diff --git a/api/public/swagger.yaml b/api/public/swagger.yaml
index dd34dd8..089b7ca 100644
--- a/api/public/swagger.yaml
+++ b/api/public/swagger.yaml
@@ -425,6 +425,27 @@ components:
                 - description
             type: object
             additionalProperties: false
+        _LeanDocument__LeanDocument_T__:
+            properties: {}
+            type: object
+        Pick__LeanDocument_T_.Exclude_keyof_LeanDocument_T_.Exclude_keyofDocument._id-or-id-or-__v_-or-%24isSingleNested__:
+            properties:
+                id:
+                    description: 'The string version of this documents _id.'
+                _id:
+                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/_LeanDocument__LeanDocument_T__'
+                    description: 'This documents _id.'
+                __v:
+                    description: 'This documents __v.'
+            type: object
+            description: 'From T, pick a set of properties whose keys are in the union K'
+        Omit__LeanDocument_this_.Exclude_keyofDocument._id-or-id-or-__v_-or-%24isSingleNested_:
+            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Pick__LeanDocument_T_.Exclude_keyof_LeanDocument_T_.Exclude_keyofDocument._id-or-id-or-__v_-or-%24isSingleNested__'
+            description: 'Construct a type with the properties of T except for those in type K.'
+        LeanDocument_this_:
+            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Omit__LeanDocument_this_.Exclude_keyofDocument._id-or-id-or-__v_-or-%24isSingleNested_'
+        IGroup:
+            $ref: '#/components/schemas/LeanDocument_this_'
         InfoResponse:
             properties:
                 mode:
@@ -1215,6 +1236,30 @@ paths:
                     application/json:
                         schema:
                             $ref: '#/components/schemas/GroupPayload'
+    '/SASjsApi/group/by/groupname/{name}':
+        get:
+            operationId: GetGroupByGroupName
+            responses:
+                '200':
+                    description: Ok
+                    content:
+                        application/json:
+                            schema:
+                                $ref: '#/components/schemas/GroupDetailsResponse'
+            summary: 'Get list of members of a group (userName). All users can request this.'
+            tags:
+                - Group
+            security:
+                -
+                    bearerAuth: []
+            parameters:
+                -
+                    description: 'The group''s name'
+                    in: path
+                    name: name
+                    required: true
+                    schema:
+                        type: string
     '/SASjsApi/group/{groupId}':
         get:
             operationId: GetGroup
@@ -1244,8 +1289,14 @@ paths:
         delete:
             operationId: DeleteGroup
             responses:
-                '204':
-                    description: 'No content'
+                '200':
+                    description: Ok
+                    content:
+                        application/json:
+                            schema:
+                                allOf:
+                                    - {$ref: '#/components/schemas/IGroup'}
+                                    - {properties: {_id: {}}, required: [_id], type: object}
             summary: 'Delete a group. Admin task only.'
             tags:
                 - Group
diff --git a/api/src/controllers/group.ts b/api/src/controllers/group.ts
index b3cbb0f..ca48360 100644
--- a/api/src/controllers/group.ts
+++ b/api/src/controllers/group.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@ interface GroupDetailsResponse {
   users: UserResponse[]
 }
 
+interface GetGroupBy {
+  groupId?: number
+  name?: string
+}
+
 @Security('bearerAuth')
 @Route('SASjsApi/group')
 @Tags('Group')
@@ -66,6 +71,18 @@ export class GroupController {
     return createGroup(body)
   }
 
+  /**
+   * @summary Get list of members of a group (userName). All users can request this.
+   * @param name The group's name
+   * @example dcgroup
+   */
+  @Get('by/groupname/{name}')
+  public async getGroupByGroupName(
+    @Path() name: string
+  ): Promise<GroupDetailsResponse> {
+    return getGroup({ name })
+  }
+
   /**
    * @summary Get list of members of a group (userName). All users can request this.
    * @param groupId The group's identifier
@@ -75,7 +92,7 @@ export class GroupController {
   public async getGroup(
     @Path() groupId: number
   ): Promise<GroupDetailsResponse> {
-    return getGroup(groupId)
+    return getGroup({ groupId })
   }
 
