# Remove profile associations from computer groups

Removes the association of one or more configuration profiles from computer groups, stopping deployment to all devices in those groups.

## Endpoints

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

## Request URL

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

## Scope

`BrowserManager.DELETE`

## Header

`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 to remove associations

`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
  - 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
  - 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 DELETE \
  --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],"profile_ids":[111]}'
```

## Sample Request Body

Remove profile association from a group

```json
{
  "group_ids": [
    100
  ],
  "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 (e.g., 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 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`
- **429** `HTTP code`
- **500** `HTTP code`

## Sample Responses

### HTTP 204

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

### HTTP 400

Invalid request parameters

```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

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

### 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.