Processes a web category override request by approving or blocking a website. Updates the customized category list and pushes changes to managed devices.
post /bsp/api/v1/bmp/webcategories/override
https://{server-hostname}:8383/bsp/api/v1/bmp/webcategories/override
BrowserManager.CREATECopied!
Authorization: d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52
Override request with approve/deny action and optional re-categorization
Request body for category override
Override request ID. Required.
1 = approve (allow), 0 = deny (block). Required.
Category ID to re-assign. 1-News, 2-Technology, 3-Entertainment, 4-Education, 5-Personal and Hobbies, 6-Health and Medicine, 7-Shopping, 8-Business, 9-Social Media, 10-Sports, 11-Finance, 12-Streaming, 13-Blogs, 14-Government and Legal, 15-Gambling, 16-Adult, 17-Pornography, 18-Hacking and Illicit Activities, 19-Job Search and Career Development, 20-Others. Use -1 for no re-assignment. Optional.
curl --request POST \
--url https://appdomain/bsp/api/v1/bmp/webcategories/override \
--header 'Accept: application/json' \
--header 'Authorization: d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '{"is_approved":0,"suggested_category":-1,"request_id":107}'Deny and block website
{
"is_approved": 0,
"suggested_category": -1,
"request_id": 107
}
Approve, allow and re-categorize to Personal and Hobbies (id=5)
{
"is_approved": 1,
"suggested_category": 5,
"request_id": 108
}
Unauthorized error code returned when authentication credentials are missing, expired, or invalid (authentication=required)
Authentication failure reason
Forbidden error code returned when the authenticated user does not have the required uem-roles (e.g., DataEncryption_Admin or DataEncryptionRecoveryKey_Admin)
Message indicating insufficient privileges to access this resource
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
Rate limit exceeded message with retry guidance
Server error for Update Category Override
204 No ContentUnauthorized
{
"errorCode": "UNAUTHORIZED",
"errorMsg": "You are not authorized to perform this action"
}
Forbidden
{
"errorCode": "FORBIDDEN",
"errorMsg": "You do not have permission to access this resource"
}
Rate limit exceeded
{
"errorCode": "RATE_LIMIT_EXCEEDED",
"errorMsg": "You have exceeded the maximum number of API calls. Please try again later."
}
Server error
{
"error_description": "Internal Server error, Please try again in a moment.",
"error_code": "COM0004"
}
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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.
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