Create a new CIS compliance policy group

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Creates a new custom CIS compliance policy group with the specified name, platform, and associated benchmark profiles

Request URL

https://{server-hostname}:8383/dcapi/scap/compliance/policygroups

Scope

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Header

Authorization: d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52

Request Parameters

- Request Headers

Content-TypestringMandatory
application/createPolicyGrp.v1+jsonapplication/createPolicyGrp.v1+jsonCopied!
AcceptstringMandatory
application/createPolicyGrp.v1+jsonapplication/createPolicyGrp.v1+jsonCopied!

- Request Body

application/json
JSON object
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profilesJSON arrayOptional

List of CIS benchmark profile objects to associate with the policy group. Fetch available profiles from Get Profiles List for Platform

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JSON object
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idlongOptional

Profile ID. Fetch from Get Profiles List for Platform

typelongOptional

Profile type. 1 = XCCDF. Fetch from Get Profiles List for Platform

groupNamestringOptional

Name of the policy group

platformstringOptional

Platform identifier. 1 = Windows, 3 = Linux

Sample Request

Curl
Java
Python
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PowerShell
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curl --request POST \
  --url https://appdomain/dcapi/scap/compliance/policygroups \
  --header 'Accept: application/createPolicyGrp.v1+json' \
  --header 'Authorization:  d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/createPolicyGrp.v1+json' \
  --data '{"groupName":"Windows CIS Level 1 Policy","profiles":[{"id":"50001","type":1},{"id":"50002","type":1}],"platform":1}'
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Sample Request Body

Create a new custom CIS compliance policy group with benchmark profiles

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  {
    "groupName": "Windows CIS Level 1 Policy",
    "profiles": [
      {
        "id": "50001",
        "type": 1
      },
      {
        "id": "50002",
        "type": 1
      }
    ],
    "platform": 1
  }
                
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Response Parameters

- HTTP code 200

Response Body - application/json
JSON object
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statusboolean

true if the policy group was created successfully, false otherwise

- HTTP code 400

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statusCodestring

HTTP status code (400)

errorCodestring

API-specific error code identifying the validation failure

messagestring

Error message describing the validation failure

- HTTP code 401

Response Body - application/json
JSON object
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errorCodelong

Unauthorized error code returned when authentication credentials are missing, expired, or invalid (authentication=required)

errorMsgstring

Authentication failure reason

- HTTP code 429

Response Body - application/json
JSON object
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errorCodelong

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

errorMsgstring

Rate limit exceeded message with retry guidance

Possible Response Codes

200HTTP code
400HTTP code
401HTTP code
429HTTP code

Sample Response: HTTP 200

Policy group created successfully

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  {
    "status": true
  }
                
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Policy group creation failed

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  {
    "status": false
  }
                
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Sample Response: HTTP 400

A request body parameter has an invalid format or type

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  {
    "errorCode": "IAM0025",
    "url": "/dcapi/scap/compliance/policygroups",
    "errorMsg": "id is an invalid parameter format."
  }
                
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Sample Response: HTTP 401

Authentication credentials are missing or invalid

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  {
    "errorMessage": "Authentication required",
    "errorCode": "UNAUTHORIZED"
  }
                
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Sample Response: HTTP 429

API call threshold exceeded

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  {
    "errorMessage": "Rate limit exceeded. Retry after some time",
    "errorCode": "TOO_MANY_REQUESTS"
  }
                
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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.