# Modifies the child process application group by adding or removing rules

Updates the child process application group by adding new parent-process rules or removing existing ones.

## Endpoint

`POST /dcapi/appctrl/childProcessGroup`

## Request URL

`https://{serverurl}/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** (`JSON Array`, **Mandatory**): Rules to remove — prefetch appRuleID from [Get Child Process Group](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/api/cloud/acp-get-child-process-group.html)

## 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":[{"appRuleType":1}],"addedRules":[{"appRuleType":2}]}'
```

### Sample Request Body

Update child process group — add product rules and remove existing vendor rules

```json
{
  "removedRules": [
    {
      "appRuleType": 1,
      "appRuleIDs": [
        620
      ]
    }
  ],
  "addedRules": [
    {
      "appRuleType": 2,
      "verifiedAppRepoIDs": [
        750
      ]
    }
  ]
}
```

## 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 updating 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 updated 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 updating child process group

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

## API 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.