# Create a new add-on management profile

Creates a new add-on management profile (Chrome, Firefox, Edge, IE, Ulaa, or other Chromium) with optional browser-specific payload configurations.

## Endpoint

`POST /bsp/api/v1/bmp/manage_addons`

## Request URL

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

## 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 including name, description, payload configurations, and platform type.

`application/json`

- **JSON Object**
  - **manage_addOn_name** (`string`, Optional): Profile name (max 500 characters)
  - **manage_addon_description** (`string`, Optional): Profile description (optional, max 500 characters)
  - **addon_payloads** (`JSON Object`, Optional): Browser-specific add-on policy configuration. Schema branches by browser_type see addonPayloadChromeBody / addonPayloadFirefoxBody / addonPayloadEdgeBody / addonPayloadUlaaBody / addonPayloadChromiumBody / addonPayloadIEBody
  - **platform_type** (`string`, Optional): Platform type. 1=Windows, 2=Mac, -1=All platforms

## Sample Request

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

## Sample Request Body

### Create profile with a Chrome payload

```json
{
  "platform_type": "-1",
  "manage_addon_description": "",
  "manage_addOn_name": "AddonPolicy 8",
  "addon_payloads": {
    "manage_chrome_addons": {
      "restrict_permissions": 1,
      "restrict_domains": -1,
      "pinned_addons": [
        "30"
      ],
      "permissions": [
        "10"
      ],
      "browser_type": 1,
      "policies": {
        "disable_user_extensions": "-1"
      },
      "add_ons": [
        {
          "binary_id": "30"
        }
      ],
      "restrict_addons": "1",
      "native_hosts": {
        "native_permission": "-1",
        "native_ids": []
      }
    }
  }
}
```

### Create empty profile (add payloads later)

```json
{
  "platform_type": "1",
  "manage_addon_description": "Standard add-on management policy",
  "manage_addOn_name": "Corporate Add-On Policy",
  "addon_payloads": {}
}
```

## Response Parameters

### HTTP Code 200

Response Body — `application/json`

- **JSON Object**
  - **collection_id** (`string`): Collection reference ID for the profile
  - **profile_type** (`string`): Profile type identifier
  - **platform_type** (`string`): Platform type. 1=Windows, 2=Mac, -1=All platforms
  - **latest_version** (`string`): Latest version number of the profile
  - **is_moved_to_trash** (`boolean`): Whether the profile is in the trash
  - **manage_addon_name** (`string`): Profile display name
  - **scope** (`string`): Profile scope. 0=device, 1=user
  - **latest_published_version** (`string`): Latest published version, or `'--'` if not yet published
  - **manage_addon_description** (`string`): Profile description
  - **manage_addon_id** (`string`): Unique profile identifier
  - **addon_payloads** (`JSON Array`): Payload configurations associated with this profile

### HTTP Code 400

Response Body — `application/json`

- **JSON Object**
  - **errormsg** (`string`): Message describing why the request is invalid

### 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 403

Response Body — `application/json`

- **JSON Object**
  - **errorCode** (`long`): Error code indicating insufficient permissions
  - **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 reached threshold
  - **errorMsg** (`string`): Rate limit exceeded message with retry guidance

### HTTP Code 500

Response Body — `application/json`

- **JSON Object**
  - **errormsg** (`string`): Message describing the internal server error

## Possible Response Codes

- `200` HTTP code
- `400` HTTP code
- `401` HTTP code
- `403` HTTP code
- `429` HTTP code
- `500` HTTP code

## Sample Response: HTTP 200

Created profile in Draft status

```json
{
  "collection_id": "222",
  "profile_type": "64025",
  "platform_type": "1",
  "latest_version": "1",
  "is_moved_to_trash": false,
  "manage_addon_name": "TestAddon_CreateEmpty",
  "scope": "0",
  "latest_published_version": "--",
  "manage_addon_description": "Test empty profile",
  "manage_addon_id": "993",
  "addon_payloads": []
}
```

## Sample Response: HTTP 400

Invalid request

```json
{
  "errormsg": "Invalid request"
}
```

## Sample Response: HTTP 401

Unauthorized

```json
{
  "errorCode": "UNAUTHORIZED",
  "errorMsg": "You are not authorized to perform this action"
}
```

## Sample Response: HTTP 403

Insufficient permissions

```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
{
  "errormsg": "Internal Server error, Please try again in a moment."
}
```

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**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.