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I am calling the API to create a custom data set that extends "Organizations" of type "Primary Organization". ( This is a custom contact subtype that I previously created in the UI)

My code is:
$params_a = array(
                'title'            => 'Update Test Group 1',
                'name'             => 'update_test_group_abc',
                'extends'          => array(  'Organization', array('Primary Organization')) ,
                'extends_entity_column_id' => 4,
                'weight'           => 1,
                'collapse_display' => 0,
                'style'            => 'Inline',
                'help_pre'         => 'This is Pre Help For Test Group 1',
                'help_post'        => 'This is Post Help For Test Group 1',
                'is_active'        => 1
                );

require_once("api/v2/CustomGroup.php");

$customGroup_a =& civicrm_custom_group_create($params_a);

But the resulting custom field group only extends organization, NOT my contact subtype.     The output array of the API is:
(
    [id] => 25
    [name] => update_test_group_abc
    [title] => Update Test Group 1
    [extends] => Organization
    [extends_entity_column_id] => null
    [extends_entity_column_value] => Primary Organization
    [style] => Inline
    [collapse_display] => 0
    [help_pre] => This is Pre Help For Test Group 1
    [help_post] => This is Post Help For Test Group 1
    [weight] => 1
    [is_active] => 1
    [table_name] => civicrm_value_update_test_group_1_25
    [is_multiple] =>
    [min_multiple] =>
    [max_multiple] => null
    [collapse_adv_display] =>
    [created_id] =>
    [created_date] =>
    [is_error] => 0
)

I updated my code to use API version 3, but I am having the same issue.

The return value from calling the API is:
 [is_error] => 0
    [version] => 3
    [count] => 1
    [id] => 26
    [values] => Array
        (
            [26] => Array
                (
                    [id] => 26
                    [name] => update_test_group_abc
                    [title] => Update Test Group 1
                    [extends] => Organization
                    [extends_entity_column_id] => null
                    [extends_entity_column_value] => Array
                        (
                           

• => Primary Organization

                        )

                    [style] => Inline
                    [collapse_display] => 0
                    [help_pre] => This is Pre Help For Test Group 1
                    [help_post] => This is Post Help For Test Group 1
                    [weight] => 1
                    [is_active] => 1
                    [table_name] => civicrm_value_update_test_group_1_26
                    [is_multiple] =>
                    [min_multiple] =>
                    [max_multiple] => null
                    [collapse_adv_display] =>
                    [created_id] =>
                    [created_date] =>
                )

        )

Cool,

I don't know if it is what you did, but I find way easier to use the api explorer to discover & find the right parameter than changing code

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