# Creates a new data group

Creates a new data group for the customer with the specified data rules.

## Endpoint

**POST** `/endpointdlp/api/data-classification/data-group/data-group-details`

## Request URL

`https://[{serverurl}](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/api/cloud/oauth-authentication-endpoint-domain.html)/endpointdlp/api/data-classification/data-group/data-group-details`

## Scope

`DesktopCentralCloud.EndpointDLP.CREATE`

## Header

`Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52`

## Request Parameters

### Request Headers

| Name | Type | Required | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accept | string | Mandatory | `application/dataGroupDetail.v1+json` |
| Content-Type | string | Mandatory | `application/dataGroupDetail.v1+json` |

### Request Body

`application/json`

- JSON Object
  - **dataGroupDetail** — JSON Object — Mandatory
    - Data group detail wrapper

## Sample Request

### Curl

```curl
curl --request POST \
  --url https://appdomains/endpointdlp/api/data-classification/data-group/data-group-details \
  --header 'Accept: application/dataGroupDetail.v1+json' \
  --header 'Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken  d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/dataGroupDetail.v1+json' \
  --data '{"dataGroupDetail":{"dataGroupId":null,"lastModifiedTime":null,"creationTime":null,"lastModifiedUser":null,"dataRuleDetails":[{"dataRuleId":"11","noOfOccurrence":"2"}],"dataGroupDescription":"Group for personal identifiable information rules","dataGroupName":"PII Data Group","createdUser":null,"dataRuleSummaryBeanList":[{"regexSubRuleBean":{"dictionaryWordList":[],"regexValueList":["\\d{3}-\\d{2}-\\d{4}"]},"keywordSubRuleBean":null,"dataRuleId":null,"noOfOccurrence":"1","extensionList":null,"dataRuleName":"SSN Detection Rule","fingerprintSubRuleBean":null,"subRuleTypeId":1},{"regexSubRuleBean":null,"keywordSubRuleBean":{"fileDetailBean":{"fileName":"confidential-keywords.txt","fileLocation":"/dlp/refdata/uploads/confidential-keywords.txt"},"caseSensitive":false},"dataRuleId":null,"noOfOccurrence":"1","extensionList":null,"dataRuleName":"Confidential Keyword Rule","fingerprintSubRuleBean":null,"subRuleTypeId":2},{"regexSubRuleBean":null,"keywordSubRuleBean":null,"dataRuleId":null,"noOfOccurrence":"1","extensionList":null,"dataRuleName":"Source Code Fingerprint Rule","fingerprintSubRuleBean":{"fileDetailBean":{"fileName":"source-code-template.docx","fileLocation":"/dlp/refdata/uploads/source-code-template.docx"}},"subRuleTypeId":3}]}}'
```

### Sample Request Body

Create a new data group containing one rule of each sub-rule type (regex, keyword, fingerprint). For keyword/fingerprint rules, `fileName` and `fileLocation` come from the Upload Reference File API response.

```json
{
  "dataGroupDetail": {
    "dataGroupId": null,
    "lastModifiedTime": null,
    "creationTime": null,
    "lastModifiedUser": null,
    "dataRuleDetails": [
      {
        "dataRuleId": "11",
        "noOfOccurrence": "2"
      }
    ],
    "dataGroupDescription": "Group for personal identifiable information rules",
    "dataGroupName": "PII Data Group",
    "createdUser": null,
    "dataRuleSummaryBeanList": [
      {
        "regexSubRuleBean": {
          "dictionaryWordList": [],
          "regexValueList": [
            "\\d{3}-\\d{2}-\\d{4}"
          ]
        },
        "keywordSubRuleBean": null,
        "dataRuleId": null,
        "noOfOccurrence": "1",
        "extensionList": null,
        "dataRuleName": "SSN Detection Rule",
        "fingerprintSubRuleBean": null,
        "subRuleTypeId": 1
      },
      {
        "regexSubRuleBean": null,
        "keywordSubRuleBean": {
          "fileDetailBean": {
            "fileName": "confidential-keywords.txt",
            "fileLocation": "/dlp/refdata/uploads/confidential-keywords.txt"
          },
          "caseSensitive": false
        },
        "dataRuleId": null,
        "noOfOccurrence": "1",
        "extensionList": null,
        "dataRuleName": "Confidential Keyword Rule",
        "fingerprintSubRuleBean": null,
        "subRuleTypeId": 2
      },
      {
        "regexSubRuleBean": null,
        "keywordSubRuleBean": null,
        "dataRuleId": null,
        "noOfOccurrence": "1",
        "extensionList": null,
        "dataRuleName": "Source Code Fingerprint Rule",
        "fingerprintSubRuleBean": {
          "fileDetailBean": {
            "fileName": "source-code-template.docx",
            "fileLocation": "/dlp/refdata/uploads/source-code-template.docx"
          }
        },
        "subRuleTypeId": 3
      }
    ]
  }
}
```

