# Associate a document or media file with one or more devices

add document to devices

## Endpoints

[POST /api/v1/mdm/docs/{doc_id}/devices](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/api/onpremise/content-management-associate-content-to-devices.html)

## Request URL

`https://{server-hostname}:8383/api/v1/mdm/docs/{doc_id}/devices`

## Scope

`MDMDeviceMgmt.CREATE`

## Header

`Authorization: d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52`

## Request Parameters

### Request Headers

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

### Path Parameters

- **doc_id** — string — **Mandatory**

  Unique identifier of the document. Obtain from the [Upload Content](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/api/onpremise/content-management-create-content-list.html) or [Get Content List](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/api/onpremise/content-management-get-content-list.html) response.

### Request Body

`application/json`

- JSON Object
  - **devices** — array — **Mandatory**

    Array of device IDs to associate with the content. Obtain from the [Get Device List](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/api/onpremise/devices-get-device-list.html) response.

## Sample Request

```curl
curl --request POST \
  --url https://appdomain/api/v1/mdm/docs/{doc_id}/devices \
  --header 'Accept: application/json' \
  --header 'Authorization:  d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{"devices":[9007199254741036,9007199254741038,9007199254741040]}'
```

## Sample Request Body

Associate content with specific device IDs

```json
{
  "devices": [
    9007199254741036,
    9007199254741038,
    9007199254741040
  ]
}
```

## Possible Response Codes

- **204** — HTTP code

## Sample Response: HTTP 204

```json
204 No Content
```

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**Duration:** 1 minute | **Threshold:** 2000 | **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.