diff --git a/packages/api/src/entity/groups/group.ts b/packages/api/src/entity/groups/group.ts
index bce8d2234..4d300d762 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/entity/groups/group.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/entity/groups/group.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import { User } from '../user'
 @Entity()
 export class Group {
   @PrimaryGeneratedColumn('uuid')
-  id?: string
+  id!: string
 
   @Column('text')
   name!: string
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ export class Group {
   createdBy!: User
 
   @CreateDateColumn()
-  createdAt?: Date
+  createdAt!: Date
 
   @UpdateDateColumn()
-  updatedAt?: Date
+  updatedAt!: Date
 }
diff --git a/packages/api/src/entity/profile.ts b/packages/api/src/entity/profile.ts
index a30d057cf..b5f04b48d 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/entity/profile.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/entity/profile.ts
@@ -33,4 +33,7 @@ export class Profile {
 
   @UpdateDateColumn()
   updatedAt!: Date
+
+  @Column('boolean', { default: false })
+  private!: boolean
 }
diff --git a/packages/api/src/generated/graphql.ts b/packages/api/src/generated/graphql.ts
index 946be9a8c..e63a31b11 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/generated/graphql.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/generated/graphql.ts
@@ -275,6 +275,29 @@ export type CreateArticleSuccess = {
   user: User;
 };
 
+export type CreateGroupError = {
+  __typename?: 'CreateGroupError';
+  errorCodes: Array<CreateGroupErrorCode>;
+};
+
+export enum CreateGroupErrorCode {
+  BadRequest = 'BAD_REQUEST',
+  Unauthorized = 'UNAUTHORIZED'
+}
+
+export type CreateGroupInput = {
+  expiresInDays?: InputMaybe<Scalars['Int']>;
+  maxMembers?: InputMaybe<Scalars['Int']>;
+  name: Scalars['String'];
+};
+
+export type CreateGroupResult = CreateGroupError | CreateGroupSuccess;
+
+export type CreateGroupSuccess = {
+  __typename?: 'CreateGroupSuccess';
+  group: RecommendationGroup;
+};
+
 export type CreateHighlightError = {
   __typename?: 'CreateHighlightError';
   errorCodes: Array<CreateHighlightErrorCode>;
@@ -1066,6 +1089,7 @@ export type Mutation = {
   addPopularRead: AddPopularReadResult;
   createArticle: CreateArticleResult;
   createArticleSavingRequest: CreateArticleSavingRequestResult;
+  createGroup: CreateGroupResult;
   createHighlight: CreateHighlightResult;
   createHighlightReply: CreateHighlightReplyResult;
   createLabel: CreateLabelResult;
@@ -1140,6 +1164,11 @@ export type MutationCreateArticleSavingRequestArgs = {
 };
 
 
+export type MutationCreateGroupArgs = {
+  input: CreateGroupInput;
+};
+
+
 export type MutationCreateHighlightArgs = {
   input: CreateHighlightInput;
 };
@@ -1696,6 +1725,17 @@ export type RecentSearchesSuccess = {
   searches: Array<RecentSearch>;
 };
 
