# Get a device's browser summary

Retrieves the browsers installed on a device along with their extension and plugin counts.

## Endpoint

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

## Request

### Request URL

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

### Scope

`BrowserManager.READ`

### Header

`Authorization: d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52`

### Request Parameters

#### Request Headers

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

#### Path Parameters

- **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 \
  --header 'Accept: application/json' \
  --header 'Authorization:  d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52'
```

## Response Parameters

### HTTP Code 200

#### Response Body: `application/json`

`JSON Object`

Device asset summary

- **assetsummary** (`JSON Object`): Device summary 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 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

Device browser summary

```json
{
  "assetsummary": {
    "platform_type": 1,
    "group_count": 1,
    "browser_count": 3,
    "contact_time": "Jan 15, 2026 10:30 AM",
    "name": "DESKTOP-ABC123",
    "os_name": "Windows 10",
    "webdomain_count": 10,
    "browsers": [
      {
        "browser_name": "Google Chrome",
        "browser_id": 100,
        "browser_type": 1,
        "plugin_count": 2,
        "extension_count": 5
      }
    ],
    "profile_count": 3,
    "extension_distributed_count": 2
  }
}
```

### 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."
}
```

## API 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.