# Modify a managed extension profile

Modifies an extension profile's name and description. Cannot modify a published profile.

## Endpoint

`PUT /bsp/api/v1/bmp/extensions/{extension_id}`

## Request URL

`https://{server-hostname}:8383/bsp/api/v1/bmp/extensions/{extension_id}`

## Scope

`BrowserManager.UPDATE`

## Header

`Authorization: d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52`

## Request Parameters

### Request Headers

| Name | Type | Required | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accept | string | Mandatory | `application/json` |
| Content-Type | string | Mandatory | `application/json` |

### Path Parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| extension_id | string | Mandatory | Extension Profile ID from [List Extensions](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/api/onpremise/extension-management-add-extension.html) response (`extension_id` field) |

### Request Body

`application/json`

JSON Object

Request body for modifying an extension profile name and description.

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| extension_name | string | Optional | Updated display name. Maximum 250 characters |
| extension_description | string | Optional | Updated description. Maximum 1000 characters |

## Sample Request

### Curl

```curl
curl --request PUT \
  --url https://appdomain/bsp/api/v1/bmp/extensions/{extension_id} \
  --header 'Accept: application/json' \
  --header 'Authorization:  d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{"extension_name":"Updated Extension Name","extension_description":"Updated description for the extension"}'
```

### Sample Request Body

Update profile

```json
{
  "extension_name": "Updated Extension Name",
  "extension_description": "Updated description for the extension"
}
```

## Response Parameters

### HTTP Code 204

Response Body — `application/json`

JSON Object

### HTTP Code 401

Response Body — `application/json`

JSON Object

| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 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

| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| errorCode | long | Forbidden error code returned when the authenticated user does not have the required uem-roles (e.g., DataEncryption_Admin or DataEncryptionRecoveryKey_Admin) |
| errorMsg | string | Message indicating insufficient privileges to access this resource |

### HTTP Code 409

Response Body — `application/json`

JSON Object

Conflict error when trying to modify a published extension profile.

| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| error_description | string | Error message indicating published extensions cannot be modified |

### HTTP Code 429

Response Body — `application/json`

JSON Object

| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |

### HTTP Code 500

Response Body — `application/json`

JSON Object

Internal server error during extension operations.

| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| error_description | string | Error message describing the server failure |
| error_code | string | Error code for internal server errors |

## Possible Response Codes

| HTTP Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 204 | Returns 204 No Content on success. |
| 401 |  |
| 403 |  |
| 409 |  |
| 429 |  |
| 500 |  |

## Sample Responses

### HTTP 204

```text
204 Returns 204 No Content on success.
```

### HTTP 401

Unauthorized

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

### HTTP 403

Forbidden

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

### HTTP 409

Published conflict

```json
{
  "error_description": "Cannot modify published Extensions. Clone the Extensions Profile and retry"
}
```

### HTTP 429

Rate limit exceeded

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

### HTTP 500

Server error

```json
{
  "error_description": "Internal Server error, Please try again in a moment.",
  "error_code": "COM0004"
}
```

## Rate Limit

![](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.