# Process a web category override request

Processes a web category override request by approving or blocking a website. Updates the customized category list and pushes changes to managed devices.

## Endpoint

`POST /bsp/api/v1/bmp/webcategories/override`

## Request URL

`https://{server-hostname}:8383/bsp/api/v1/bmp/webcategories/override`

## Scope

`BrowserManager.CREATE`

## Header

`Authorization: d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52`

## Request Parameters

### Request Headers

| Name | Type | Required | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Content-Type | string | Mandatory | `application/json` |
| Accept | string | Mandatory | `application/json` |

### Request Body

Override request with approve/deny action and optional re-categorization.

`application/json`

**JSON Object**

Request body for category override.

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| request_id | integer | Optional | Override request ID. Required. |
| is_approved | string | Optional | `1` = approve (allow), `0` = deny (block). Required. |
| suggested_category | integer | Optional | 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. |

### Sample Request

```curl
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}'
```

### Sample Request Body

#### Deny and block website

```json
{
  "is_approved": 0,
  "suggested_category": -1,
  "request_id": 107
}
```

#### Approve, allow and re-categorize to Personal and Hobbies (id=5)

```json
{
  "is_approved": 1,
  "suggested_category": 5,
  "request_id": 108
}
```

## Response Parameters

### HTTP Code 204

Response Body — `application/json`

**JSON Object**

### HTTP Code 401

Response Body — `application/json`

**JSON Object**

| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 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**

| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 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 429

Response Body — `application/json`

**JSON Object**

| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 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**

Server error for Update Category Override.

| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| error_description | string | Server error message |
| error_code | string | Server error code |

### Possible Response Codes

- `204` HTTP code
- `401` HTTP code
- `403` HTTP code
- `429` HTTP code
- `500` HTTP code

### Sample Response: HTTP 204

```text
204 No Content
```

### Sample Response: HTTP 401

Unauthorized

```json
{
  "errorCode": "UNAUTHORIZED",
  "errorMsg": "You are not authorized to perform this action"
}
```

### Sample Response: HTTP 403

Forbidden

```json
{
  "errorCode": "FORBIDDEN",
  "errorMsg": "You do not have permission to access this resource"
}
```

### Sample Response: HTTP 429

Rate limit exceeded

```json
{
  "errorCode": "RATE_LIMIT_EXCEEDED",
  "errorMsg": "You have exceeded the maximum number of API calls. Please try again later."
}
```

### Sample Response: 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.