# Publish a configuration profile for deployment

Publishes a configuration profile, making it available for distribution to devices and groups. The profile status changes to 110 (Published). Cannot publish an already-published profile.

## Endpoint

**POST** `/bsp/api/v1/bmp/profiles/{profile_id}/publish`

## 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/{profile_id}/publish`

### Scope

`DesktopCentralCloud.BrowserManager.CREATE`

### Header

`Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52`

### Request Parameters

#### Request Headers

- **Content-Type** `string` — **Mandatory**  
  `application/json`

- **Accept** `string` — **Mandatory**  
  `application/json`

#### Path Parameters

- **profile_id** `string` — **Mandatory**  
  Retrieve the configuration profile ID from the `profileid` key in the response returned by [List Configuration Profiles](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/api/cloud/profiles-list-profiles.html).

#### Request Body

JSON body with profile ID and platform type for publishing.

`application/json`

**JSON Object**

Request body for publishing a configuration or web sandboxing profile.

- **PROFILE_ID** `string` — Optional  
  Profile ID from [List Configuration Profiles](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/api/cloud/profiles-list-profiles.html) response (`profileid` field).

- **PLATFORM_TYPE** `string` — Optional  
  Target platform type. `'1'` = Windows, `'2'` = Mac.

### Sample Request

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

### Sample Request Body

Publish a Windows configuration profile.

```json
{
  "PROFILE_ID": 111,
  "PLATFORM_TYPE": "1"
}
```

## Response Parameters

### HTTP Code 204

Response Body — `application/json`

**JSON Object**

### 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 409

Response Body — `application/json`

**JSON Object**

Conflict error due to the current state of the profile.

- **errormsg** `string`  
  Conflict 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** — Returns 204 No Content on success.
- **401**
- **403**
- **404**
- **409**
- **429**
- **500**

## Sample Responses

### HTTP 204

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

### 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

Profile to publish does not exist.

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

### HTTP 409

Profile is already in published state.

```json
{
  "errormsg": "Profile already published."
}
```

### 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"
}
```

## Rate Limit

**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.