# Returns deployment group records

Returns group records used in deployment workflows. Supports pagination and search.

## Endpoints

**GET** `/dcapi/assets/dcmgroups`

## Request URL

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

## Scope

`DesktopCentralCloud.DeviceControl.READ`

## Header

`Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52`

## Request Parameters

### Request Headers

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

### Query Parameters

- **searchStr** (`string`, Optional): Search text for filtering groups
- **startIndex** (`integer`, Optional): Pagination start index
- **limit** (`integer`, Optional): Maximum number of records to return per page
- **smart** (`boolean`, Optional): Smart search flag
- **viewType** (`string`, Optional): View type or filter mode

### Sample Request

```curl
curl --request GET \
  --url https://appdomains/dcapi/assets/dcmgroups \
  --header 'Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken  d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json'
```

## Response Parameters

### HTTP code 200

#### Response Body — application/json

- `JSON Object`
  - **dcmgroups** (`JSON Array`): List of deployment group records

### HTTP code 500

#### Response Body — application/json

- `JSON Object`
  - **errorCode** (`string`): Error code identifying the type of error
  - **errorMsg** (`string`): Human-readable error message

### Possible Response Codes

- **200**: HTTP code
- **500**: HTTP code

### Sample Response: HTTP 200

DCM groups response

```json
{
  "dcmgroups": [
    {
      "groupName": "All Devices",
      "domain": "ZOHOCORP",
      "id": "1",
      "cgCategory": 1,
      "isTargetComputable": true
    }
  ]
}
```

### Sample Response: HTTP 500

Internal server error

```json
{
  "errorCode": "INTERNAL_ERROR",
  "errorMsg": "Internal Server Error!"
}
```

## Rate Limits

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**Duration:** 1 minute | **Threshold:** 50 | **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.