# Retrieve the list of groups an announcement is distributed to

Get the individual Announcement distributed to groups

## Endpoint

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

## Request

### Request URL

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

### Scope

`MDMDeviceMgmt.READ`

### Header

`Authorization: d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52`

### Request Parameters

#### Request Headers

- **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

#### Query Parameters

- **limit** `integer` — Optional

  Maximum number of records to return in a single response. Used together with offset for pagination

- **skip-token** `string` — Optional

  Pagination continuation token returned by a previous response. Pass it to fetch the next page of results

- **offset** `integer` — Optional

  Zero-based index of the first record to return. Used together with limit for pagination

- **delta-token** `string` — Optional

  Token used for delta/incremental fetches. Pass the token returned from a previous response to retrieve only items modified since that point

### Sample Request

#### Curl

```curl
curl --request GET \
  --url 'https://appdomain/api/v1/mdm/announcements/{announcement_id}/groups?limit=SOME_INTEGER_VALUE&skip-token=SOME_STRING_VALUE&offset=SOME_INTEGER_VALUE&delta-token=SOME_STRING_VALUE' \
  --header 'Accept: application/json' \
  --header 'Authorization:  d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52'
```

## Response

### Response Parameters

#### HTTP Code 200

Response Body — `application/json`

- `JSON Object`
  - **metadata** `JSON Object`

    Pagination metadata with total record count

  - **groups** `JSON Array`

    Array of group objects the announcement is distributed to

### Possible Response Codes

- **200** — HTTP code

### Sample Response: HTTP 200

#### List of groups the announcement is distributed to with metadata

```json
{
  "metadata": {
    "total_record_count": "2"
  },
  "groups": [
    {
      "group_id": "9007199254741899",
      "name": "Device group 1",
      "group_type": "6",
      "member_count": "0"
    },
    {
      "group_id": "9007199254741901",
      "name": "Device group 2",
      "group_type": "6",
      "member_count": "2"
    }
  ]
}
```

#### Announcement is not distributed to any groups

```json
{
  "metadata": {
    "total_record_count": "0"
  },
  "groups": []
}
```

## Rate Limits

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**Duration:** 1 minute | **Threshold:** 120 | **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.