# Associate one or more profiles to a managed device

Associating a profiles to the device

## Endpoint

**POST** `/api/v1/mdm/devices/{device_id}/profiles`

## Request

### Request URL

https://[{serverurl}](https://www.manageengine.com/mobile-device-management/help/api/cloud/oauth-authentication-endpoint-domain.html)/api/v1/mdm/devices/{device_id}/profiles

### Scope

`MDMOnDemand.MDMDeviceMgmt.CREATE`

### Header

`Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52`

### Request Parameters

#### Request Headers

- **Content-Type** `string` **Mandatory**: `application/json`
- **Accept** `string` **Mandatory**: `application/json`

#### Path Parameters

- **device_id** `string` **Mandatory**

  Unique identifier of the device. Obtain from the [Get Device List](https://www.manageengine.com/mobile-device-management/help/api/cloud/devices-get-device-list.html) response

#### Request Body

`application/json`

- `profile_ids` `array` **Mandatory**

  Array of profile IDs to associate with the device. Obtain from the [Get Profiles](https://www.manageengine.com/mobile-device-management/help/api/cloud/profiles-get-profile.html) response

### Sample Request

```curl
curl --request POST \
  --url https://appdomain/api/v1/mdm/devices/{device_id}/profiles \
  --header 'Accept: application/json' \
  --header 'Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken  d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{"profile_ids":[9007199254741036]}'
```

### Sample Request Body

Associate profiles by ID

```json
{
  "profile_ids": [
    9007199254741036
  ]
}
```

## Response

### Possible Response Codes

- **204** `HTTP code`

### Sample Response: HTTP 204

```text
204 No Content
```

## Rate Limit

**Duration:** 1 minute | **Threshold:** 300 | **Lock period:** 5 minutes

Duration - Time window for the threshold.  
Threshold - Number of API calls allowed within the specified duration.  
Lock Period - Wait time before consecutive API requests.