+export type RecommendationGroup = {
+  __typename?: 'RecommendationGroup';
+  admins: Array<User>;
+  createdAt: Scalars['Date'];
+  id: Scalars['ID'];
+  inviteUrl: Scalars['String'];
+  members: Array<User>;
+  name: Scalars['String'];
+  updatedAt: Scalars['Date'];
+};
+
 export type Reminder = {
   __typename?: 'Reminder';
   archiveUntil: Scalars['Boolean'];
@@ -2909,6 +2949,11 @@ export type ResolversTypes = {
   CreateArticleSavingRequestResult: ResolversTypes['CreateArticleSavingRequestError'] | ResolversTypes['CreateArticleSavingRequestSuccess'];
   CreateArticleSavingRequestSuccess: ResolverTypeWrapper<CreateArticleSavingRequestSuccess>;
   CreateArticleSuccess: ResolverTypeWrapper<CreateArticleSuccess>;
+  CreateGroupError: ResolverTypeWrapper<CreateGroupError>;
+  CreateGroupErrorCode: CreateGroupErrorCode;
+  CreateGroupInput: CreateGroupInput;
+  CreateGroupResult: ResolversTypes['CreateGroupError'] | ResolversTypes['CreateGroupSuccess'];
+  CreateGroupSuccess: ResolverTypeWrapper<CreateGroupSuccess>;
   CreateHighlightError: ResolverTypeWrapper<CreateHighlightError>;
   CreateHighlightErrorCode: CreateHighlightErrorCode;
   CreateHighlightInput: CreateHighlightInput;
@@ -3090,6 +3135,7 @@ export type ResolversTypes = {
   RecentSearchesErrorCode: RecentSearchesErrorCode;
   RecentSearchesResult: ResolversTypes['RecentSearchesError'] | ResolversTypes['RecentSearchesSuccess'];
   RecentSearchesSuccess: ResolverTypeWrapper<RecentSearchesSuccess>;
+  RecommendationGroup: ResolverTypeWrapper<RecommendationGroup>;
   Reminder: ResolverTypeWrapper<Reminder>;
   ReminderError: ResolverTypeWrapper<ReminderError>;
   ReminderErrorCode: ReminderErrorCode;
@@ -3331,6 +3377,10 @@ export type ResolversParentTypes = {
   CreateArticleSavingRequestResult: ResolversParentTypes['CreateArticleSavingRequestError'] | ResolversParentTypes['CreateArticleSavingRequestSuccess'];
   CreateArticleSavingRequestSuccess: CreateArticleSavingRequestSuccess;
   CreateArticleSuccess: CreateArticleSuccess;
+  CreateGroupError: CreateGroupError;
+  CreateGroupInput: CreateGroupInput;
+  CreateGroupResult: ResolversParentTypes['CreateGroupError'] | ResolversParentTypes['CreateGroupSuccess'];
+  CreateGroupSuccess: CreateGroupSuccess;
   CreateHighlightError: CreateHighlightError;
   CreateHighlightInput: CreateHighlightInput;
   CreateHighlightReplyError: CreateHighlightReplyError;
@@ -3475,6 +3525,7 @@ export type ResolversParentTypes = {
   RecentSearchesError: RecentSearchesError;
   RecentSearchesResult: ResolversParentTypes['RecentSearchesError'] | ResolversParentTypes['RecentSearchesSuccess'];
   RecentSearchesSuccess: RecentSearchesSuccess;
+  RecommendationGroup: RecommendationGroup;
   Reminder: Reminder;
   ReminderError: ReminderError;
   ReminderResult: ResolversParentTypes['ReminderError'] | ResolversParentTypes['ReminderSuccess'];
@@ -3830,6 +3881,20 @@ export type CreateArticleSuccessResolvers<ContextType = ResolverContext, ParentT
   __isTypeOf?: IsTypeOfResolverFn<ParentType, ContextType>;
 };
 
