# Distribute an announcement to one or more device groups

Distribute the individual Announcement to the groups

## Endpoint

**POST** `/api/v1/mdm/announcements/{announcement_id}/groups`

## Request URL

`https://{server-hostname}:8383/api/v1/mdm/announcements/{announcement_id}/groups`

## Scope

`MDMDeviceMgmt.CREATE`

## Header

`Authorization: d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52`

## Request Parameters

### Request Headers

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

### Path Parameters

- **announcement_id** `string` **Mandatory**

  Unique identifier of the announcement. Obtain from the [Create Announcement](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/api/onpremise/announcements-create-announcement.html) or [Get Announcements](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/api/onpremise/announcements-get-announcements.html) response

### Request Body

`application/json`

**JSON Object**

- **group_ids** `array` **Mandatory**

  Array of group IDs (1-500) to distribute the announcement to. Obtain from the [Get Group List](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/api/onpremise/groups-get-group-list.html) response

## Sample Request

```curl
curl --request POST \
  --url https://appdomain/api/v1/mdm/announcements/{announcement_id}/groups \
  --header 'Accept: application/json' \
  --header 'Authorization:  d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{"group_ids":["9007199254741037","9007199254741038","9007199254741039"]}'
```

### Sample Request Body

Distribute announcement to 3 device groups

```json
{
  "group_ids": [
    "9007199254741037",
    "9007199254741038",
    "9007199254741039"
  ]
}
```

## Possible Response Codes

- **204** `HTTP code`

### Sample Response: HTTP 204

```text
204 No Content
```

## Rate Limits

**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.