# Modify the configuration of a Firmware Password payload item within a profile

To modify Mac Firmware Password policy payload item

## Endpoint

`PUT /api/v1/mdm/profiles/{profile_id}/payloads/macfirmwarepassword/payloaditems/{payload_id}`

## Request Details

### Request URL

`https://{server-hostname}:8383/api/v1/mdm/profiles/{profile_id}/payloads/macfirmwarepassword/payloaditems/{payload_id}`

### Scope

`MDMDeviceMgmt.UPDATE`

### Header

`Authorization: d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52`

## Request Parameters

### Request Headers

- **Content-Type** `string` — Mandatory — `application/json`
- **Accept** `string` — Mandatory — `application/json`

### Path Parameters

- **profile_id** `string` — Mandatory  
  Unique identifier of the profile. Obtain from the [Create Profile](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/api/onpremise/mdm-profiles-create-profile.html) or [Get Profiles](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/api/onpremise/mdm-profiles-get-profile.html) response.

- **payload_id** `string` — Mandatory  
  Unique identifier of the payload item. Obtain from the [Get Payload Item IDs](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/api/onpremise/ios-get-firmware-password-payload-ios.html) response.

### Request Body

`application/json`

- **firmware_password_type** `integer` — Mandatory  
  Firmware password mode. Allowed values: `1=Static Password`, `2=Dynamic Password`, `3=Turn Off firmware Password`.

- **firmware_new_password** `long` — Mandatory  
  Managed password ID for the new firmware/recovery lock password. Create the password first using [Add Managed Password](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/api/onpremise/mac-add-managed-password.html) and use the returned `managed_password_id`.

- **firmware_old_password** `long` — Optional  
  Managed password ID for the current firmware/recovery lock password (required when changing an existing password). Create using [Add Managed Password](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/api/onpremise/mac-add-managed-password.html).

## Sample Request

```curl
curl --request PUT \
  --url https://appdomain/api/v1/mdm/profiles/{profile_id}/payloads/macfirmwarepassword/payloaditems/{payload_id} \
  --header 'Accept: application/json' \
  --header 'Authorization:  d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{"firmware_old_password":"********","firmware_password_type":1,"firmware_new_password":"********"}'
```

### Sample Request Body

Modify Firmware Password payload item

```json
{
  "firmware_old_password": "********",
  "firmware_password_type": 1,
  "firmware_new_password": "********"
}
```

## Response Parameters

### HTTP Code 200

Response Body — `application/json`

- **payload_id** `long`  
  Unique identifier of the payload item.

- **firmware_password_type** `string`  
  Firmware password mode. Values: `1=Static Password`, `2=Dynamic Password`, `3=Turn Off firmware Password`.

- **firmware_new_password** `string`  
  Managed password ID of the firmware/recovery lock password that was set.

## Possible Response Codes

- **200** — HTTP code

## Sample Response: HTTP 200

Firmware Password payload item successfully modified

```json
{
  "payload_id": 9007199254741000,
  "firmware_old_password": "********",
  "firmware_password_type": 1,
  "firmware_new_password": "********"
}
```

## Rate Limit

**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.