+export type CreateGroupErrorResolvers<ContextType = ResolverContext, ParentType extends ResolversParentTypes['CreateGroupError'] = ResolversParentTypes['CreateGroupError']> = {
+  errorCodes?: Resolver<Array<ResolversTypes['CreateGroupErrorCode']>, ParentType, ContextType>;
+  __isTypeOf?: IsTypeOfResolverFn<ParentType, ContextType>;
+};
+
+export type CreateGroupResultResolvers<ContextType = ResolverContext, ParentType extends ResolversParentTypes['CreateGroupResult'] = ResolversParentTypes['CreateGroupResult']> = {
+  __resolveType: TypeResolveFn<'CreateGroupError' | 'CreateGroupSuccess', ParentType, ContextType>;
+};
+
+export type CreateGroupSuccessResolvers<ContextType = ResolverContext, ParentType extends ResolversParentTypes['CreateGroupSuccess'] = ResolversParentTypes['CreateGroupSuccess']> = {
+  group?: Resolver<ResolversTypes['RecommendationGroup'], ParentType, ContextType>;
+  __isTypeOf?: IsTypeOfResolverFn<ParentType, ContextType>;
+};
+
 export type CreateHighlightErrorResolvers<ContextType = ResolverContext, ParentType extends ResolversParentTypes['CreateHighlightError'] = ResolversParentTypes['CreateHighlightError']> = {
   errorCodes?: Resolver<Array<ResolversTypes['CreateHighlightErrorCode']>, ParentType, ContextType>;
   __isTypeOf?: IsTypeOfResolverFn<ParentType, ContextType>;
@@ -4417,6 +4482,7 @@ export type MutationResolvers<ContextType = ResolverContext, ParentType extends
   addPopularRead?: Resolver<ResolversTypes['AddPopularReadResult'], ParentType, ContextType, RequireFields<MutationAddPopularReadArgs, 'name'>>;
   createArticle?: Resolver<ResolversTypes['CreateArticleResult'], ParentType, ContextType, RequireFields<MutationCreateArticleArgs, 'input'>>;
   createArticleSavingRequest?: Resolver<ResolversTypes['CreateArticleSavingRequestResult'], ParentType, ContextType, RequireFields<MutationCreateArticleSavingRequestArgs, 'input'>>;
+  createGroup?: Resolver<ResolversTypes['CreateGroupResult'], ParentType, ContextType, RequireFields<MutationCreateGroupArgs, 'input'>>;
   createHighlight?: Resolver<ResolversTypes['CreateHighlightResult'], ParentType, ContextType, RequireFields<MutationCreateHighlightArgs, 'input'>>;
   createHighlightReply?: Resolver<ResolversTypes['CreateHighlightReplyResult'], ParentType, ContextType, RequireFields<MutationCreateHighlightReplyArgs, 'input'>>;
   createLabel?: Resolver<ResolversTypes['CreateLabelResult'], ParentType, ContextType, RequireFields<MutationCreateLabelArgs, 'input'>>;
@@ -4616,6 +4682,17 @@ export type RecentSearchesSuccessResolvers<ContextType = ResolverContext, Parent
   __isTypeOf?: IsTypeOfResolverFn<ParentType, ContextType>;
 };
 
+export type RecommendationGroupResolvers<ContextType = ResolverContext, ParentType extends ResolversParentTypes['RecommendationGroup'] = ResolversParentTypes['RecommendationGroup']> = {
+  admins?: Resolver<Array<ResolversTypes['User']>, ParentType, ContextType>;
+  createdAt?: Resolver<ResolversTypes['Date'], ParentType, ContextType>;
+  id?: Resolver<ResolversTypes['ID'], ParentType, ContextType>;
+  inviteUrl?: Resolver<ResolversTypes['String'], ParentType, ContextType>;
+  members?: Resolver<Array<ResolversTypes['User']>, ParentType, ContextType>;
+  name?: Resolver<ResolversTypes['String'], ParentType, ContextType>;
+  updatedAt?: Resolver<ResolversTypes['Date'], ParentType, ContextType>;
+  __isTypeOf?: IsTypeOfResolverFn<ParentType, ContextType>;
+};
+
 export type ReminderResolvers<ContextType = ResolverContext, ParentType extends ResolversParentTypes['Reminder'] = ResolversParentTypes['Reminder']> = {
   archiveUntil?: Resolver<ResolversTypes['Boolean'], ParentType, ContextType>;
   id?: Resolver<ResolversTypes['ID'], ParentType, ContextType>;
@@ -5341,6 +5418,9 @@ export type Resolvers<ContextType = ResolverContext> = {
   CreateArticleSavingRequestResult?: CreateArticleSavingRequestResultResolvers<ContextType>;
   CreateArticleSavingRequestSuccess?: CreateArticleSavingRequestSuccessResolvers<ContextType>;
   CreateArticleSuccess?: CreateArticleSuccessResolvers<ContextType>;
+  CreateGroupError?: CreateGroupErrorResolvers<ContextType>;
+  CreateGroupResult?: CreateGroupResultResolvers<ContextType>;
+  CreateGroupSuccess?: CreateGroupSuccessResolvers<ContextType>;
   CreateHighlightError?: CreateHighlightErrorResolvers<ContextType>;
   CreateHighlightReplyError?: CreateHighlightReplyErrorResolvers<ContextType>;
   CreateHighlightReplyResult?: CreateHighlightReplyResultResolvers<ContextType>;
@@ -5468,6 +5548,7 @@ export type Resolvers<ContextType = ResolverContext> = {
   RecentSearchesError?: RecentSearchesErrorResolvers<ContextType>;
   RecentSearchesResult?: RecentSearchesResultResolvers<ContextType>;
   RecentSearchesSuccess?: RecentSearchesSuccessResolvers<ContextType>;
+  RecommendationGroup?: RecommendationGroupResolvers<ContextType>;
   Reminder?: ReminderResolvers<ContextType>;
   ReminderError?: ReminderErrorResolvers<ContextType>;
   ReminderResult?: ReminderResultResolvers<ContextType>;
diff --git a/packages/api/src/generated/schema.graphql b/packages/api/src/generated/schema.graphql
index 62eee676c..6c024eefa 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/generated/schema.graphql
+++ b/packages/api/src/generated/schema.graphql
@@ -232,6 +232,27 @@ type CreateArticleSuccess {
   user: User!
 }
 
