# How to Copy Members from One Group to Another Some venues with multiple deadlines a year may want to reuse the same reviewer and area chairs from cycle to cycle. In those cases, it is useful to use the python client to copy group members from one group to another rather than recruiting the same people each time. This can be done programmatically or from the UI. #### Programmatically 1. If you have not done so, you will need to [install and instantiate the openreview-py client](/getting-started/using-the-api/installing-and-instantiating-the-python-client.md). 2. Get the group you are taking members from. You can get an individual group by its id. If you are copying reviewers from one venue iteration to another, for example, do the following: ``` first_reviewer_group = client.get_group("/Reviewers") ``` 3\. Each group has a field 'members' which is a list of profile IDs or emails belonging to the members of that group. Extract the members: ``` reviewers = first_reviewer_group.members ``` 4\. Finally, you can use add\_members*\_*to\_group to add those members to your new Reviewers group. ``` client.add_members_to_group("/Reviewers", reviewers) ``` #### From the UI 1. Navigate to \/Reviewers 2. Under Group Members section click on Select All

3. Then click on Copy Selected

4. Navigate to \/Reviewers 5. Under the Group Members section select the text box area and click on Add to Group

--- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.openreview.net/how-to-guides/managing-groups/copying-members-from-one-group-to-another.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.