# Fetch the list of all CIS compliance policy groups

Retrieves all custom CIS compliance policy groups for the given customer, including policy group ID, name, type, platform, and icon details.

## Endpoint

`GET /dcapi/scap/compliance/policygroups`

## Request URL

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

## Scope

`DesktopCentralCloud.VulnerabilityMgmt.READ`

### Header

`Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52`

## Sample Request

```curl
curl --request GET \
  --url https://appdomains/dcapi/scap/compliance/policygroups \
  --header 'Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken  d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52'
```

## Response Parameters

### HTTP code 200

Response Body — `application/json`

**JSON Object**

- **policyGrpId** (`long`): Unique identifier of the policy group
- **policyGrpType** (`string`): Policy group type. 0 = default (CRS), 1 = custom
- **policyGrpName** (`string`): Name of the policy group
- **platform** (`string`): Platform identifier. 1 = Windows, 3 = Linux
- **image** (`string`): Platform icon image path

### Sample Response: HTTP 200

List of all custom CIS compliance policy groups

```json
[
  {
    "image": "/images/windows.png",
    "policyGrpType": 1,
    "policyGrpName": "Windows CIS L1 Policy",
    "platform": 1,
    "policyGrpId": 1001
  },
  {
    "image": "/images/linux_icon.png",
    "policyGrpType": 0,
    "policyGrpName": "Linux CIS L2 Policy",
    "platform": 3,
    "policyGrpId": 1002
  }
]
```

### 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

Authentication credentials are missing or invalid

```json
{
  "errorMessage": "Authentication required",
  "errorCode": "UNAUTHORIZED"
}
```

### HTTP code 429

Response Body — `application/json`

**JSON Object**

- **errorCode** (`long`): Rate limit error code returned when the API call threshold (configured via threshold/duration in security XML) is exceeded; client is locked out for lock-period minutes
- **errorMsg** (`string`): Rate limit exceeded message with retry guidance

### Sample Response: HTTP 429

API call threshold exceeded

```json
{
  "errorMessage": "Rate limit exceeded. Retry after some time",
  "errorCode": "TOO_MANY_REQUESTS"
}
```

## Rate Limits

![](https://www.zohowebstatic.com/sites/zweb/images/people/ico-help.png)

**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.