# Create a configuration profile

Creates a new configuration profile in Draft state. Payloads can be added before publishing.

## Endpoint

`POST /bsp/api/v1/bmp/profiles`

## Request

### Request URL

`https://[{serverurl}](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/api/cloud/oauth-authentication-endpoint-domain.html)/bsp/api/v1/bmp/profiles`

### Scope

`DesktopCentralCloud.BrowserManager.CREATE`

### Header

`Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52`

### Request Parameters

#### Request Headers

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

#### Request Body

JSON body with profile metadata. Use the dropdown to switch between the 8 supported profile-type examples.

`application/json`

### Examples

#### Sample Request

```curl
curl --request POST \
  --url https://appdomains/bsp/api/v1/bmp/profiles \
  --header 'Accept: application/json' \
  --header 'Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken  d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{}'
```

#### Sample Request Body - Browser Customization (64100)

Browser Customization (64100) - container for browser customization payloads. Add browser-specific payloads (Chrome / Edge / Firefox / IE / Ulaa / Other Chromium) via `POST /profiles/{profile_id}/payloads` after creation. Windows + Mac supported via `platform_type='-1'`.

```json
{
  "profile_name": "Browser Configuration Baseline",
  "SECURITY_TYPE": 1,
  "profile_type": 64100,
  "platform_type": "1",
  "SCOPE": 0,
  "profile_id": -1,
  "CLONE_FROM": -1,
  "profile_description": "Container for Chrome/Edge/Firefox customization payloads"
}
```

## Response Parameters

### HTTP Code 200

#### Response Body — application/json

`JSON Object`

Full configuration profile details including metadata, version info, and associated payloads.

- **profile_id** `string`: Profile ID
- **profile_name** `string`: Display name
- **profile_description** `string`: Description
- **profile_type** `string`: Profile type code. `64100`=Browser Customization, `64005`=File Activity, `64011`=Browser Router, `64050`=Web Isolation, `64200`=Threat Prevention, `64201`=Data Leakage Prevention, `64210`=Browser Lockdown, `64500`=Compliance, `64510`=Default Extension, `64950`=URL Filter, `64960`=Managed Browser
- **scope** `string`: `'0'`=Device, `'1'`=User
- **is_moved_to_trash** `boolean`: In trash
- **collection_id** `string`: Collection reference ID
- **platform_type** `string`: `'1'`=Windows, `'2'`=Mac, `'-1'`=All platforms (Windows + Mac)
- **latest_version** `string`: Latest version (increments on modify)
- **latest_published_version** `string`: Latest published version, or `'--'` if never published
- **payloads** `JSON Array`: Associated payload configurations

### HTTP Code 400

#### Response Body — application/json

`JSON Object`

Bad request error for invalid input or constraint violations.

- **errorcode** `string`: Error code identifying the specific validation failure
- **errormsg** `string`: Message describing the validation failure

### 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

### HTTP Code 403

#### Response Body — application/json

`JSON Object`

- **errorCode** `long`: Forbidden error code returned when the authenticated user does not have the required uem-roles (e.g., DataEncryption_Admin or DataEncryptionRecoveryKey_Admin)
- **errorMsg** `string`: Message indicating insufficient privileges to access this resource

### 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

### HTTP Code 500

#### Response Body — application/json

`JSON Object`

Internal server error response for profile operations.

- **error_description** `string`: Error message describing the server failure
- **error_code** `string`: Error code for internal server errors

## Response Examples

### Sample Response: HTTP 200 - Browser Customization (64100)

Newly created Browser Customization profile (64100).

```json
{
  "collection_id": "222",
  "profile_name": "Browser Configuration Baseline",
  "profile_type": "64100",
  "platform_type": "1",
  "latest_version": "1",
  "is_moved_to_trash": false,
  "payloads": [],
  "profile_id": "111",
  "scope": "0",
  "latest_published_version": "--",
  "profile_description": "Container for Chrome/Edge/Firefox customization payloads"
}
```

### Sample Response: HTTP 400

Invalid profile creation parameters.

```json
{
  "errorcode": "IAM0003",
  "errormsg": "Invalid request."
}
```

### Sample Response: HTTP 401

API key is missing or invalid.

```json
{
  "errorCode": "IAM0001",
  "errorMsg": "Authentication key is invalid. Please regenerate the key and try again."
}
```

### Sample Response: HTTP 403

Forbidden.

```json
{
  "errorCode": "FORBIDDEN",
  "errorMsg": "User does not have permission to perform this operation"
}
```

### Sample Response: HTTP 429

Rate limit exceeded.

```json
{
  "errorCode": "RATE_LIMIT_EXCEEDED",
  "errorMsg": "Too many requests. Please try again after 5 minutes"
}
```

### Sample Response: HTTP 500

Server error.

```json
{
  "error_description": "Internal Server error, Please try again in a moment.",
  "error_code": "COM0004"
}
```

## Rate Limit

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

**Duration:** 1 minute | **Threshold:** 60 | **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.