buddypress get group details from group_id

such a simple thing to do, often takes me a hard time to find. if you have a group id, here is how to get the info for that group:

$group = groups_get_group( array( 'group_id' => $group_id ) );

you could also add ‘load_users’ => true in the array if you want the members.

here is an example of the output.

BP_Groups_Group Object
(
    [id] => 186
    [creator_id] => 1
    [name] => Featured Stories
    [slug] => int-times-feature
    [description] => This group sends out a weekly summary of features stories from the Community News Magazine. If you'd like to receive featured stores notifications more frequently, change your email options to Daily Digest or New Topics.
    [status] => public
    [enable_forum] => 1
    [date_created] => 2010-08-19 21:03:53
    [admins] => Array
        (
            [0] => stdClass Object
                (
                    [user_id] => 1
                    [user_login] => admin
                    [user_email] => deryk@mydomain.com
                    [user_nicename] => admin
                    [is_admin] => 1
                    [is_mod] => 0
                )

        )

    [total_member_count] => 4
    [last_activity] => 2011-02-24 23:44:06
    [is_member] => 1