# Update a compliance profile

Updates an existing compliance profile's name, description, or rules.

## Endpoint

`PUT /bsp/api/v1/bmp/compliance/{compliance_id}/profiles`

## Request

### Request URL

`https://{server-hostname}:8383/bsp/api/v1/bmp/compliance/{compliance_id}/profiles`

### Scope

`BrowserManager.UPDATE`

### Header

`Authorization: d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52`

### Request Parameters

#### Request Headers

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

#### Path Parameters

- **compliance_id** — string — **Mandatory**

  Compliance profile ID from [List Compliance Profiles](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/api/onpremise/compliance-list-compliance-profiles.html) response (`profileid` field).

#### Request Body

`application/json`

- JSON Object
  - **profile_name** — string — Optional

    Name of the compliance profile. Maximum 50 characters.

  - **profile_description** — string — Optional

    Description of the compliance profile. Maximum 100 characters.

  - **rule_ids** — array — Optional

    Compliance rule IDs from [List All Compliance Rules](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/api/onpremise/compliance-list-all-compliance-rules.html) response (`rule_id` field) to attach to the profile. Accepts 1 to 50 rule IDs.

### Sample Request

```curl
curl --request PUT \
  --url https://appdomain/bsp/api/v1/bmp/compliance/{compliance_id}/profiles \
  --header 'Accept: application/json' \
  --header 'Authorization:  d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{"profile_name":"Chrome Security Baseline","rule_ids":[351,357,362,367,377],"profile_description":"Baseline compliance for Chrome browsers"}'
```

### Sample Request Body

Modify profile with rule IDs from [List All Compliance Rules](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/api/onpremise/Compliance_listAllComplianceRules) response (`rule_id` field).

```json
{
  "profile_name": "Chrome Security Baseline",
  "rule_ids": [
    351,
    357,
    362,
    367,
    377
  ],
  "profile_description": "Baseline compliance for Chrome browsers"
}
```

## Response Parameters

### HTTP Code 200

Response Body — `application/json`

- JSON Object
  - **collection_id** — string

    Collection ID associated with this profile version.

  - **profile_name** — string

    Name of the compliance profile.

  - **compliance_details** — JSON Object

    Compliance details including attached rule IDs and compliance ID.

  - **profile_type** — string

    Profile type code. `64500=Custom`, `64501=STIG`, `64502=CIS`.

  - **latest_version** — string

    Latest version number of this profile.

  - **is_moved_to_trash** — boolean

    Whether the profile has been moved to trash. `false` indicates active.

  - **profile_id** — string

    Unique identifier of the compliance profile.

  - **scope** — string

    Scope of the profile. `0` indicates organization-wide.

  - **latest_published_version** — string

    Latest published version number of this profile.

  - **profile_description** — string

    Description of the compliance profile.

### 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 403

Response Body — `application/json`

- JSON Object
  - **errorCode** — long

    Forbidden error code returned when the authenticated user does not have the required uem-roles (for example, `DataEncryption_Admin` or `DataEncryptionRecoveryKey_Admin`).

  - **errorMsg** — string

    Message indicating insufficient privileges to access this resource.

### HTTP Code 429

Response Body — `application/json`

- JSON Object
  - **errorCode** — long

    Rate limit error code returned when the API call threshold (configured via threshold/duration in security XML) is exceeded; client is locked out for lock-period minutes.

  - **errorMsg** — string

    Rate limit exceeded message with retry guidance.

### Possible Response Codes

- **200** — HTTP code
- **401** — HTTP code
- **403** — HTTP code
- **429** — HTTP code
- **500** — HTTP code

  Returns 500 with no response body when an invalid `compliance_id` is provided.

### Sample Response: HTTP 200

Profile modified

```json
{
  "collection_id": "222",
  "profile_name": "Chrome Security Baseline",
  "compliance_details": {
    "rule_ids": [
      351,
      357,
      362,
      367,
      377
    ],
    "compliance_id": "303"
  },
  "profile_type": "64500",
  "latest_version": "1",
  "is_moved_to_trash": false,
  "profile_id": "111",
  "scope": "0",
  "latest_published_version": "1",
  "profile_description": "Baseline compliance for Chrome browsers"
}
```

### Sample Response: HTTP 401

Unauthorized

```json
{
  "errorCode": "UNAUTHORIZED",
  "errorMsg": "You are not authorized to perform this action"
}
```

### Sample Response: HTTP 403

Forbidden

```json
{
  "errorCode": "FORBIDDEN",
  "errorMsg": "You do not have permission to access this resource"
}
```

### Sample Response: HTTP 429

Rate limit exceeded

```json
{
  "errorCode": "RATE_LIMIT_EXCEEDED",
  "errorMsg": "You have exceeded the maximum number of API calls. Please try again later."
}
```

### Sample Response: HTTP 500

```text
500 Returns 500 with no response body when an invalid compliance_id is provided.
```

## Rate Limiting

![](https://www.zohowebstatic.com/sites/zweb/images/people/ico-help.png)

**Duration:** 1 minute | **Threshold:** 60 | **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.