# Configures a new child process group

Creates the child process application group and populates it with parent-process rules.

## Endpoint

**POST** `/dcapi/appctrl/childProcessGroup`

## Request URL

```text
https://{server-hostname}:8383/dcapi/appctrl/childProcessGroup
```

## Scope

```text
AppControl.CREATE
```

## Header

```text
Authorization: d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52
```

## Request Parameters

### Request Headers

- **content-type** (`string`, Optional)

### Request Body

`application/json`

- `JSON object`
  - **addedRules** (`JSON array`, Mandatory): Rules to add — prefetch IDs from [Get Child Process Types](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/api/onpremise/acp-get-child-process-types.html)
  - **removedRules** (`array`, Mandatory): Rules to remove (empty array for creation)

## Sample Request

```curl
curl --request POST \
  --url https://appdomain/dcapi/appctrl/childProcessGroup \
  --header 'Authorization:  d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52' \
  --header 'content-type: SOME_STRING_VALUE' \
  --data '{"removedRules":[],"addedRules":[{"appRuleType":1,"verifiedAppRepoIDs":[620,621]}]}'
```

## Sample Request Body

Create a child process group with vendor-based parent processes

```json
{
  "removedRules": [],
  "addedRules": [
    {
      "appRuleType": 1,
      "verifiedAppRepoIDs": [
        620,
        621
      ]
    }
  ]
}
```

## Response Parameters

### HTTP Code 200

Response Body — `application/json`

- `JSON object`
  - **applicationRules** (`JSON array`): Array of newly added application rules with generated IDs
  - **status** (`string`): Operation status (success)

### HTTP Code 401

Response Body — `application/json`

- `JSON object`
  - **errorCode** (`long`): Unauthorized error code returned when authentication credentials are missing, expired, or invalid (authentication=required)
  - **errorMsg** (`string`): Authentication failure reason

### HTTP Code 500

Response Body — `application/json`

- `JSON object`
  - **errorCode** (`string`): Internal error code: INTERNAL_ERROR when exception occurs creating child process group
  - **errorMessage** (`string`): Detailed message: Error Occurred while add or update Child process app group

## Possible Response Codes

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

## Sample Response: HTTP 200

Child process group created with new rules

```json
{
  "applicationRules": [
    {
      "appRuleType": 2,
      "trustedUpdater": 0,
      "ruleDetails": {
        "appRuleID": "304",
        "isVerified": 1,
        "productVendorID": "358"
      },
      "appRuleName": ""
    }
  ],
  "status": "success"
}
```

## Sample Response: HTTP 401

Authentication credentials missing or invalid

```json
{
  "errorMessage": "Authentication credentials are missing or invalid",
  "errorCode": "UNAUTHORIZED"
}
```

## Sample Response: HTTP 500

Internal error while creating child process group

```json
{
  "errorMessage": "Error Occurred while add or update Child process app group",
  "errorCode": "INTERNAL_ERROR"
}
```

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