# Get browser settings on a device

Returns content and privacy restriction settings for a browser on a device.

## Endpoint

`GET /bsp/api/v1/bmp/devices/{device_id}/browsers/{browser_id}/settings`

## Request

### Request URL

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

### Scope

`BrowserManager.READ`

### Header

`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)
- **device_id** `string` — Mandatory
  - Device resource ID from [List Devices](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/api/onpremise/inventory-list-devices.html) response (`device_id` field)

### Sample Request

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

## Response Parameters

### HTTP Code 200

#### Response Body — `application/json`

`JSON Object`

Device browser content and privacy settings.

- **invchromecontentrestrict** `JSON Object`
  - Browser content restriction settings
- **invchromeprivacyrestrict** `JSON Object`
  - Browser privacy restriction settings

### 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 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 device operations.

- **error_description** `string`
  - Message describing the server-side failure
- **error_code** `string`
  - Internal server error code

### Possible Response Codes

- `200` — HTTP code
- `401` — HTTP code
- `403` — HTTP code
- `429` — HTTP code
- `500` — HTTP code

## Sample Responses

### HTTP 200

Browser settings

```json
{
  "invchromecontentrestrict": {
    "managed_resource_id": "311",
    "javascript_setting": "enabled",
    "images_setting": "enabled",
    "audio_capture_allowed": "prompt",
    "geolocation_setting": "prompt",
    "cookies_setting": "enabled",
    "video_capture_allowed": "prompt",
    "auto_prompting_for_file_downloads": "prompt",
    "notifications_setting": "prompt",
    "popups_setting": "disabled",
    "managed_browser_id": "1"
  },
  "invchromeprivacyrestrict": {
    "managed_resource_id": "311",
    "referrers_enabled": "enabled",
    "safe_browsing_enabled": "enabled",
    "search_suggest_enabled": "enabled",
    "autofill_creditcard_enable": "enabled",
    "managed_browser_id": "1",
    "autofill_address_enable": "enabled",
    "alternate_error_pages_enabled": "enabled",
    "translation_service_enabled": "enabled",
    "spelling_service_enabled": "disabled",
    "password_saving_enabled": "enabled",
    "safe_browsing_extd_rpting_enabled": "disabled",
    "managed_password": "enabled",
    "third_party_cookies": "enabled",
    "hyperlink_auditing_enabled": "enabled"
  }
}
```

### 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 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"
}
```

Device not found

```json
{
  "errorCode": "RESOURCE0001",
  "errorMsg": "No computers are found."
}
```

## Rate Limiting

![](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.