# Publish an add-on management profile for deployment

Publishes an add-on management profile, making it available for distribution to devices and groups. Cannot publish an already-published profile.

## Endpoints

**POST** `/bsp/api/v1/bmp/manage_addons/{addon_id}/publish`

## Request

### 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/{addon_id}/publish

### Scope

`DesktopCentralCloud.BrowserManager.CREATE`

### Header

`Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52`

### Request Parameters

#### Request Headers

- **Accept** (`string`, Mandatory): `application/json`

#### Path Parameters

- **addon_id** (`string`, Mandatory): Add-On Management Profile ID from [List Add-On Management Profiles](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/api/cloud/add-on-management-list-addon-profiles.html) response (`manage_addon_id` field)

### Sample Request

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

## Response Parameters

### HTTP Code 204

Response Body — `application/json`

`JSON Object`

### 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 404

Response Body — `application/json`

`JSON Object`

- **errormsg** (`string`): Message indicating the requested resource was not found

### HTTP Code 409

Response Body — `application/json`

`JSON Object`

- **errormsg** (`string`): Message indicating the profile is already published

### 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

- **204** (`HTTP code`): Returns 204 No Content on success.
- **401** (`HTTP code`)
- **403** (`HTTP code`)
- **404** (`HTTP code`)
- **409** (`HTTP code`)
- **429** (`HTTP code`)
- **500** (`HTTP code`)

## Sample Responses

### HTTP 204

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

### HTTP 401

Unauthorized

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

### HTTP 403

Insufficient permissions

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

### HTTP 404

Profile not found

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

### HTTP 409

Profile already published

```json
{
  "errormsg": "Profile already published."
}
```

### HTTP 429

Rate limit exceeded

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

### HTTP 500

Server error

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

## Rate Limit

![](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.