+type CreateGroupError {
+  errorCodes: [CreateGroupErrorCode!]!
+}
+
+enum CreateGroupErrorCode {
+  BAD_REQUEST
+  UNAUTHORIZED
+}
+
+input CreateGroupInput {
+  expiresInDays: Int
+  maxMembers: Int
+  name: String!
+}
+
+union CreateGroupResult = CreateGroupError | CreateGroupSuccess
+
+type CreateGroupSuccess {
+  group: RecommendationGroup!
+}
+
 type CreateHighlightError {
   errorCodes: [CreateHighlightErrorCode!]!
 }
@@ -948,6 +969,7 @@ type Mutation {
   addPopularRead(name: String!): AddPopularReadResult!
   createArticle(input: CreateArticleInput!): CreateArticleResult!
   createArticleSavingRequest(input: CreateArticleSavingRequestInput!): CreateArticleSavingRequestResult!
+  createGroup(input: CreateGroupInput!): CreateGroupResult!
   createHighlight(input: CreateHighlightInput!): CreateHighlightResult!
   createHighlightReply(input: CreateHighlightReplyInput!): CreateHighlightReplyResult!
   createLabel(input: CreateLabelInput!): CreateLabelResult!
@@ -1181,6 +1203,16 @@ type RecentSearchesSuccess {
   searches: [RecentSearch!]!
 }
 
+type RecommendationGroup {
+  admins: [User!]!
+  createdAt: Date!
+  id: ID!
+  inviteUrl: String!
+  members: [User!]!
+  name: String!
+  updatedAt: Date!
+}
+
 type Reminder {
   archiveUntil: Boolean!
   id: ID!
diff --git a/packages/api/src/resolvers/function_resolvers.ts b/packages/api/src/resolvers/function_resolvers.ts
index 2648160a7..c23b683a7 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/resolvers/function_resolvers.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/resolvers/function_resolvers.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import {
   articleSavingRequestResolver,
   createArticleResolver,
   createArticleSavingRequestResolver,
+  createGroupResolver,
   createHighlightResolver,
   createLabelResolver,
   createNewsletterEmailResolver,
@@ -186,6 +187,7 @@ export const functionResolvers = {
     saveFilter: saveFilterResolver,
     deleteFilter: deleteFilterResolver,
     moveFilter: moveFilterResolver,
+    createGroup: createGroupResolver,
   },
   Query: {
     me: getMeUserResolver,
@@ -634,4 +636,5 @@ export const functionResolvers = {
   ...resultResolveTypeResolver('Filters'),
   ...resultResolveTypeResolver('DeleteFilter'),
   ...resultResolveTypeResolver('MoveFilter'),
+  ...resultResolveTypeResolver('CreateGroup'),
 }
diff --git a/packages/api/src/resolvers/index.ts b/packages/api/src/resolvers/index.ts
index ee324050e..f1cf2d8e2 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/resolvers/index.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/resolvers/index.ts
@@ -23,3 +23,4 @@ export * from './api_key'
 export * from './integrations'
 export * from './rules'
 export * from './filters'
+export * from './recommendations'
diff --git a/packages/api/src/resolvers/recommendations/index.ts b/packages/api/src/resolvers/recommendations/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a040188f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/api/src/resolvers/recommendations/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+import {
+  CreateGroupError,
+  CreateGroupErrorCode,
+  CreateGroupSuccess,
+  MutationCreateGroupArgs,
+} from '../../generated/graphql'
+import { createGroup } from '../../services/create_group'
+import { authorized, userDataToUser } from '../../utils/helpers'
+import { homePageURL } from '../../env'
+import { getRepository } from '../../entity/utils'
+import { User } from '../../entity/user'
+
+export const createGroupResolver = authorized<
+  CreateGroupSuccess,
+  CreateGroupError,
+  MutationCreateGroupArgs
+>(async (_, { input }, { claims: { uid }, log }) => {
+  log.info('Creating group', {
+    input,
+    labels: {
+      source: 'resolver',
+      resolver: 'createGroupResolver',
+      uid,
+    },
+  })
+
+  try {
+    const userData = await getRepository(User).findOne({
+      where: { id: uid },
+      relations: ['profile'],
+    })
+    if (!userData) {
+      return {
+        errorCodes: [CreateGroupErrorCode.Unauthorized],
+      }
+    }
+
+    const [group, invite] = await createGroup({
+      admin: userData,
+      name: input.name,
+      maxMembers: input.maxMembers,
+      expiresInDays: input.expiresInDays,
+    })
+
+    const inviteUrl = `${homePageURL()}/invite/${invite.code}`
+    const user = userDataToUser(userData)
+
+    return {
+      group: {
+        ...group,
+        inviteUrl,
+        admins: [user],
+        members: [user],
+      },
+    }
+  } catch (error) {
+    log.error('Error creating group', {
+      error,
+      labels: {
+        source: 'resolver',
+        resolver: 'createGroupResolver',
+        uid,
+      },
+    })
+
+    return {
+      errorCodes: [CreateGroupErrorCode.BadRequest],
+    }
+  }
+})
diff --git a/packages/api/src/schema.ts b/packages/api/src/schema.ts
index 13e67f122..4da7c1c8d 100755
--- a/packages/api/src/schema.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/schema.ts
@@ -2137,6 +2137,37 @@ const schema = gql`
     NOT_FOUND
   }
 
