_permissions.py
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ _SCO_PERMISSIONS = (
     # 27 à 39 ... réservé pour "entreprises"
     # Api scodoc9
     (1 << 40, "APIView", "API: Lecture"),
-    (1 << 41, "APIEtudChangeGroups", "API: Modifier les groupes"),
+    (1 << 41, "APIEditGroups", "API: Modifier les groupes"),
     (1 << 42, "APIEditAllNotes", "API: Modifier toutes les notes"),
     (1 << 43, "APIAbsChange", "API: Saisir des absences"),
 )