diff --git a/pbs-api-types/src/jobs.rs b/pbs-api-types/src/jobs.rs
index 601d86f9..2a7e201b 100644
--- a/pbs-api-types/src/jobs.rs
+++ b/pbs-api-types/src/jobs.rs
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ pub struct VerificationJobStatus {
             optional: true,
             type: Userid,
         },
-        groups: {
+        "group-filter": {
             schema: GROUP_FILTER_LIST_SCHEMA,
             optional: true,
         },
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ pub struct TapeBackupJobSetup {
     #[serde(skip_serializing_if="Option::is_none")]
     pub notify_user: Option<Userid>,
     #[serde(skip_serializing_if="Option::is_none")]
-    pub groups: Option<Vec<GroupFilter>>,
+    pub group_filter: Option<Vec<GroupFilter>>,
 }
 
 #[api(
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ pub const GROUP_FILTER_LIST_SCHEMA: Schema = ArraySchema::new("List of group fil
             optional: true,
             schema: SYNC_SCHEDULE_SCHEMA,
         },
-        groups: {
+        "group-filter": {
             schema: GROUP_FILTER_LIST_SCHEMA,
             optional: true,
         },
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ pub struct SyncJobConfig {
     #[serde(skip_serializing_if="Option::is_none")]
     pub schedule: Option<String>,
     #[serde(skip_serializing_if="Option::is_none")]
-    pub groups: Option<Vec<GroupFilter>>,
+    pub group_filter: Option<Vec<GroupFilter>>,
 }
 
 #[api(
diff --git a/src/api2/config/sync.rs b/src/api2/config/sync.rs
index 890221e6..2028d038 100644
--- a/src/api2/config/sync.rs
+++ b/src/api2/config/sync.rs
@@ -192,8 +192,8 @@ pub enum DeletableProperty {
     schedule,
     /// Delete the remove-vanished flag.
     remove_vanished,
-    /// Delete the groups property.
-    groups,
+    /// Delete the group_filter property.
+    group_filter,
 }
 
 #[api(
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ pub fn update_sync_job(
                 DeletableProperty::comment => { data.comment = None; },
                 DeletableProperty::schedule => { data.schedule = None; },
                 DeletableProperty::remove_vanished => { data.remove_vanished = None; },
-                DeletableProperty::groups => { data.groups = None; },
+                DeletableProperty::group_filter => { data.group_filter = None; },
             }
         }
     }
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ pub fn update_sync_job(
     if let Some(remote) = update.remote { data.remote = remote; }
     if let Some(remote_store) = update.remote_store { data.remote_store = remote_store; }
     if let Some(owner) = update.owner { data.owner = Some(owner); }
-    if let Some(groups) = update.groups { data.groups = Some(groups); }
+    if let Some(group_filter) = update.group_filter { data.group_filter = Some(group_filter); }
 
     let schedule_changed = data.schedule != update.schedule;
     if update.schedule.is_some() { data.schedule = update.schedule; }
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ acl:1:/remote/remote1/remotestore1:write@pbs:RemoteSyncOperator
         owner: Some(write_auth_id.clone()),
         comment: None,
         remove_vanished: None,
-        groups: None,
+        group_filter: None,
         schedule: None,
     };
 
diff --git a/src/api2/config/tape_backup_job.rs b/src/api2/config/tape_backup_job.rs
index 84dda075..3be80f6a 100644
--- a/src/api2/config/tape_backup_job.rs
+++ b/src/api2/config/tape_backup_job.rs
@@ -133,8 +133,8 @@ pub enum DeletableProperty {
     LatestOnly,
     /// Delete the 'notify-user' property
     NotifyUser,
-    /// Delete the 'groups' property
-    Groups,
+    /// Delete the 'group_filter' property
+    GroupFilter,
 }
 
