# Configures a new child process group

Creates the child process application group and populates it with parent-process rules.

## Endpoint

**POST** `/dcapi/appctrl/childProcessGroup`

## Request URL

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

## Scope

`DesktopCentralCloud.AppControl.CREATE`

## Header

`Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52`

## Request Parameters

### Request Headers

- **Content-Type** `string` **Mandatory**: `application/addUpdateChildProcessAppGroup.v1+json`
- **Accept** `string` **Mandatory**: `application/json`

### Request Body

`application/json`

- `JSON Object`
  - **addedRules** `JSON Array` **Mandatory**: Rules to add — prefetch IDs from [Get Child Process Types](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/api/cloud/acp-get-child-process-types.html)
  - **removedRules** `array` **Mandatory**: Rules to remove (empty array for creation)

## Sample Request

```curl
curl --request POST \
  --url https://appdomains/dcapi/appctrl/childProcessGroup \
  --header 'Accept: application/json' \
  --header 'Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken  d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/addUpdateChildProcessAppGroup.v1+json' \
  --data '{"removedRules":[],"addedRules":[{"appRuleType":1}]}'
```

## Sample Request Body

Create a child process group with vendor-based parent processes.

```json
{
  "removedRules": [],
  "addedRules": [
    {
      "appRuleType": 1,
      "verifiedAppRepoIDs": [
        620,
        621
      ]
    }
  ]
}
```

## Response Parameters

### HTTP Code 200

Response Body — `application/json`

- `JSON Object`
  - **applicationRules** `JSON Array`: Array of newly added application rules with generated IDs
  - **status** `string`: Operation status (success)

### HTTP Code 401

Response Body — `application/json`

- `JSON Object`
  - **errorCode** `long`: Unauthorized error code: credentials missing, expired, or invalid
  - **errorMsg** `string`: Authentication failure reason

### HTTP Code 500

Response Body — `application/json`

- `JSON Object`
  - **errorCode** `string`: Internal error code: INTERNAL_ERROR when exception occurs creating child process group
  - **errorMessage** `string`: Detailed message: Error Occurred while add or update Child process app group

## Possible Response Codes

- **200** `HTTP code`
- **401** `HTTP code`
- **500** `HTTP code`

## Sample Response: HTTP 200

Child process group created with new rules.

```json
{
  "applicationRules": [
    {
      "appRuleType": 2,
      "trustedUpdater": 0,
      "ruleDetails": {
        "appRuleID": "304",
        "isVerified": 1,
        "productVendorID": "358"
      },
      "appRuleName": ""
    }
  ],
  "status": "success"
}
```

## Sample Response: HTTP 401

Authentication credentials missing or invalid.

```json
{
  "errorMessage": "Authentication credentials are missing or invalid",
  "errorCode": "UNAUTHORIZED"
}
```

## Sample Response: HTTP 500

Internal error while creating child process group.

```json
{
  "errorMessage": "Error Occurred while add or update Child process app group",
  "errorCode": "INTERNAL_ERROR"
}
```

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