# Get a browser's plugin count

Retrieves the number of plugins installed in a browser across managed devices.

## Endpoint

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

## Request

### Request URL

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

### 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)

### Sample Request

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

## Response Parameters

### HTTP Code 200

**Response Body:** `application/json`

- JSON Object
  - **browsers** (JSON Object): Plugin count for the specified browser

### 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
  - **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

#### Plugin count

```json
{
  "browsers": {
    "plugin_count": 15
  }
}
```

#### No plugins

```json
{
  "browsers": {
    "plugin_count": 0
  }
}
```

#### Invalid browser ID

```json
{
  "browsers": {
    "plugin_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 429

#### Rate limit exceeded

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

### 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.