diff --git a/api/src/org/apache/cloudstack/api/user/vmgroup/command/CreateVMGroupCmd.java b/api/src/org/apache/cloudstack/api/user/vmgroup/command/CreateVMGroupCmd.java
index 15b506f49dc..e452533b689 100644
--- a/api/src/org/apache/cloudstack/api/user/vmgroup/command/CreateVMGroupCmd.java
+++ b/api/src/org/apache/cloudstack/api/user/vmgroup/command/CreateVMGroupCmd.java
@@ -24,7 +24,10 @@ import org.apache.cloudstack.api.IdentityMapper;
 import org.apache.cloudstack.api.Implementation;
 import org.apache.cloudstack.api.Parameter;
 import org.apache.cloudstack.api.ServerApiException;
+
+import com.cloud.api.response.DomainResponse;
 import com.cloud.api.response.InstanceGroupResponse;
+import com.cloud.api.response.ProjectAccountResponse;
 import com.cloud.user.UserContext;
 import com.cloud.vm.InstanceGroup;
 
@@ -44,12 +47,12 @@ public class CreateVMGroupCmd extends BaseCmd {
     @Parameter(name = ApiConstants.ACCOUNT, type = CommandType.STRING, description = "the account of the instance group. The account parameter must be used with the domainId parameter.")
     private String accountName;
 
-    @IdentityMapper(entityTableName = "domain")
-    @Parameter(name = ApiConstants.DOMAIN_ID, type = CommandType.LONG, description = "the domain ID of account owning the instance group")
+    //@IdentityMapper(entityTableName = "domain")
+    @Parameter(name = ApiConstants.DOMAIN_ID, type = CommandType.LONG, description = "the domain ID of account owning the instance group", entityType=DomainResponse.class)
     private Long domainId;
 
-    @IdentityMapper(entityTableName = "projects")
-    @Parameter(name = ApiConstants.PROJECT_ID, type = CommandType.LONG, description = "The project of the instance group")
+    //@IdentityMapper(entityTableName = "projects")
+    @Parameter(name = ApiConstants.PROJECT_ID, type = CommandType.LONG, description = "The project of the instance group", entityType=ProjectAccountResponse.class)
     private Long projectId;
 
     // ///////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/api/src/org/apache/cloudstack/api/user/vmgroup/command/DeleteVMGroupCmd.java b/api/src/org/apache/cloudstack/api/user/vmgroup/command/DeleteVMGroupCmd.java
index 43761d2dcef..9001b6cf250 100644
--- a/api/src/org/apache/cloudstack/api/user/vmgroup/command/DeleteVMGroupCmd.java
+++ b/api/src/org/apache/cloudstack/api/user/vmgroup/command/DeleteVMGroupCmd.java
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ import org.apache.cloudstack.api.IdentityMapper;
 import org.apache.cloudstack.api.Implementation;
 import org.apache.cloudstack.api.Parameter;
 import org.apache.cloudstack.api.ServerApiException;
+
+import com.cloud.api.response.InstanceGroupResponse;
 import com.cloud.api.response.SuccessResponse;
 import com.cloud.user.Account;
 import com.cloud.vm.InstanceGroup;
@@ -37,8 +39,8 @@ public class DeleteVMGroupCmd extends BaseCmd{
     //////////////// API parameters /////////////////////
     /////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-    @IdentityMapper(entityTableName="instance_group")
-    @Parameter(name=ApiConstants.ID, type=CommandType.LONG, required=true, description="the ID of the instance group")
+    //@IdentityMapper(entityTableName="instance_group")
+    @Parameter(name=ApiConstants.ID, type=CommandType.LONG, required=true, description="the ID of the instance group", entityType=InstanceGroupResponse.class)
     private Long id;
 
     /////////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/api/src/org/apache/cloudstack/api/user/vmgroup/command/ListVMGroupsCmd.java b/api/src/org/apache/cloudstack/api/user/vmgroup/command/ListVMGroupsCmd.java
index 94a7d152d97..ff5158d89fa 100644
--- a/api/src/org/apache/cloudstack/api/user/vmgroup/command/ListVMGroupsCmd.java
+++ b/api/src/org/apache/cloudstack/api/user/vmgroup/command/ListVMGroupsCmd.java
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ public class ListVMGroupsCmd extends BaseListProjectAndAccountResourcesCmd {
     /////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
     @IdentityMapper(entityTableName="instance_group")
-    @Parameter(name=ApiConstants.ID, type=CommandType.LONG, description="list instance groups by ID")
+    @Parameter(name=ApiConstants.ID, type=CommandType.LONG, description="list instance groups by ID", entityType=InstanceGroupResponse.class)
     private Long id;
 
     @Parameter(name=ApiConstants.NAME, type=CommandType.STRING, description="list instance groups by name")
diff --git a/api/src/org/apache/cloudstack/api/user/vmgroup/command/UpdateVMGroupCmd.java b/api/src/org/apache/cloudstack/api/user/vmgroup/command/UpdateVMGroupCmd.java
index 33d29a064e8..6735f16deab 100644
--- a/api/src/org/apache/cloudstack/api/user/vmgroup/command/UpdateVMGroupCmd.java
+++ b/api/src/org/apache/cloudstack/api/user/vmgroup/command/UpdateVMGroupCmd.java
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ public class UpdateVMGroupCmd extends BaseCmd{
     //////////////// API parameters /////////////////////
     /////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-    @IdentityMapper(entityTableName="instance_group")
-    @Parameter(name=ApiConstants.ID, type=CommandType.LONG, required=true, description="Instance group ID")
+    //@IdentityMapper(entityTableName="instance_group")
+    @Parameter(name=ApiConstants.ID, type=CommandType.LONG, required=true, description="Instance group ID", entityType=InstanceGroupResponse.class)
     private Long id;
 
     @Parameter(name=ApiConstants.NAME, type=CommandType.STRING, description="new instance group name")