diff --git a/api.sh b/api.sh
index 5d0a3f9..b18bf2f 100755
--- a/api.sh
+++ b/api.sh
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ XI_URL=""
 curl="curl -k -s"
 # curl -XGET "https://192.168.1.19/nagiosxi/api/v1/objects/service?apikey=<key>"
 
+doCreate=""
 myHost=""
 myService=""
 myHG=""
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ api_command=""
 
 while [ -n "$1" ]; do
   case "$1" in
+    --create) doCreate="true"; shift 1;;
     --key) APIKEY="$2"; shift 2;;
     --url) XI_URL="$2"; shift 2;;
     --save) mySave="$2"; shift 2;;
@@ -43,12 +45,36 @@ do_api() {
   $curl -XGET -k "$url"
 }
 
+# curl -XPOST "http://192.168.1.128/nagiosxi/api/v1/config/hostgroup?apikey=fsZZ4pXaKaVjSG7IYcjMRYhK8NqcqN2NGPck8gPhFoZMJGKj4YUjZCF8qSqsK7Ln&pretty=1" -d "hostgroup_name=testapihostgroup&alias=HostGroup&applyconfig=1"
+do_api_post() {
+  api_start="$1"
+  api_command="$2"
+  url="${XI_URL}/nagiosxi/api/v1/${api_start}/${api_command}?apikey=${APIKEY}&pretty=0"
+  $curl -XPOST -k "$url" -d "hostgroup_name=$myHG&alias=$myHG&applyconfig=0"
+}
+
 # If we were given specific API start/commands, then let's do that and exit
 if [ -n "$api_start" -a -n "$api_command" ]; then
   do_api ${api_start} ${api_command}
   exit
 fi
 
+# At this time, all we can create ia a hostgroup
+create_hostgroup() {
+  do_api_post config hostgroup
+}
+
+do_create() {
+  [ -n "$myHG" ] && create_hostgroup
+  exit
+}
+
+# If we said "--create" then we want to make something
+if [ -n "$doCreate" ]; then
+  do_create
+  exit
+fi
+
 # Grab a copy of the JSON data so we don't have to keep making calls over and over
 # If we used an existing file, then just use that
 if [ -z "$myFile" ]; then