# Publish a configuration profile for deployment

Publishes a configuration profile, making it available for distribution to devices and groups. The profile status changes to 110 (Published). Cannot publish an already-published profile.

## Endpoints

**POST** `/bsp/api/v1/bmp/profiles/{profile_id}/publish`

## Request URL

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

## Scope

`BrowserManager.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**

  Retrieve the configuration profile ID from the profileid key in the response returned by [List Configuration Profiles](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/api/onpremise/profiles-list-profiles.html).

### Request Body

JSON body with profile ID and platform type for publishing.

`application/json`

**JSON Object**

Request body for publishing a configuration or web sandboxing profile.

- **PROFILE_ID** `string` — Optional

  Profile ID from [List Configuration Profiles](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/api/onpremise/profiles-list-profiles.html) response (profileid field).

- **PLATFORM_TYPE** `string` — Optional

  Target platform type. `'1'` = Windows, `'2'` = Mac.

## Sample Request

```curl
curl --request POST \
  --url https://appdomain/bsp/api/v1/bmp/profiles/{profile_id}/publish \
  --header 'Accept: application/json' \
  --header 'Authorization:  d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{"PROFILE_ID":111,"PLATFORM_TYPE":"1"}'
```

## Sample Request Body

Publish a Windows configuration profile.

```json
{
  "PROFILE_ID": 111,
  "PLATFORM_TYPE": "1"
}
```

## Response Parameters

### HTTP Code 204

Response Body — `application/json`

**JSON Object**

### 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 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.
- **401** `HTTP code`
- **403** `HTTP code`
- **404** `HTTP code`
- **409** `HTTP code`
- **429** `HTTP code`
- **500** `HTTP code`

## Sample Response: HTTP 204

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

## Sample Response: HTTP 401

API key is missing or invalid.

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

## Sample Response: HTTP 403

Forbidden.

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

## Sample Response: HTTP 404

Profile to publish does not exist.

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

## Sample Response: HTTP 409

Profile is already in published state.

```json
{
  "errormsg": "Profile already published."
}
```

## Sample Response: HTTP 429

Rate limit exceeded.

```json
{
  "errorCode": "RATE_LIMIT_EXCEEDED",
  "errorMsg": "Too many requests. Please try again after 5 minutes"
}
```

## Sample Response: HTTP 500

Server error.

```json
{
  "error_description": "Internal Server error, Please try again in a moment.",
  "error_code": "COM0004"
}
```

## Rate Limit

![](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.