## Response Parameters

### HTTP Code 200

Response Body: `application/json`

- JSON Object
  - **dataGroupDetail** — JSON Object
    - Data group detail wrapper

### HTTP Code 400

Response Body: `application/json`

- JSON Object
  - **errorCode** — string
    - Validation error code. Common value: `INTERNAL_ERROR` when the data group/rule name already exists.
  - **errorMessage** — string
    - Validation failure message describing the cause, such as a duplicate data group name.

### HTTP Code 500

Response Body: `application/json`

- JSON Object
  - **errorCode** — string
    - Internal error code returned when creating a data group fails.
  - **errorMessage** — string
    - Failure message describing why the data group could not be created.

## Possible Response Codes

- **200** — HTTP code
- **400** — HTTP code
- **500** — HTTP code

## Sample Response: HTTP 200

Successful data group creation containing one rule of each sub-rule type (regex, keyword, fingerprint).

```json
{
  "dataGroupDetail": {
    "dataGroupId": "602",
    "createdUserId": "101",
    "lastModifiedTime": "1776085156095",
    "creationTime": "1776085156095",
    "dataGroupDescription": "Group for personal identifiable information rules",
    "dataRuleSummaryBeanList": [
      {
        "regexSubRuleBean": {
          "dictionaryWordList": [],
          "regexValueList": [
            "\\d{3}-\\d{2}-\\d{4}"
          ]
        },
        "keywordSubRuleBean": null,
        "dataRuleId": "1000602",
        "noOfOccurrence": "1",
        "dataRuleDescription": null,
        "extensionList": null,
        "dataRuleName": "SSN Detection Rule",
        "dataRuleType": null,
        "fingerprintSubRuleBean": null,
        "subRuleTypeId": 1
      },
      {
        "regexSubRuleBean": null,
        "keywordSubRuleBean": {
          "fileDetailBean": {
            "fileName": "confidential-keywords.txt",
            "fileLocation": "/dlp/refdata/uploads/confidential-keywords.txt"
          },
          "caseSensitive": false
        },
        "dataRuleId": "1000603",
        "noOfOccurrence": "1",
        "dataRuleDescription": null,
        "extensionList": null,
        "dataRuleName": "Confidential Keyword Rule",
        "dataRuleType": null,
        "fingerprintSubRuleBean": null,
        "subRuleTypeId": 2
      },
      {
        "regexSubRuleBean": null,
        "keywordSubRuleBean": null,
        "dataRuleId": "1000604",
        "noOfOccurrence": "1",
        "dataRuleDescription": null,
        "extensionList": null,
        "dataRuleName": "Source Code Fingerprint Rule",
        "dataRuleType": null,
        "fingerprintSubRuleBean": {
          "fileDetailBean": {
            "fileName": "source-code-template.docx",
            "fileLocation": "/dlp/refdata/uploads/source-code-template.docx"
          }
        },
        "subRuleTypeId": 3
      }
    ],
    "labelId": "0",
    "lastModifiedUserId": "101",
    "customerId": "5001",
    "lastModifiedUser": "john.doe",
    "dataRuleDetails": [
      {
        "dataRuleId": "11",
        "noOfOccurrence": "2"
      }
    ],
    "dataGroupName": "PII Data Group",
    "createdUser": "john.doe"
  }
}
```

## Sample Response: HTTP 400

Data group name already exists.

```json
{
  "errorMessage": "This Rule Name already exist",
  "errorCode": "INTERNAL_ERROR"
}
```

## Sample Response: HTTP 500

Internal server error.

```json
{
  "errorMessage": "Exception occurred while creating DataGroup",
  "errorCode": "INTERNAL_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.