+  input CreateGroupInput {
+    name: String! @sanitize(maxLength: 140)
+    maxMembers: Int
+    expiresInDays: Int
+  }
+
+  union CreateGroupResult = CreateGroupSuccess | CreateGroupError
+
+  type CreateGroupSuccess {
+    group: RecommendationGroup!
+  }
+
+  type RecommendationGroup {
+    id: ID!
+    name: String!
+    inviteUrl: String!
+    admins: [User!]!
+    members: [User!]!
+    createdAt: Date!
+    updatedAt: Date!
+  }
+
+  type CreateGroupError {
+    errorCodes: [CreateGroupErrorCode!]!
+  }
+
+  enum CreateGroupErrorCode {
+    UNAUTHORIZED
+    BAD_REQUEST
+  }
+
   # Mutations
   type Mutation {
     googleLogin(input: GoogleLoginInput!): LoginResult!
@@ -2214,6 +2245,7 @@ const schema = gql`
     saveFilter(input: SaveFilterInput!): SaveFilterResult!
     deleteFilter(id: ID!): DeleteFilterResult!
     moveFilter(input: MoveFilterInput!): MoveFilterResult!
+    createGroup(input: CreateGroupInput!): CreateGroupResult!
   }
 
   # FIXME: remove sort from feedArticles after all cached tabs are closed
diff --git a/packages/api/src/services/create_group.ts b/packages/api/src/services/create_group.ts
index a8897460b..6a50cd130 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/services/create_group.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/services/create_group.ts
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ import { AppDataSource } from '../server'
 export const createGroup = async (input: {
   admin: User
   name: string
-  maxMembers?: number
-  expiresInDays?: number
+  maxMembers?: number | null
+  expiresInDays?: number | null
 }): Promise<[Group, Invite]> => {
   const [group, invite] = await AppDataSource.transaction<[Group, Invite]>(
     async (t) => {
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export const createGroup = async (input: {
         group,
         code,
         createdBy: input.admin,
-        maxMembers: input.maxMembers || 50,
+        maxMembers: input.maxMembers || 12,
         expirationTime: expirationTime,
       })
       // Add the admin to the group as its first user
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ export const createGroup = async (input: {
         user: input.admin,
         group,
         invite,
+        isAdmin: true,
       })
       return [group, invite]
     }