# Get a browser's details

Retrieves the details of a browser across managed devices.

## Endpoint

`GET /bsp/api/v1/bmp/browsers/{browser_id}`

## Request

### Request URL

```text
https://{server-hostname}:8383/bsp/api/v1/bmp/browsers/{browser_id}
```

### Scope

```text
BrowserManager.READ
```

### Header

```text
Authorization: d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52
```

### Request Parameters

#### Request Headers

- **Accept** (`string`, Mandatory): `application/json`

#### Path Parameters

- **browser_id** (`string`, Mandatory): Browser type ID from [List Browsers](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/api/onpremise/inventory-list-browsers.html) response (`browser_type` field)

### Sample Request

```curl
curl --request GET \
  --url https://appdomain/bsp/api/v1/bmp/browsers/{browser_id} \
  --header 'Accept: application/json' \
  --header 'Authorization:  d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52'
```

## Response Parameters

### HTTP Code 200

Response Body — `application/json`

`JSON Object`

- **browser_name** (`string`): Display name of the browser
- **installed_extensions** (`integer`): Number of distinct extensions installed for this browser
- **installed_plugins** (`integer`): Number of distinct plugins installed for this browser
- **latest_version** (`string`): Latest browser version detected across devices
- **installed_count** (`integer`): Total number of devices with this browser installed
- **latest_not_installed_count** (`integer`): Number of devices not running the latest version
- **versions** (`JSON Array`): Version distribution with installation counts per version

### 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 417

Response Body — `application/json`

`JSON Object`

- **error_description** (`string`): Message indicating an unexpected condition occurred while retrieving browser details

### 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
- **403** — HTTP code
- **417** — HTTP code
- **429** — HTTP code

## Sample Responses

### HTTP 200

#### Browser details

```json
{
  "installed_extensions": 42,
  "browser_name": "Google Chrome",
  "latest_not_installed_count": 42,
  "latest_version": "120.0.6099.129",
  "versions": [
    {
      "id": 512,
      "installed_count": 114,
      "version": "120.0.6099.129"
    },
    {
      "id": 511,
      "installed_count": 42,
      "version": "119.0.6045.199"
    }
  ],
  "installed_count": 156,
  "installed_plugins": 15
}
```

#### No version data

```json
{
  "installed_extensions": 0,
  "browser_name": "Mozilla Firefox",
  "latest_not_installed_count": 0,
  "latest_version": "--",
  "versions": [],
  "installed_count": 0,
  "installed_plugins": 0
}
```

#### Invalid browser ID

```json
{
  "latest_not_installed_count": "0",
  "versions": [],
  "installed_count": "0"
}
```

### HTTP 401

#### Unauthorized

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

### HTTP 403

#### Forbidden

```json
{
  "errorCode": "FORBIDDEN",
  "errorMsg": "User does not have permission to perform this operation"
}
```

### HTTP 417

#### Expectation failed

```json
{
  "error_description": "Expectation Failed"
}
```

### HTTP 429

#### Rate limit exceeded

```json
{
  "errorCode": "RATE_LIMIT_EXCEEDED",
  "errorMsg": "Too many requests. Please try again after 5 minutes"
}
```

## Rate Limits

![](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.