# Add a new app to the blocklist repository

Add new app to repository for blocklisting

## Endpoint

**POST** `/api/v1/mdm/blacklist/apps`

## Request

### Request URL

`https://{server-hostname}:8383/api/v1/mdm/blacklist/apps`

### Scope

`MDMInventory.CREATE`

### Header

`Authorization: d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52`

### Request Parameters

#### Request Headers

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

#### Query Parameters

- **validate** `boolean` — Optional

  When true, only validates the request and returns validation errors without persisting changes. Default: false

#### Request Body

`application/json`

- `JSON Object`
  - **apps** `JSON Array` — **Mandatory**

    Array of app objects to add to the blocklist repository

### Sample Request

```curl
curl --request POST \
  --url 'https://appdomain/api/v1/mdm/blacklist/apps?validate=SOME_BOOLEAN_VALUE' \
  --header 'Accept: application/json' \
  --header 'Authorization:  d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{"apps":[{"identifier":"com.manageengine.mdm.android","appname":"Zylker MDM","platform":2},{"identifier":"com.zylker.chatapp","appname":"Chat App","platform":1}]}'
```

### Sample Request Body

Add two apps (Android and iOS) to the blocklist repository

```json
{
  "apps": [
    {
      "identifier": "com.manageengine.mdm.android",
      "appname": "Zylker MDM",
      "platform": 2
    },
    {
      "identifier": "com.zylker.chatapp",
      "appname": "Chat App",
      "platform": 1
    }
  ]
}
```

Add a single Android app to the blocklist repository

```json
{
  "apps": [
    {
      "identifier": "com.zylker.socialapp",
      "appname": "Social App",
      "platform": 2
    }
  ]
}
```

## Response

### Response Parameters

#### HTTP Code 200

Response Body — `application/json`

- `JSON Object`
  - **apps** `JSON Array`

    Array of apps that were added to the blocklist repository with their assigned app group IDs

### Possible Response Codes

- **200** — HTTP code

### Sample Response: HTTP 200

Apps successfully added to the blocklist repository with assigned app group IDs

```json
{
  "apps": [
    {
      "identifier": "com.manageengine.mdm.android",
      "appname": "Zylker MDM",
      "appgroupid": 9007199254741064,
      "platform": 2
    },
    {
      "identifier": "com.zylker.chatapp",
      "appname": "Chat App",
      "appgroupid": 9007199254741068,
      "platform": 1
    }
  ]
}
```

## 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.