   /**
@@ -129,8 +146,8 @@ export class GroupController {
    */
   @Delete('{groupId}')
   public async deleteGroup(@Path() groupId: number) {
-    const { deletedCount } = await Group.deleteOne({ groupId })
-    if (deletedCount) return
+    const group = await Group.findOne({ groupId })
+    if (group) return await group.remove()
     throw new Error('No Group deleted!')
   }
 }
@@ -162,9 +179,9 @@ const createGroup = async ({
   }
 }
 
-const getGroup = async (groupId: number): Promise<GroupDetailsResponse> => {
+const getGroup = async (findBy: GetGroupBy): Promise<GroupDetailsResponse> => {
   const group = (await Group.findOne(
-    { groupId },
+    findBy,
     'groupId name description isActive users -_id'
   ).populate(
     'users',
diff --git a/api/src/model/Group.ts b/api/src/model/Group.ts
index 8ff04ff..36b7842 100644
--- a/api/src/model/Group.ts
+++ b/api/src/model/Group.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import mongoose, { Schema, model, Document, Model } from 'mongoose'
+import User from './User'
 const AutoIncrement = require('mongoose-sequence')(mongoose)
 
 export interface GroupPayload {
@@ -34,7 +35,8 @@ interface IGroupModel extends Model<IGroup> {}
 const groupSchema = new Schema<IGroupDocument>({
   name: {
     type: String,
-    required: true
+    required: true,
+    unique: true
   },
   description: {
     type: String,
@@ -46,6 +48,7 @@ const groupSchema = new Schema<IGroupDocument>({
   },
   users: [{ type: Schema.Types.ObjectId, ref: 'User' }]
 })
+
 groupSchema.plugin(AutoIncrement, { inc_field: 'groupId' })
 
 // Hooks
@@ -55,6 +58,17 @@ groupSchema.post('save', function (group: IGroup, next: Function) {
   })
 })
 
+// pre remove hook to remove all references of group from users
+groupSchema.pre('remove', async function () {
+  const userIds = this.users
+  await Promise.all(
+    userIds.map(async (userId) => {
+      const user = await User.findById(userId)
+      user?.removeGroup(this._id)
+    })
+  )
+})
+
 // Instance Methods
 groupSchema.method(
   'addUser',
diff --git a/api/src/routes/api/group.ts b/api/src/routes/api/group.ts
index 8164262..eaf4db5 100644
--- a/api/src/routes/api/group.ts
+++ b/api/src/routes/api/group.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import express from 'express'
 import { GroupController } from '../../controllers/'
 import { authenticateAccessToken, verifyAdmin } from '../../middlewares'
-import { registerGroupValidation } from '../../utils'
+import { getGroupValidation, registerGroupValidation } from '../../utils'
 
 const groupRouter = express.Router()
 
@@ -45,6 +45,25 @@ groupRouter.get('/:groupId', authenticateAccessToken, async (req, res) => {
   }
 })
 
+groupRouter.get(
+  '/by/groupname/:name',
+  authenticateAccessToken,
+  async (req, res) => {
+    const { error, value: params } = getGroupValidation(req.params)
+    if (error) return res.status(400).send(error.details[0].message)
+
+    const { name } = params
+
+    const controller = new GroupController()
+    try {
+      const response = await controller.getGroupByGroupName(name)
+      res.send(response)
+    } catch (err: any) {
+      res.status(403).send(err.toString())
+    }
+  }
+)
+
 groupRouter.post(
   '/:groupId/:userId',
   authenticateAccessToken,
diff --git a/api/src/routes/api/spec/group.spec.ts b/api/src/routes/api/spec/group.spec.ts
index b48bad8..cfa6036 100644
--- a/api/src/routes/api/spec/group.spec.ts
+++ b/api/src/routes/api/spec/group.spec.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ const user = {
 }
 
 const group = {
-  name: 'DCGroup1',
+  name: 'dcgroup1',
   description: 'DC group for testing purposes.'
 }
 
