# Checks whether a custom group is already published in SSP

Determines if a custom group has packages published in the self service portal. Returns the collection ID and group details when published, which are needed for modify and delete operations.

## Endpoint

`GET /dcapi/swDeployment/ssp/customGroupPublished`

## Request

### Request URL

`https://{serverurl}/dcapi/swDeployment/ssp/customGroupPublished`

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

### Scope

`DesktopCentralCloud.SWDeployment.READ`

### Header

`Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52`

### Request Parameters

#### Request Headers

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

#### Query Parameters

- **groupResourceId** `long` — **Mandatory**
  - Custom group resource ID. Obtain from the `groupResourceId` field in the response of the [List SSP Publish Groups](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/api/cloud/self-service-portal-list-publish-groups.html) API.

### Sample Request

```curl
curl --request GET \
  --url 'https://appdomains/dcapi/swDeployment/ssp/customGroupPublished?groupResourceId=SOME_INTEGER_VALUE' \
  --header 'Accept: application/customGroupPublished.v1+json' \
  --header 'Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken  d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52'
```

## Response

### HTTP Code 200

Response body: `application/json`

- **JSON Object**
  - **cgSelected** `integer`
    - `0` indicates NOT published, `1` indicates IS published in SSP.
  - **groupType** `integer`
    - Group type: `1=Computer`, `2=User`. Present only when `cgSelected=1`.
  - **resourceId** `long`
    - Resource ID of the custom group. Present only when `cgSelected=1`.
  - **groupName** `string`
    - Display name of the custom group. Present only when `cgSelected=1`.
  - **collectionId** `long`
    - Collection ID of the published SSP configuration. Present only when `cgSelected=1`.
  - **groupCategory** `integer`
    - Group category: `1=Static`, `2=Dynamic`. Present only when `cgSelected=1`.

### Sample Response: HTTP 200

Group not published — only `cgSelected` is returned; other fields are absent.

```json
{
  "cgSelected": 0
}
```

Group is published with full details.

```json
{
  "cgSelected": 1,
  "groupType": 1,
  "resourceId": 301,
  "groupName": "Engineering Workstations",
  "groupCategory": 1,
  "collectionId": 5001
}
```

### HTTP Code 500

Response body: `application/json`

- **JSON Object**
  - **errorCode** `string`
    - `INTERNAL_ERROR` for publish/modify failures, `SW_INTERNAL_ERROR` for SSP configuration errors.
  - **errorMessage** `string`
    - Internal server error with details about the SSP publish or group operation failure.

### Sample Response: HTTP 500

Server error.

```json
{
  "errorMessage": "Internal Server Error",
  "errorCode": "SW_INTERNAL_ERROR"
}
```

### Possible Response Codes

- **200** — HTTP code
- **500** — HTTP code

## Rate Limit

![](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.