# Add a new Custom Profile payload configuration to an existing profile

To create Mac Custom Profiles

## Endpoint

`POST /api/v1/mdm/profiles/{profile_id}/payloads/maccustomprofiles`

## Request URL

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

## 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`

- **custom_profile_file_id** `long` — Mandatory  
  File ID of the uploaded custom profile. Use the fileID from the [File Upload API](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/api/onpremise/files-upload-file-ems.html) response.
- **custom_profile_id** `long` — Optional  
  Identifier for an existing custom profile configuration to update.
- **allow_existing_payload** `boolean` — Optional  
  Allow existing payload types to coexist with this custom profile. true=allow, false=reject conflicts. Default: false.
- **custom_profile_type** `integer` — Optional  
  Custom profile type. Allowed values: 1=Configuration Profile, 2=Custom command, 3=DDM Configuration.

## Sample Request

```curl
curl --request POST \
  --url https://appdomain/api/v1/mdm/profiles/{profile_id}/payloads/maccustomprofiles \
  --header 'Accept: application/json' \
  --header 'Authorization:  d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{"custom_profile_type":1,"custom_profile_file_id":6967000001030034,"custom_profile_id":6967000001030045,"allow_existing_payload":false}'
```

## Sample Request Body

Add Custom Profile payload to the profile

```json
{
  "custom_profile_type": 1,
  "custom_profile_file_id": 6967000001030034,
  "custom_profile_id": 6967000001030045,
  "allow_existing_payload": false
}
```

## Response Parameters

### HTTP Code 200

Response Body — `application/json`

- **payload_id** `long`  
  Unique identifier for the created payload item.
- **custom_profile_file_id** `long`  
  File ID of the uploaded custom profile. Obtained from the [File Upload API](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/api/onpremise/files-upload-file-ems.html) response.
- **custom_profile_id** `long`  
  Identifier for the custom profile configuration.
- **allow_existing_payload** `boolean`  
  Whether existing payload types are allowed to coexist. Default: false.
- **custom_profile_type** `string`  
  Custom profile type. Values: 1=Configuration Profile, 2=Custom command, 3=DDM Configuration.

## Possible Response Codes

- **200** — HTTP code

## Sample Response: HTTP 200

Custom Profile payload successfully added

```json
{
  "payload_id": 6967000001030056,
  "custom_profile_type": "1",
  "custom_profile_file_id": 6967000001030034,
  "custom_profile_id": 6967000001030045,
  "allow_existing_payload": false
}
```

## Rate Limit

**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.