# Create a new replication policy

Creates a new replication policy with transfer rates, schedule, and time window configuration.

## Endpoint

`POST /dcapi/som/replication-policies`

## Request URL

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

## Scope

`DesktopCentralCloud.SOM.CREATE`

## Header

`Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52`

## Request Parameters

### Request Headers

- **Content-Type** `string` — **Mandatory**: `application/replicationPolicyDetails.v1+json`
- **Accept** `string` — **Mandatory**: `application/replicationPolicyAddStatus.v1+json`

### Request Body

`application/json`

- `policyName` `string` — Optional  
  Administrator-defined display name for the replication policy (max 250 characters).

- `description` `string` — Optional  
  Optional administrator-provided description for the replication policy (max 1000 characters).

- `replicationInterval` `string` — Optional  
  Interval in minutes at which the Distribution Server syncs data with the central server.

- `dataTransferRate` `string` — Optional  
  WAN data transfer rate limit in Kbps. Allowed values: 0 (unlimited), 512, 1024, 2048, 3072, 4096, 5120, 6144, 7168, 8192.

## Sample Request

```curl
curl --request POST \
  --url https://appdomains/dcapi/som/replication-policies \
  --header 'Accept: application/replicationPolicyAddStatus.v1+json' \
  --header 'Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken  d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/replicationPolicyDetails.v1+json' \
  --data '{}'
```

### Sample Request Body

Create a business-hours replication policy.

```json
{
  "policyName": "Business Hours Only",
  "replicationInterval": 30,
  "description": "Replicate only during business hours",
  "dataTransferRate": 512
}
```

## Response Parameters

### HTTP Code 200

Response Body — `application/json`

- `status` `boolean`  
  Indicates whether the replication policy was created successfully.

- `message` `string`  
  Descriptive message confirming creation or explaining the reason for failure (e.g., 'Replication policy - Business Hours Only has been created successfully').

- `data` `JSON Object`  
  Contains the identifier of the newly created replication policy.

### HTTP Code 412

Response Body — `application/json`

- `statusCode` `string`  
  HTTP status code (412).

- `errorCode` `string`  
  Precondition failed error code identifying the business logic violation.

- `message` `string`  
  Error message describing the precondition failed while processing request.

## Possible Response Codes

- `200` — HTTP code
- `412` — HTTP code

## Sample Response: HTTP 200

Policy created.

```json
{
  "data": {
    "replicationPolicyID": 5
  },
  "message": "Replication policy - Business Hours Only has been created successfully",
  "status": true
}
```

## Sample Response: HTTP 412

### Required replication policy parameters are missing

```json
{
  "errorCode": "30090",
  "message": "Required replication policy parameters are missing",
  "statusCode": 412
}
```

### Invalid replication interval or insufficient replication window

```json
{
  "errorCode": "30086",
  "message": "Invalid replication interval or insufficient replication window",
  "statusCode": 412
}
```

### Replication policy with same name already exists

```json
{
  "errorCode": "30025",
  "message": "A replication policy with the same name already exists",
  "statusCode": 412
}
```

## API Rate Limit

**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.