---
title: "list_target_groups. Metadata MCP tool reference"
url: https://metadata.io/developers/tools/list_target_groups
description: "List and search target groups in Metadata platform. Read tool on the Metadata MCP server, with its full JSON Schema and a real recorded response."
source: metadata.io
---

# list_target_groups

List and search target groups in Metadata platform.

Read [audiences](https://metadata.io/developers/tools/#cat-audiences)

## What it does

## Arguments

| Argument | Type |   | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| `name` | string |   | Optional name filter for searching target groups (partial matching, case-insensitive). Example: 'engineer' matches 'Engineers EMEA', 'Senior Engineers', etc. |
| `sort` | string |   | Sort criteria. Options: 'createdDate,desc' (newest first), 'createdDate,asc' (oldest first), 'name,asc' (A-Z), 'name,desc' (Z-A). Default: 'createdDate,desc' |

## Request

**Request template, not a complete runnable example.** Replace placeholders, empty objects, arrays, and zero values with valid account-specific inputs. Read required fields and nested constraints in the full schema. Confirm the account, connected channels, and referenced assets before calling a write tool.

## Response

Real, from the production server, in **299 ms**. The full response was 5,729 bytes; this is the first part of it. Values that identify a customer or disclose money are replaced with typed placeholders; keys, types and nesting are exactly as returned.

## Related

Other audiences tools:

- [archive_audience](https://metadata.io/developers/tools/archive_audience) Destructive
- [create_audience_from_segment](https://metadata.io/developers/tools/create_audience_from_segment) Writes
- [create_bombora_audience](https://metadata.io/developers/tools/create_bombora_audience) Writes
- [create_csv_upload_linkedin_native_audience](https://metadata.io/developers/tools/create_csv_upload_linkedin_native_audience) Writes
- [create_facebook_native_criteria_audience](https://metadata.io/developers/tools/create_facebook_native_criteria_audience) Writes
- [create_firmographic_audience](https://metadata.io/developers/tools/create_firmographic_audience) Writes
- [create_g2_intent_dynamic_audience](https://metadata.io/developers/tools/create_g2_intent_dynamic_audience) Writes
- [create_g2_intent_linkedin_native_dynamic_audience](https://metadata.io/developers/tools/create_g2_intent_linkedin_native_dynamic_audience) Writes

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