# Retrieve a list of configuration templates

Returns a paginated list of available configuration templates. Supports optional filtering by template name using a search keyword, and pagination via offset and limit parameters.

## Endpoint

`GET /dcapi/configuration/templates`

## Request

### Request URL

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

### Scope

`DesktopCentralCloud.Configurations.READ`

### Header

`Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52`

### Request Parameters

#### Request Headers

- **Accept** `string` — Mandatory
  - `application/configTemplates.v1+json`

#### Query Parameters

- **searchValue** `string` — Optional
  - Search keyword to filter templates by name.
- **offset** `integer` — Optional
  - Starting index for pagination. Default is 0.
- **limit** `string` — Optional
  - Maximum number of templates to return per page.

### Sample Request

```curl
curl --request GET \
  --url https://appdomains/dcapi/configuration/templates \
  --header 'Accept: application/configTemplates.v1+json' \
  --header 'Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken  d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52'
```

## Response Parameters

### HTTP Code 200

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

`JSON Object`

- **templates** `JSON Array`
  - Array of template summary objects matching the filter criteria.
- **totalCount** `string`
  - Total number of templates matching the search criteria.

### Sample Response: HTTP 200

Paginated list of configuration templates

```json
{
  "templates": [
    {
      "templateName": "Firewall_Policy_Template",
      "createdBy": "admin",
      "createdTime": "2026-03-15 10:00:00",
      "templateId": 1001,
      "configType": "Firewall",
      "platform": "Windows"
    },
    {
      "templateName": "Chrome_Settings_Template",
      "createdBy": "admin",
      "createdTime": "2026-03-16 11:30:00",
      "templateId": 1002,
      "configType": "BrowserConfig",
      "platform": "Windows"
    }
  ],
  "totalCount": 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: HTTP 401

User lacks read role

```json
{
  "error_description": "Access denied - You are not allowed to access the requested resource.",
  "error_code": "UAC_UNAUTHORIZED"
}
```

## API Rate Limit

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**Duration:** 1 minute | **Threshold:** 30 | **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.