# Publish an extension profile for distribution

Publishes an extension profile, making it available for distribution to devices. Cannot publish an already-published profile.

## Endpoints

**POST** `/bsp/api/v1/bmp/extensions/{extension_id}/publish`

## Request URL

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

## Scope

`BrowserManager.CREATE`

## Header

`Authorization: d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52`

## Request Parameters

### Request Headers

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

### Path Parameters

- **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)

## Sample Request

```curl
curl --request POST \
  --url https://appdomain/bsp/api/v1/bmp/extensions/{extension_id}/publish \
  --header 'Accept: application/json' \
  --header 'Authorization:  d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52'
```

## Response Parameters

### HTTP code 204

Response Body — `application/json`

`JSON Object`

### 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 (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 publish an already-published extension profile.

- **errormsg** `string`
  - Error message indicating the profile is already published

### 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

### HTTP code 500

Response Body — `application/json`

`JSON Object`

Internal server error during extension operations.

- **error_description** `string`
  - Error message describing the server failure
- **error_code** `string`
  - Error code for internal server errors

## Possible Response Codes

- **204** `HTTP code`
  - Returns 204 No content on success
- **401** `HTTP code`
- **403** `HTTP code`
- **409** `HTTP code`
- **429** `HTTP code`
- **500** `HTTP code`

## Sample Response: HTTP 204

```json
204 Returns 204 No content on success
```

## 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 409

Already published

```json
{
  "errormsg": "Profile already published."
}
```

## 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

Server error

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

## Rate Limits

**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.