# Modifies the packages published in an existing SSP group

Updates the list of packages published in a self service portal group. Requires the collection ID from the existing published configuration.

## Endpoints

**POST** `/dcapi/swDeployment/publishGroup/modify`

## Request URL

https://[*{serverurl}*](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/api/cloud/oauth-authentication-endpoint-domain.html)/dcapi/swDeployment/publishGroup/modify

## Scope

`DesktopCentralCloud.SWDeployment.UPDATE`

## Header

`Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52`

## Request Parameters

### Request Headers

- **Content-Type** `string` **Mandatory**: `application/modifyPackageGroup.v1+json`
- **Accept** `string` **Mandatory**: `application/modifyPackageGroup.v1+json`

### Request Body

`application/json`

- `JSON Object`
  - **groupResourceId** `string` Optional: Resource ID of the target custom group. Obtain from the groupResourceId field in the response of the [List SSP Publish Groups](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/api/cloud/self-service-portal-list-publish-groups.html) API.
  - **configType** `integer` Optional: Configuration type: 1=Computer, 2=User
  - **collectionId** `string` Optional: Collection ID of the existing SSP configuration. Obtain from the collectionId field in the response of the [Check Custom Group Published](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/api/cloud/self-service-portal-check-custom-group-published.html) API.
  - **packageDetails** `JSON Array` Optional: Array of package publish detail objects

## Sample Request

```curl
curl --request POST \
  --url https://appdomains/dcapi/swDeployment/publishGroup/modify \
  --header 'Accept: application/modifyPackageGroup.v1+json' \
  --header 'Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken  d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/modifyPackageGroup.v1+json' \
  --data '{}'
```

## Sample Request Body

### Replace packages in SSP group

```json
{
  "packageDetails": [
    {
      "packageId": 10001,
      "packageApproval": 0
    },
    {
      "packageId": 10004,
      "packageApproval": 1
    }
  ],
  "configType": 1,
  "collectionId": "5001",
  "groupResourceId": "301"
}
```

## Response Parameters

### HTTP code 200

Response Body — `application/json`

- `JSON Object`
  - **statusMsg** `string`: Localized message describing the publish result. Contains success confirmation, archived package warning, or invalid package error.

### 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 500

Response Body — `application/json`

- `JSON Object`
  - **errorCode** `string`: INTERNAL_ERROR for publish/modify failures, SW_INTERNAL_ERROR for SSP configuration errors
  - **errorMessage** `string`: Internal server error with details about the SSP publish or group operation failure

## Possible Response Codes

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

## Sample Response: HTTP 200

### Modified successfully

```json
{
  "statusMsg": "Packages published for the Group (Engineering Workstations)"
}
```

## Sample Response: HTTP 401

### No access to modify

```json
{
  "errorMessage": "The user has no access to modify published group.",
  "errorCode": "ACCESS_DENIED"
}
```

## Sample Response: HTTP 500

### Server error

```json
{
  "errorMessage": "Internal Server Error",
  "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.