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 ### **Java 8 Optional Support**
 GitLab4J-API supports Java 8 Optional<T> for API calls that result in the return of a single item. Here is an example on how to use the Java 8 Optional<T> API calls:
 ```java
-Optional<Group> optionalGroup =  gitlabApi.getGroupApi().getGroup("my-group-path");
+Optional<Group> optionalGroup =  gitlabApi.getGroupApi().getOptionalGroup("my-group-path");
 if (optionalGroup.isPresent())
     return optionalGroup.get();