# Add a new Passcode payload configuration to an existing profile

To create Mac Passcode policy

## Endpoint

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

## Request URL

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

## 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**
  - **allow_simple_value** `boolean` — Optional

    Allow Simple Value. Default: true
  - **require_alphanumeric** `boolean` — Optional

    Require Alphanumeric. Default: false
  - **min_passcode_length** `integer` — Optional

    Minimum passcode length. Allowed values: 0-16. Default: 0
  - **min_complex_chars** `integer` — Optional

    Minimum number of complex (non-alphanumeric) characters. Allowed values: 0-4. Default: 0
  - **max_passcode_age** `integer` — Optional

    Maximum number of days a passcode can remain unchanged. Allowed values: 0-730. Default: 0
  - **auto_lock_idle_for** `integer` — Optional

    Auto-lock idle time in minutes. Allowed values: 0-15. Default: 0
  - **no_of_passcode_maintained** `integer` — Optional

    Number of unique passcodes before reuse is allowed. Allowed values: 0-50. Default: 0
  - **max_grace_period** `integer` — Optional

    Maximum grace period in minutes before passcode is required.
  - **max_failed_attempts** `integer` — Optional

    Maximum number of failed passcode attempts before device wipe. Allowed values: 2-11. Default: 11
  - **restrict_passcode** `boolean` — Optional

    Restrict Passcode. Default: false
  - **force_passcode** `boolean` — Optional

    Force Passcode. Default: true
  - **change_at_next_auth** `boolean` — Optional

    Change At Next Auth. Default: false
  - **mins_failed_login_reset** `integer` — Optional

    Minutes after which failed login count resets. 0 means no reset. Default: 0

## Sample Request

```curl
curl --request POST \
  --url https://appdomain/api/v1/mdm/profiles/{profile_id}/payloads/macpasscodepolicy \
  --header 'Accept: application/json' \
  --header 'Authorization:  d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{"min_passcode_length":-1,"max_passcode_age":0,"require_alphanumeric":false,"min_complex_chars":-1,"restrict_passcode":false,"no_of_passcode_maintained":0,"allow_simple_value":true,"auto_lock_idle_for":-1,"max_grace_period":-1,"max_failed_attempts":-1}'
```

## Sample Request Body

Add Passcode payload to the profile

```json
{
  "min_passcode_length": -1,
  "max_passcode_age": 0,
  "require_alphanumeric": false,
  "min_complex_chars": -1,
  "restrict_passcode": false,
  "no_of_passcode_maintained": 0,
  "allow_simple_value": true,
  "auto_lock_idle_for": -1,
  "max_grace_period": -1,
  "max_failed_attempts": -1
}
```

## Response Parameters

### HTTP Code 200

Response Body — `application/json`

- **JSON Object**
  - **payload_id** `long`

    Unique identifier for the created payload item
  - **allow_simple_value** `boolean`

    Allow Simple Value. Default: true
  - **require_alphanumeric** `boolean`

    Require Alphanumeric. Default: false
  - **min_passcode_length** `string`

    Minimum passcode length. Allowed values: 0-16. Default: 0
  - **min_complex_chars** `string`

    Minimum number of complex (non-alphanumeric) characters. Allowed values: 0-4. Default: 0
  - **max_passcode_age** `string`

    Maximum number of days a passcode can remain unchanged. Allowed values: 0-730. Default: 0
  - **auto_lock_idle_for** `string`

    Auto-lock idle time in minutes. Allowed values: 0-15. Default: 0
  - **no_of_passcode_maintained** `string`

    Number of unique passcodes before reuse is allowed. Allowed values: 0-50. Default: 0
  - **max_grace_period** `string`

    Maximum grace period in minutes before passcode is required.
  - **max_failed_attempts** `string`

    Maximum number of failed passcode attempts before device wipe. Allowed values: 2-11. Default: 11
  - **restrict_passcode** `boolean`

    Restrict Passcode. Default: false
  - **force_passcode** `boolean`

    Force Passcode. Default: true
  - **change_at_next_auth** `boolean`

    Change At Next Auth. Default: false
  - **mins_failed_login_reset** `string`

    Minutes after which failed login count resets. 0 means no reset. Default: 0

## Possible Response Codes

- **200** `HTTP code`

## Sample Response: HTTP 200

Passcode payload successfully added

```json
{
  "min_passcode_length": -1,
  "max_passcode_age": 0,
  "payload_id": 9007199254741000,
  "require_alphanumeric": false,
  "min_complex_chars": -1,
  "restrict_passcode": false,
  "no_of_passcode_maintained": 0,
  "allow_simple_value": true,
  "auto_lock_idle_for": -1,
  "max_grace_period": -1,
  "max_failed_attempts": -1
}
```

**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.