# Lists all application groups configured in the system

Returns every application group (whitelist, blacklist) along with metadata such as rule count, associated custom groups, and timestamps.

## Endpoint

`GET /dcapi/appctrl/appgroups`

## Request URL

`https://`[*{serverurl}*](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/api/cloud/oauth-authentication-endpoint-domain.html)`/dcapi/appctrl/appgroups`

## Scope

`DesktopCentralCloud.AppControl.READ`

### Header

`Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52`

## Request Parameters

### Request Headers

- **Accepts** `string` **Mandatory**: `application/getAllAppGroups.v1+json`

## Sample Request

### Curl

```curl
curl --request GET \
  --url https://appdomains/dcapi/appctrl/appgroups \
  --header 'Accepts: application/getAllAppGroups.v1+json' \
  --header 'Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken  d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52'
```

## Response Parameters

### HTTP Code 200

#### Response Body — `application/json`

`JSON Object`

- **groupID** `long`: Unique identifier for the application group
- **appGroupName** `string`: Name of the application group
- **appGroupType** `integer`: Type of application group (1=Whitelist, 2=Blacklist, 3=Privilege)
- **platformID** `integer`: Platform ID (1=Windows, 2=Mac)
- **appGroupCategory** `integer`: Category (1=User Defined, 2=System)
- **applicationRuleCount** `long`: Total count of application rules in the group
- **associatedCustomGroupCount** `long`: Count of custom groups associated with this app group
- **description** `string`: Description of the application group
- **createdTime** `long`: Creation timestamp in milliseconds since epoch
- **modifiedTime** `long`: Last modification timestamp in milliseconds since epoch

#### Sample Response

List of application groups

```json
[
  {
    "modifiedTime": 1700100000000,
    "associatedCustomGroupCount": 3,
    "appGroupName": "Whitelist Group 1",
    "appGroupType": 1,
    "groupID": 101,
    "description": "Default whitelist group",
    "createdTime": 1700000000000,
    "appGroupCategory": 1,
    "platformID": 1,
    "applicationRuleCount": 25
  }
]
```

### HTTP Code 401

#### Response Body — `application/json`

`JSON Object`

- **errorCode** `long`: Unauthorized error code returned when authentication credentials are missing, expired, or invalid (authentication=required)
- **errorMsg** `string`: Authentication failure reason

#### Sample Response

Authentication credentials missing or invalid

```json
{
  "errorMessage": "Authentication credentials are missing or invalid",
  "errorCode": "UNAUTHORIZED"
}
```

### HTTP Code 500

#### Response Body — `application/json`

`JSON Object`

- **errorCode** `string`: Internal error code: INTERNAL_ERROR when exception occurs fetching app groups
- **errorMessage** `string`: Detailed message: Exception Occurred While getting AppGroups

#### Sample Response

Internal error while fetching application groups

```json
{
  "errorMessage": "Exception Occurred While getting AppGroups",
  "errorCode": "INTERNAL_ERROR"
}
```

## API Rate Limit

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**Duration:** 1 minute | **Threshold:** 120 | **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.