# Retrieves all available data classes

Retrieves all available data classes for data classification rules.

## Endpoints

**GET** `/endpointdlp/api/data-classification/data-classes`

## Request URL

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

## Scope

`DesktopCentralCloud.EndpointDLP.READ`

## Header

`Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52`

## Request Parameters

### Request Headers

- **Accept** `string` **Mandatory**: `application/getDataClass.v1+json`

## Sample Request

```curl
curl --request GET \
  --url https://appdomains/endpointdlp/api/data-classification/data-classes \
  --header 'Accept: application/getDataClass.v1+json' \
  --header 'Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken  d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52'
```

## Response Parameters

### HTTP Code 200

Response Body — `application/json`

- `JSON Object`
  - **dataClasses** `JSON Array`: List of available data classes

### HTTP Code 500

Response Body — `application/json`

- `JSON Object`
  - **errorCode** `string`: Internal error code (`INTERNAL_ERROR`) returned when fetching DLP metadata (data category/class/country) fails
  - **errorMessage** `string`: Detailed message including the underlying exception message

## Possible Response Codes

- **200** `HTTP code`
- **500** `HTTP code`

## Sample Response: HTTP 200

Successful retrieval of data classes

```json
{
  "dataClasses": [
    {
      "dataClassName": "All",
      "dataClassId": "0"
    },
    {
      "dataClassName": "Source code",
      "dataClassId": "4"
    }
  ]
}
```

## Sample Response: HTTP 500

Internal server error

```json
{
  "errorMessage": "Exception occurred while fetching DataClass :: <exception message>",
  "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.