@@ -125,6 +125,43 @@ describe('group', () => {
       expect(res.body).toEqual({})
     })
 
+    it(`should delete group's reference from users' groups array`, async () => {
+      const dbGroup = await groupController.createGroup(group)
+      const dbUser1 = await userController.createUser({
+        ...user,
+        username: 'deletegroup1'
+      })
+      const dbUser2 = await userController.createUser({
+        ...user,
+        username: 'deletegroup2'
+      })
+
+      await groupController.addUserToGroup(dbGroup.groupId, dbUser1.id)
+      await groupController.addUserToGroup(dbGroup.groupId, dbUser2.id)
+
+      await request(app)
+        .delete(`/SASjsApi/group/${dbGroup.groupId}`)
+        .auth(adminAccessToken, { type: 'bearer' })
+        .send()
+        .expect(200)
+
+      const res1 = await request(app)
+        .get(`/SASjsApi/user/${dbUser1.id}`)
+        .auth(adminAccessToken, { type: 'bearer' })
+        .send()
+        .expect(200)
+
+      expect(res1.body.groups).toEqual([])
+
+      const res2 = await request(app)
+        .get(`/SASjsApi/user/${dbUser2.id}`)
+        .auth(adminAccessToken, { type: 'bearer' })
+        .send()
+        .expect(200)
+
+      expect(res2.body.groups).toEqual([])
+    })
+
     it('should respond with Forbidden if groupId is incorrect', async () => {
       const res = await request(app)
         .delete(`/SASjsApi/group/1234`)
@@ -226,6 +263,66 @@ describe('group', () => {
       expect(res.text).toEqual('Error: Group not found.')
       expect(res.body).toEqual({})
     })
+
+    describe('by group name', () => {
+      it('should respond with group', async () => {
+        const { name } = await groupController.createGroup(group)
+
+        const res = await request(app)
+          .get(`/SASjsApi/group/by/groupname/${name}`)
+          .auth(adminAccessToken, { type: 'bearer' })
+          .send()
+          .expect(200)
+
+        expect(res.body.groupId).toBeTruthy()
+        expect(res.body.name).toEqual(group.name)
+        expect(res.body.description).toEqual(group.description)
+        expect(res.body.isActive).toEqual(true)
+        expect(res.body.users).toEqual([])
+      })
+
+      it('should respond with group when access token is not of an admin account', async () => {
+        const accessToken = await generateSaveTokenAndCreateUser({
+          ...user,
+          username: 'getbyname' + user.username
+        })
+
+        const { name } = await groupController.createGroup(group)
+
+        const res = await request(app)
+          .get(`/SASjsApi/group/by/groupname/${name}`)
+          .auth(accessToken, { type: 'bearer' })
+          .send()
+          .expect(200)
+
+        expect(res.body.groupId).toBeTruthy()
+        expect(res.body.name).toEqual(group.name)
+        expect(res.body.description).toEqual(group.description)
+        expect(res.body.isActive).toEqual(true)
+        expect(res.body.users).toEqual([])
+      })
+
+      it('should respond with Unauthorized if access token is not present', async () => {
+        const res = await request(app)
+          .get('/SASjsApi/group/by/groupname/dcgroup')
+          .send()
+          .expect(401)
+
+        expect(res.text).toEqual('Unauthorized')
+        expect(res.body).toEqual({})
+      })
+
+      it('should respond with Forbidden if groupname is incorrect', async () => {
+        const res = await request(app)
+          .get('/SASjsApi/group/by/groupname/randomCharacters')
+          .auth(adminAccessToken, { type: 'bearer' })
+          .send()
+          .expect(403)
+
+        expect(res.text).toEqual('Error: Group not found.')
+        expect(res.body).toEqual({})
+      })
+    })
   })
 