 #[api(
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ pub fn update_tape_backup_job(
                 DeletableProperty::NotifyUser => { data.setup.notify_user = None; },
                 DeletableProperty::Schedule => { data.schedule = None; },
                 DeletableProperty::Comment => { data.comment = None; },
-                DeletableProperty::Groups => { data.setup.groups = None; },
+                DeletableProperty::GroupFilter => { data.setup.group_filter = None; },
             }
         }
     }
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ pub fn update_tape_backup_job(
     if update.setup.export_media_set.is_some() { data.setup.export_media_set = update.setup.export_media_set; }
     if update.setup.latest_only.is_some() { data.setup.latest_only = update.setup.latest_only; }
     if update.setup.notify_user.is_some() { data.setup.notify_user = update.setup.notify_user; }
-    if update.setup.groups.is_some() { data.setup.groups = update.setup.groups; }
+    if update.setup.group_filter.is_some() { data.setup.group_filter = update.setup.group_filter; }
 
     let schedule_changed = data.schedule != update.schedule;
     if update.schedule.is_some() { data.schedule = update.schedule; }
diff --git a/src/api2/pull.rs b/src/api2/pull.rs
index acbd2884..30ee5fe5 100644
--- a/src/api2/pull.rs
+++ b/src/api2/pull.rs
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ impl TryFrom<&SyncJobConfig> for PullParameters {
             &sync_job.remote_store,
             sync_job.owner.as_ref().unwrap_or_else(|| Authid::root_auth_id()).clone(),
             sync_job.remove_vanished,
-            sync_job.groups.clone(),
+            sync_job.group_filter.clone(),
         )
     }
 }
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ pub fn do_sync_job(
                 schema: REMOVE_VANISHED_BACKUPS_SCHEMA,
                 optional: true,
             },
-            "groups": {
+            "group-filter": {
                 schema: GROUP_FILTER_LIST_SCHEMA,
                 optional: true,
             },
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ async fn pull (
     remote: String,
     remote_store: String,
     remove_vanished: Option<bool>,
-    groups: Option<Vec<GroupFilter>>,
+    group_filter: Option<Vec<GroupFilter>>,
     _info: &ApiMethod,
     rpcenv: &mut dyn RpcEnvironment,
 ) -> Result<String, Error> {
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ async fn pull (
         &remote_store,
         auth_id.clone(),
         remove_vanished,
-        groups,
+        group_filter,
     )?;
     let client = pull_params.client().await?;
 
diff --git a/src/api2/tape/backup.rs b/src/api2/tape/backup.rs
index 1d775459..008b0732 100644
--- a/src/api2/tape/backup.rs
+++ b/src/api2/tape/backup.rs
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ fn backup_worker(
 
     group_list.sort_unstable();
 
-    let (group_list, group_count) = if let Some(group_filters) = &setup.groups {
+    let (group_list, group_count) = if let Some(group_filters) = &setup.group_filter {
         let filter_fn = |group: &BackupGroup, group_filters: &[GroupFilter]| {
             group_filters.iter().any(|filter| group.matches(filter))
         };
diff --git a/src/bin/proxmox-backup-manager.rs b/src/bin/proxmox-backup-manager.rs
index 00e02b3f..eea262c5 100644
--- a/src/bin/proxmox-backup-manager.rs
+++ b/src/bin/proxmox-backup-manager.rs
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ fn task_mgmt_cli() -> CommandLineInterface {
                 schema: REMOVE_VANISHED_BACKUPS_SCHEMA,
                 optional: true,
             },
-            "groups": {
+            "group-filter": {
                 schema: GROUP_FILTER_LIST_SCHEMA,
                 optional: true,
             },
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ async fn pull_datastore(
     remote_store: String,
     local_store: String,
     remove_vanished: Option<bool>,
-    groups: Option<Vec<GroupFilter>>,
+    group_filter: Option<Vec<GroupFilter>>,
     param: Value,
 ) -> Result<Value, Error> {
 
@@ -271,8 +271,8 @@ async fn pull_datastore(
         "remote-store": remote_store,
     });
 
-    if groups.is_some() {
-        args["groups"] = json!(groups);
+    if group_filter.is_some() {
+        args["group-filter"] = json!(group_filter);
     }
 
     if let Some(remove_vanished) = remove_vanished {
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ async fn run() -> Result<(), Error> {
                 .completion_cb("local-store", pbs_config::datastore::complete_datastore_name)
                 .completion_cb("remote", pbs_config::remote::complete_remote_name)
                 .completion_cb("remote-store", complete_remote_datastore_name)
-                .completion_cb("groups", complete_remote_datastore_group_filter)
+                .completion_cb("group_filter", complete_remote_datastore_group_filter)
         )
         .insert(
             "verify",