# Create a new compliance profile

Creates a new compliance profile with the specified rules.

## Endpoints

`POST /bsp/api/v1/bmp/compliance/profiles`

## Request URL

`https://{serverurl}/bsp/api/v1/bmp/compliance/profiles`

## 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

`application/json`

- `JSON Object`
  - **profile_name** `string` — Optional  
    Name of the compliance profile. Maximum 50 characters.
  - **profile_description** `string` — Optional  
    Description of the compliance profile. Maximum 100 characters.
  - **rule_ids** `array` — Optional  
    Compliance rule IDs from [List All Compliance Rules](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/api/cloud/compliance-list-all-compliance-rules.html) response (`rule_id` field) to attach to the profile. Accepts 1 to 50 rule IDs.

### Sample Request

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

### Sample Request Body

Create baseline profile with rule IDs from [List All Compliance Rules](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/api/cloud/Compliance_listAllComplianceRules) response (`rule_id` field)

```json
{
  "profile_name": "Chrome Security Baseline",
  "rule_ids": [
    351,
    357,
    362,
    367
  ],
  "profile_description": "Baseline compliance for Chrome browsers"
}
```

## Response Parameters

### HTTP Code 200

Response Body — `application/json`

- `JSON Object`
  - **profile_collection_status** `string`  
    Collection status of the profile. 1 indicates active
  - **profile_type** `string`  
    Profile type code. 64500=Custom
  - **last_modified_by** `string`  
    User ID of the last modifier
  - **profile_description** `string`  
    Description of the compliance profile
  - **created_by** `string`  
    User ID of the profile creator
  - **collection_id** `string`  
    Collection ID associated with this profile version
  - **profile_name** `string`  
    Name of the compliance profile
  - **rule_ids** `array`  
    Compliance rule IDs from [List All Compliance Rules](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/api/cloud/compliance-list-all-compliance-rules.html) response (`rule_id` field) attached to this profile
  - **user_id** `string`  
    ID of the user who performed the operation
  - **profile_id** `string`  
    Unique identifier of the compliance profile
  - **scope** `string`  
    Scope of the profile. 0 indicates organization-wide
  - **customer_id** `string`  
    Customer ID associated with this profile
  - **compliance_id** `string`  
    Internal compliance ID associated with this profile
  - **security_type** `string`  
    Security type indicator. -1 indicates default

### HTTP Code 400

Response Body — `application/json`

- `JSON Object`
  - **errorCode** `string`  
    Error code indicating a required parameter is missing or invalid
  - **errorMsg** `string`  
    Message specifying which parameter failed validation
  - **url** `string`  
    Request URL that triggered the error

### 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`
  - **error_description** `string`  
    Message describing the server-side failure
  - **error_code** `string`  
    Internal server error code

## Possible Response Codes

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

## Sample Responses

### HTTP 200

Profile created

```json
{
  "profile_collection_status": "1",
  "profile_type": "64500",
  "last_modified_by": "1",
  "profile_description": "Baseline compliance for Chrome browsers",
  "created_by": "1",
  "collection_id": "222",
  "profile_name": "Chrome Security Baseline",
  "rule_ids": [
    351,
    357,
    362,
    367
  ],
  "user_id": "1",
  "profile_id": "111",
  "scope": "0",
  "customer_id": "1",
  "compliance_id": "301",
  "security_type": "-1"
}
```

### HTTP 400

Invalid request body

```json
{
  "errorCode": "IAM0021",
  "url": "/bsp/api/v1/bmp/compliance/profiles",
  "errorMsg": "The number of times the parameter profile_name used is below the minimum requirement."
}
```

### HTTP 401

Unauthorized

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

### HTTP 403

Forbidden

```json
{
  "errorCode": "FORBIDDEN",
  "errorMsg": "You do not have permission to access this resource"
}
```

### HTTP 429

Rate limit exceeded

```json
{
  "errorCode": "RATE_LIMIT_EXCEEDED",
  "errorMsg": "You have exceeded the maximum number of API calls. Please try again later."
}
```

### HTTP 500

Server error

```json
{
  "error_description": "Internal Server error, Please try again in a moment.",
  "error_code": "COM0004"
}
```

## Rate Limits

![](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.