# Fetch custom groups available for compliance audit association

Retrieves a paginated list of static and static-unique custom groups available for compliance audit association. Supports filtering by group category and name.

## Endpoint

[GET /dcapi/scap/compliance/map/customGroups](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/api/cloud/get-custom-groups.html)

## Request

### Request URL

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

### Scope

`DesktopCentralCloud.VulnerabilityMgmt.READ`

### Header

`Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52`

### Request Parameters

#### Query Parameters

- **isQuarantine** `boolean` *(Optional)*: To check if the API is called from Quarantine module
- **cgName** `string` *(Optional)*: Custom group name filter for partial match
- **offset** `long` *(Optional)*: Pagination offset
- **limit** `long` *(Optional)*: Pagination limit

## Sample Request

### Curl

```curl
curl --request GET \
  --url https://appdomains/dcapi/scap/compliance/map/customGroups \
  --header 'Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken  d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52'
```

## Response Parameters

### HTTP Code 200

#### Response Body — application/json

`JSON Object`

- **customGroups** `JSON Array`: List of custom group objects

### 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 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

### Possible Response Codes

- **200** `HTTP code`
- **401** `HTTP code`
- **429** `HTTP code`

## Sample Responses

### HTTP 200

Paginated list of custom groups for compliance audit.

```json
{
  "customGroups": [
    {
      "image": "/images/static_group.png",
      "name": "Production Servers",
      "id": "301",
      "category": 2
    },
    {
      "image": "/images/all_computers.png",
      "name": "All Managed Computers",
      "id": "302",
      "category": 7
    }
  ]
}
```

### HTTP 401

Authentication credentials are missing or invalid.

```json
{
  "errorMessage": "Authentication required",
  "errorCode": "UNAUTHORIZED"
}
```

### HTTP 429

API call threshold exceeded.

```json
{
  "errorMessage": "Rate limit exceeded. Retry after some time",
  "errorCode": "TOO_MANY_REQUESTS"
}
```

## Rate Limits

![](https://www.zohowebstatic.com/sites/zweb/images/people/ico-help.png)

**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.