# Deploy configuration profiles to computer groups

Associates published configuration profiles to computer groups for deployment. Supports up to 1000 profiles and 1000 groups per request.

## Endpoint

`POST /bsp/api/v1/bmp/profiles/groups`

## Request

### Request URL

```text
https://{server-hostname}:8383/bsp/api/v1/bmp/profiles/groups
```

### Scope

`BrowserManager.CREATE`

### Header

```text
Authorization: d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52
```

### Request Parameters

#### Request Headers

- **Content-Type** (`string`, Mandatory): `application/json`
- **Accept** (`string`, Mandatory): `application/json`

#### Request Body

JSON body containing `profile_ids` and `group_ids` arrays for profile-to-group association. Optionally exclude specific groups or devices from the distribution target.

`application/json`

**JSON Object**: Request body for associating profiles to groups.

- **group_ids** (`array`, Optional): Computer group IDs from [List Computer Groups](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/api/onpremise/custom-groups-get-cglist.html) response (`group_id` field). Max 100.
- **profile_ids** (`array`, Optional): Profile IDs from [List Profiles](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/api/onpremise/profiles-list-profiles.html) response (`profile_id` field). Max 100; only published profiles allowed.
- **exclude_group_ids** (`array`, Optional): Computer group IDs from [List Computer Groups](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/api/onpremise/custom-groups-get-cglist.html) response to exclude from profile distribution. Same source as `group_ids`.
- **exclude_device_ids** (`array`, Optional): Device IDs from [List Devices](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/api/onpremise/inventory-list-devices.html) response to exclude from distribution.

### Sample Request

```curl
curl --request POST \
  --url https://appdomain/bsp/api/v1/bmp/profiles/groups \
  --header 'Accept: application/json' \
  --header 'Authorization:  d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{"group_ids":[100,103],"profile_ids":[111]}'
```

### Sample Request Body

#### Associate a profile to two computer groups

```json
{
  "group_ids": [
    100,
    103
  ],
  "profile_ids": [
    111
  ]
}
```

#### Associate a profile to groups while excluding specific devices and groups

```json
{
  "exclude_group_ids": [
    105
  ],
  "group_ids": [
    100,
    103
  ],
  "exclude_device_ids": [
    301,
    302
  ],
  "profile_ids": [
    111
  ]
}
```

## Response Parameters

### HTTP Code 204

Response body: `application/json`

**JSON Object**

### HTTP Code 400

Response body: `application/json`

**JSON Object**: Bad request error for invalid input or constraint violations.

- **errorcode** (`string`): Error code identifying the specific validation failure.
- **errormsg** (`string`): Message describing the validation failure.

### 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 (for example, `DataEncryption_Admin` or `DataEncryptionRecoveryKey_Admin`).
- **errorMsg** (`string`): Message indicating insufficient privileges to access this resource.

### HTTP Code 404

Response body: `application/json`

**JSON Object**: Resource not found error.

- **errormsg** (`string`): Not found error message.

### HTTP Code 409

Response body: `application/json`

**JSON Object**: Conflict error due to the current state of the profile.

- **errormsg** (`string`): Conflict error message.

### 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**: Internal server error response for profile operations.

- **error_description** (`string`): Error message describing the server failure.
- **error_code** (`string`): Error code for internal server errors.

## Possible Response Codes

- **204** (`HTTP code`): Returns 204 No Content on success.
- **400** (`HTTP code`)
- **401** (`HTTP code`)
- **403** (`HTTP code`)
- **404** (`HTTP code`)
- **409** (`HTTP code`)
- **429** (`HTTP code`)
- **500** (`HTTP code`)

## Sample Responses

### HTTP 204

```text
204 Returns 204 No Content on success.
```

### HTTP 400

Invalid request parameters or incompatible profile type for user-type group.

```json
{
  "errorcode": "IAM0003",
  "errormsg": "Invalid request."
}
```

### HTTP 401

API key is missing or invalid.

```json
{
  "errorCode": "IAM0001",
  "errorMsg": "Authentication key is invalid. Please regenerate the key and try again."
}
```

### HTTP 403

Forbidden.

```json
{
  "errorCode": "FORBIDDEN",
  "errorMsg": "User does not have permission to perform this operation"
}
```

### HTTP 404

The specified profile does not exist or is in trash.

```json
{
  "errormsg": "Profile not found"
}
```

### HTTP 409

Profile must be published before association.

```json
{
  "errormsg": "Profile is not published."
}
```

### 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

![](https://www.zohowebstatic.com/sites/zweb/images/people/ico-help.png)

**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.