# Add a new Certificate payload configuration to an existing profile

To create Mac Certificate policy

## Endpoint

**POST** `/api/v1/mdm/profiles/{profile_id}/payloads/maccertificatepolicy`

## Request URL

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

## Scope

`MDMDeviceMgmt.CREATE`

## 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.

### Request Body

`application/json`

**JSON Object**

- **certificate_id** `long` — **Mandatory**

  Certificate ID obtained from the [Certificates API](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/api/onpremise/certificates-get-certificates.html)

- **allow_other_app_access** `boolean` — Optional

  Allow third-party apps to access the private key in Keychain. Default: false

- **key_is_extractable** `boolean` — Optional

  Allow private key to be exported from Keychain. Default: true

## Sample Request

```curl
curl --request POST \
  --url https://appdomain/api/v1/mdm/profiles/{profile_id}/payloads/maccertificatepolicy \
  --header 'Accept: application/json' \
  --header 'Authorization:  d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{"certificate_id":1,"allow_other_app_access":false,"key_is_extractable":true}'
```

## Sample Request Body

Add Certificate payload to the profile

```json
{
  "certificate_id": 1,
  "allow_other_app_access": false,
  "key_is_extractable": true
}
```

## Response Parameters

### HTTP Code 200

Response Body — `application/json`

**JSON Object**

- **payload_id** `long`

  Unique identifier for the created payload item

- **certificate_id** `long`

  Certificate ID obtained from the [Certificates API](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/api/onpremise/certificates-get-certificates.html)

- **allow_other_app_access** `boolean`

  Allow third-party apps to access the private key in Keychain. Default: false

- **key_is_extractable** `boolean`

  Allow private key to be exported from Keychain. Default: true

## Possible Response Codes

- **200** — HTTP code

## Sample Response: HTTP 200

Certificate payload successfully added

```json
{
  "certificate_id": 1,
  "payload_id": 9007199254741000,
  "allow_other_app_access": false,
  "key_is_extractable": true
}
```

## API Rate Limits

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**Duration:** 1 minute | **Threshold:** 30 | **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.