# Publishes packages to a custom group in the self service portal

Creates a new SSP publish configuration for a custom group with specified packages, optional credentials, and install context settings.

## Endpoints

**POST** `/dcapi/swDeployment/publishGroup/create`

## Request URL

`https://{server-hostname}:8383/dcapi/swDeployment/publishGroup/create`

## Scope

`SWDeployment.CREATE`

## Header

`Authorization: d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52`

## Request Parameters

### Request Headers

- **Content-Type** `string` — **Mandatory**: `application/publishPackage.v1+json`
- **Accept** `string` — **Mandatory**: `application/publishPackage.v1+json`

### Request Body

`application/json`

- `JSON Object`
  - **groupResourceId** `string` — Optional  
    Resource ID of the target custom group. Obtain from the `groupResourceId` field in the response of the [List SSP Publish Groups](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/api/onpremise/self-service-portal-list-publish-groups.html) API.
  - **configType** `integer` — Optional  
    Configuration type: `1=Computer`, `2=User`
  - **packageDetails** `JSON Array` — Optional  
    Array of package publish detail objects

## Sample Request

```curl
curl --request POST \
  --url https://appdomain/dcapi/swDeployment/publishGroup/create \
  --header 'Accept: application/publishPackage.v1+json' \
  --header 'Authorization:  d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/publishPackage.v1+json' \
  --data '{"packageDetails":[{"packageId":10001,"packageApproval":0},{"packageId":10002,"packageApproval":0}],"configType":1,"groupResourceId":"301"}'
```

## Sample Request Body

### Publish packages to a computer group

```json
{
  "packageDetails": [
    {
      "packageId": 10001,
      "packageApproval": 0
    },
    {
      "packageId": 10002,
      "packageApproval": 0
    }
  ],
  "configType": 1,
  "groupResourceId": "301"
}
```

### Publish with credentials and install context

```json
{
  "packageDetails": [
    {
      "credentialDetails": {
        "credentialUUID": "abc-123",
        "credentialID": 100,
        "credentialName": "Admin"
      },
      "packageId": 10003,
      "installUsing": "runAsUser",
      "allowUserToInteract": true,
      "packageApproval": 1
    }
  ],
  "configType": 2,
  "groupResourceId": "302"
}
```

## Response Parameters

### HTTP Code 200

Response Body — `application/json`

- `JSON Object`
  - **statusMsg** `string`  
    Localized message describing the publish result. Contains success confirmation, archived package warning, or invalid package error.

### 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 500

Response Body — `application/json`

- `JSON Object`
  - **errorCode** `string`  
    `INTERNAL_ERROR` for publish/modify failures, `SW_INTERNAL_ERROR` for SSP configuration errors
  - **errorMessage** `string`  
    Internal server error with details about the SSP publish or group operation failure

## Possible Response Codes

- **200** — HTTP code
- **401** — HTTP code
- **500** — HTTP code

## Sample Response: HTTP 200

### Packages published successfully

```json
{
  "statusMsg": "Packages published for the Group (Engineering Workstations)"
}
```

## Sample Response: HTTP 401

### No access to publish

```json
{
  "errorMessage": "The user has no access to publish packages.",
  "errorCode": "ACCESS_DENIED"
}
```

## Sample Response: HTTP 500

### Server error

```json
{
  "errorMessage": "Internal Server Error",
  "errorCode": "INTERNAL_ERROR"
}
```

## API Rate Limits

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**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.