# Save an existing configuration as a reusable template

Saves the specified configuration as a template for future reuse across deployments.

## Endpoints

**POST** `/dcapi/configuration/{collectionId}/saveAsTemplate`

## Request URL

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

## Scope

`DesktopCentralCloud.Configurations.CREATE`

## Header

`Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52`

## Request Parameters

### Request Headers

- **Accept** `string` — **Mandatory**
  - `application/collnTemplateDetails.v1+json`

### Path Parameters

- **collectionId** `string` — **Mandatory`
  - The unique numeric identifier of the configuration to be saved as a reusable template. Fetch from [Get Configurations View](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/api/cloud/deployment-fw-get-configurations-view.html).

## Sample Request

```curl
curl --request POST \
  --url https://appdomains/dcapi/configuration/{collectionId}/saveAsTemplate \
  --header 'Accept: application/collnTemplateDetails.v1+json' \
  --header 'Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken  d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52'
```

## Response Parameters

### HTTP Code 200

Response Body — `application/json`

`JSON Object`

- **templateId** `long`
  - The unique ID of the newly created template
- **status** `string`
  - Human-readable confirmation message

### HTTP Code 400

Response Body — `application/json`

`JSON Object`

- **error_code** `string`
  - SERVICE_NOT_AVAILABLE: the configuration was created from a Global Template and save-as-template is restricted for MSP
- **error_description** `string`
  - Message indicating Global Template restriction prevents save-as-template

### 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 413

Response Body — `application/json`

`JSON Object`

- **error_code** `string`
  - INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR: storage limit exceeded on the server to create the template
- **error_description** `string`
  - Message indicating insufficient storage space to create the template

## Possible Response Codes

- **200** — HTTP code
- **400** — HTTP code
- **401** — HTTP code
- **413** — HTTP code

## Sample Response: HTTP 200

Template created successfully from existing configuration

```json
{
  "templateId": 2001,
  "status": "Template created successfully."
}
```

## Sample Response: HTTP 400

Configuration was created from a Global Template

```json
{
  "error_description": "Configuration created from a Global Template cannot be saved as template",
  "error_code": "SERVICE_NOT_AVAILABLE"
}
```

## Sample Response: HTTP 401

User lacks write role

```json
{
  "error_description": "Access denied - You are not allowed to access the requested resource.",
  "error_code": "UAC_UNAUTHORIZED"
}
```

## Sample Response: HTTP 413

Server storage limit exceeded

```json
{
  "error_description": "Insufficient storage space to create the template",
  "error_code": "INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR"
}
```

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**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.