# Add a new Device Guard payload configuration to an existing profile

Create Windows Device guard policy payload

## Endpoint

POST `/api/v1/mdm/profiles/{profile_id}/payloads/windowsdeviceguardpolicy`

## Request URL

`https://{server-hostname}:8383/api/v1/mdm/profiles/{profile_id}/payloads/windowsdeviceguardpolicy`

## Scope

`MDMDeviceMgmt.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): Unique identifier of the profile. Obtain from the [Create Profile](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/api/onpremise/mdm-profiles-create-profile.html) or [Get Profiles](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/api/onpremise/mdm-profiles-get-profile.html) response.

### Request Body

`application/json`

JSON Object:

- **configure_system_guard** (`integer`, Optional): Configure System Guard
- **enable_virtual_security** (`integer`, Optional): Enable Virtual Security
- **credential_guard** (`integer`, Optional): Credential Guard

## Sample Request

```curl
curl --request POST \
  --url https://appdomain/api/v1/mdm/profiles/{profile_id}/payloads/windowsdeviceguardpolicy \
  --header 'Accept: application/json' \
  --header 'Authorization:  d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{"enable_virtual_security":1,"configure_system_guard":1,"credential_guard":1}'
```

## Sample Request Body

Add Device Guard payload to the profile

```json
{
  "enable_virtual_security": 1,
  "configure_system_guard": 1,
  "credential_guard": 1
}
```

## Response Parameters

### HTTP Code 200

Response Body: `application/json`

JSON Object:

- **payload_id** (`long`): Unique identifier for the created payload item
- **configure_system_guard** (`integer`): Configure System Guard
- **enable_virtual_security** (`integer`): Enable Virtual Security
- **credential_guard** (`integer`): Credential Guard

## Possible Response Codes

- **200** (`HTTP code`)

## Sample Response: HTTP 200

Device Guard payload successfully added

```json
{
  "payload_id": 9007199254741296,
  "enable_virtual_security": 1,
  "configure_system_guard": 1,
  "credential_guard": 1
}
```

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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.