   describe('getAll', () => {
@@ -245,8 +342,8 @@ describe('group', () => {
       expect(res.body).toEqual([
         {
           groupId: expect.anything(),
-          name: 'DCGroup1',
-          description: 'DC group for testing purposes.'
+          name: group.name,
+          description: group.description
         }
       ])
     })
@@ -267,8 +364,8 @@ describe('group', () => {
       expect(res.body).toEqual([
         {
           groupId: expect.anything(),
-          name: 'DCGroup1',
-          description: 'DC group for testing purposes.'
+          name: group.name,
+          description: group.description
         }
       ])
     })
@@ -309,6 +406,34 @@ describe('group', () => {
       ])
     })
 
+    it(`should add group to user's groups array`, async () => {
+      const dbGroup = await groupController.createGroup(group)
+      const dbUser = await userController.createUser({
+        ...user,
+        username: 'addUserToGroup'
+      })
+
+      await request(app)
+        .post(`/SASjsApi/group/${dbGroup.groupId}/${dbUser.id}`)
+        .auth(adminAccessToken, { type: 'bearer' })
+        .send()
+        .expect(200)
+
+      const res = await request(app)
+        .get(`/SASjsApi/user/${dbUser.id}`)
+        .auth(adminAccessToken, { type: 'bearer' })
+        .send()
+        .expect(200)
+
+      expect(res.body.groups).toEqual([
+        {
+          groupId: expect.anything(),
+          name: group.name,
+          description: group.description
+        }
+      ])
+    })
+
     it('should respond with group without duplicating user', async () => {
       const dbGroup = await groupController.createGroup(group)
       const dbUser = await userController.createUser({
@@ -412,6 +537,29 @@ describe('group', () => {
       expect(res.body.users).toEqual([])
     })
 
+    it(`should remove group from user's groups array`, async () => {
+      const dbGroup = await groupController.createGroup(group)
+      const dbUser = await userController.createUser({
+        ...user,
+        username: 'removeGroupFromUser'
+      })
+      await groupController.addUserToGroup(dbGroup.groupId, dbUser.id)
+
+      await request(app)
+        .delete(`/SASjsApi/group/${dbGroup.groupId}/${dbUser.id}`)
+        .auth(adminAccessToken, { type: 'bearer' })
+        .send()
+        .expect(200)
+
+      const res = await request(app)
+        .get(`/SASjsApi/user/${dbUser.id}`)
+        .auth(adminAccessToken, { type: 'bearer' })
+        .send()
+        .expect(200)
+
+      expect(res.body.groups).toEqual([])
+    })
+
     it('should respond with Unauthorized if access token is not present', async () => {
       const res = await request(app)
         .delete('/SASjsApi/group/123/123')
diff --git a/api/src/utils/validation.ts b/api/src/utils/validation.ts
index 3499715..d69ce12 100644
--- a/api/src/utils/validation.ts
+++ b/api/src/utils/validation.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import Joi from 'joi'
 
 const usernameSchema = Joi.string().lowercase().alphanum().min(3).max(16)
 const passwordSchema = Joi.string().min(6).max(1024)
+const groupnameSchema = Joi.string().lowercase().alphanum().min(3).max(16)
 
 export const blockFileRegex = /\.(exe|sh|htaccess)$/i
 
@@ -29,11 +30,16 @@ export const tokenValidation = (data: any): Joi.ValidationResult =>
 
 export const registerGroupValidation = (data: any): Joi.ValidationResult =>
   Joi.object({
-    name: Joi.string().min(6).required(),
+    name: groupnameSchema.required(),
     description: Joi.string(),
     isActive: Joi.boolean()
   }).validate(data)
 
+export const getGroupValidation = (data: any): Joi.ValidationResult =>
+  Joi.object({
+    name: groupnameSchema.required()
+  }).validate(data)
+
 export const registerUserValidation = (data: any): Joi.ValidationResult =>
   Joi.object({
     displayName: Joi.string().min(6).required(),