# Fetch available CIS benchmark profiles for a platform

Retrieves all available CIS benchmark profiles for a given platform. Used when creating or editing a policy group to show the available profiles that can be selected.

## Endpoint

`GET /dcapi/scap/compliance/policygroups/profilesList`

## Request

### Request URL

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

### Scope

`VulnerabilityMgmt.READ`

### Header

`Authorization: d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52`

### Sample Request

```curl
curl --request GET \
  --url https://appdomain/dcapi/scap/compliance/policygroups/profilesList \
  --header 'Authorization:  d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52'
```

## Response Parameters

### HTTP Code 200

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 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
- **429**: HTTP code

## Sample Responses

### HTTP 200

Map of profileId to profileType for Windows platform

```json
{
  "50001": 1,
  "50002": 1,
  "50003": 0,
  "50004": 1
}
```

### HTTP 401

Authentication credentials are missing or invalid

```json
{
  "errorMessage": "Authentication required",
  "errorCode": "UNAUTHORIZED"
}
```

### HTTP 429

API call threshold exceeded

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

## API Rate Limits

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

**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.