# Remove profile associations from computer groups

Removes the association of one or more configuration profiles from computer groups, stopping deployment to all devices in those groups.

## Endpoint

`DELETE /bsp/api/v1/bmp/profiles/groups`

## Request URL

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

### Scope

`DesktopCentralCloud.BrowserManager.DELETE`

### Header

`Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52`

## Request Parameters

### Request Headers

| Name | Type | Required | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Content-Type | string | Mandatory | `application/json` |
| Accept | string | Mandatory | `application/json` |

### Request Body

JSON body containing `profile_ids` and `group_ids` arrays to remove associations.

`application/json`

Request body for associating profiles to groups.

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| group_ids | array | Optional | Computer group IDs from [List Computer Groups](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/api/cloud/custom-groups-get-cglist.html) response (`group_id` field). Max 100 |
| profile_ids | array | Optional | Profile IDs from [List Profiles](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/api/cloud/profiles-list-profiles.html) response (`profile_id` field). Max 100, only published profiles allowed |
| exclude_group_ids | array | Optional | Optional. Computer group IDs from [List Computer Groups](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/api/cloud/custom-groups-get-cglist.html) response to exclude from profile distribution. Same source as `group_ids` |
| exclude_device_ids | array | Optional | Optional. Device IDs from [List Devices](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/api/cloud/inventory-list-devices.html) response to exclude from distribution |

### Sample Request

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

### Sample Request Body

Remove profile association from a group

```json
{
  "group_ids": [
    100
  ],
  "profile_ids": [
    111
  ]
}
```

## Response Parameters

### HTTP Code 204

Response body: `application/json`

JSON object.

### Sample Response: HTTP 204

```text
204 Returns 204 No Content on success.
```

### HTTP Code 400

Response body: `application/json`

Bad request error for invalid input or constraint violations.

| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| errorcode | string | Error code identifying the specific validation failure |
| errormsg | string | Message describing the validation failure |

### Sample Response: HTTP 400

Invalid request parameters

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

### HTTP Code 401

Response body: `application/json`

| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 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

API key is missing or invalid

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

### HTTP Code 403

Response body: `application/json`

| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |

### Sample Response: HTTP 403

Forbidden

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

### HTTP Code 404

Response body: `application/json`

Resource not found error.

| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| errormsg | string | Not found error message |

### Sample Response: HTTP 404

The specified profile does not exist

```json
{
  "errormsg": "Profile not found"
}
```

### HTTP Code 429

Response body: `application/json`

| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 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

Rate limit exceeded

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

### HTTP Code 500

Response body: `application/json`

Internal server error response for profile operations.

| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| error_description | string | Error message describing the server failure |
| error_code | string | Error code for internal server errors |

### Sample Response: HTTP 500

Server error

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

## Rate Limits

![](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.