# Remove profile associations from specific devices

Removes the association of one or more configuration profiles from specific devices, stopping deployment. Both profile_ids and device_ids arrays are required.

## Endpoint

`DELETE /bsp/api/v1/bmp/profiles/devices`

## Request

### Request URL

https://[*{serverurl}*](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/api/cloud/oauth-authentication-endpoint-domain.html)/bsp/api/v1/bmp/profiles/devices

### Scope

`DesktopCentralCloud.BrowserManager.DELETE`

### Header

`Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52`

### Request Parameters

#### Request Headers

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

#### Request Body

JSON body containing profile_ids and device_ids arrays to remove associations

`application/json`

**JSON Object**

Request body for associating profiles to devices

- **device_ids** (`array`, Optional): Required. Device resource IDs from [List Devices](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/api/cloud/inventory-list-devices.html) response (`device_id` field). Max 1000
- **profile_ids** (`array`, Optional): Profile IDs from [List Profiles](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/api/cloud/profiles-list-profiles.html) response (`profile_id` field). Max 1000, only published profiles allowed

### Sample Request

```curl
curl --request DELETE \
  --url https://appdomains/bsp/api/v1/bmp/profiles/devices \
  --header 'Accept: application/json' \
  --header 'Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken  d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{}'
```

### Sample Request Body

Remove profile association from a device

```json
{
  "device_ids": [
    777
  ],
  "profile_ids": [
    111
  ]
}
```

## Response Parameters

### HTTP Code 204

Response Body — `application/json`

**JSON Object**

### HTTP Code 400

Response Body — `application/json`

**JSON Object**

Bad request error for invalid input or constraint violations

- **errorcode** (`string`): Error code identifying the specific validation failure
- **errormsg** (`string`): Message describing the validation failure

### 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 403

Response Body — `application/json`

**JSON Object**

- **errorCode** (`long`): Error code indicating insufficient permissions
- **errorMsg** (`string`): Message indicating insufficient privileges to access this resource

### HTTP Code 404

Response Body — `application/json`

**JSON Object**

Resource not found error

- **errormsg** (`string`): Not found error message

### 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

### HTTP Code 500

Response Body — `application/json`

**JSON Object**

Internal server error response for profile operations

- **error_description** (`string`): Error message describing the server failure
- **error_code** (`string`): Error code for internal server errors

## Possible Response Codes

- **204** (`HTTP code`): Returns 204 No Content on success.
- **400** (`HTTP code`)
- **401** (`HTTP code`)
- **403** (`HTTP code`)
- **404** (`HTTP code`)
- **429** (`HTTP code`)
- **500** (`HTTP code`)

## Sample Responses

### HTTP 204

```text
204 Returns 204 No Content on success.
```

### HTTP 400

Invalid request parameters

```json
{
  "errorcode": "IAM0003",
  "errormsg": "Invalid request."
}
```

### HTTP 401

API key is missing or invalid

```json
{
  "errorCode": "IAM0001",
  "errorMsg": "Authentication key is invalid. Please regenerate the key and try again."
}
```

### HTTP 403

Forbidden

```json
{
  "errorCode": "FORBIDDEN",
  "errorMsg": "User does not have permission to perform this operation"
}
```

### HTTP 404

The specified profile does not exist

```json
{
  "errormsg": "Profile not found"
}
```

### HTTP 429

Rate limit exceeded

```json
{
  "errorCode": "RATE_LIMIT_EXCEEDED",
  "errorMsg": "Too many requests. Please try again after 5 minutes"
}
```

### HTTP 500

Server error

```json
{
  "error_description": "Internal Server error, Please try again in a moment.",
  "error_code": "COM0004"
}
```

## API Rate Limit

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

**Duration:** 1 minute | **Threshold:** 60 | **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.