# Clone a published add-on management profile

Clones a published add-on management profile into a new draft version, preserving all browser-specific payload configurations. Only published profiles can be cloned.

## Endpoint

`POST /bsp/api/v1/bmp/manage_addons/{addon_id}/clone`

## Request URL

`https://[{serverurl}](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/api/cloud/oauth-authentication-endpoint-domain.html)/bsp/api/v1/bmp/manage_addons/{addon_id}/clone`

## Scope

`DesktopCentralCloud.BrowserManager.CREATE`

## Header

`Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52`

## Request Parameters

### Request Headers

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

### Path Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| addon_id | string | Mandatory | Add-On Management Profile ID from [List Add-On Management Profiles](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/api/cloud/add-on-management-list-addon-profiles.html) response (`manage_addon_id` field) |

### Query Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| new_profile | boolean | Optional | Optional. `true` = clone as new profile; `false` or omitted = clone as new draft version. Default: `false` |

## Sample Request

```curl
curl --request POST \
  --url https://appdomains/bsp/api/v1/bmp/manage_addons/{addon_id}/clone \
  --header 'Accept: application/json' \
  --header 'Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken  d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52'
```

## Response Parameters

### HTTP 200

Response body: `application/json`

| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| collection_id | string | Collection reference ID for the profile |
| profile_type | string | Profile type identifier |
| platform_type | string | Platform type. `1` = Windows, `2` = Mac, `-1` = All platforms |
| latest_version | string | Latest version number of the profile |
| is_moved_to_trash | boolean | Whether the profile is in the trash |
| manage_addon_name | string | Profile display name |
| scope | string | Profile scope. `0` = device, `1` = user |
| latest_published_version | string | Latest published version, or `--` if not yet published |
| manage_addon_description | string | Profile description |
| manage_addon_id | string | Unique profile identifier |
| addon_payloads | JSON Array | Payload configurations associated with this profile |

### HTTP 401

Response body: `application/json`

| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| errorCode | long | Unauthorized error code returned when authentication credentials are missing, expired, or invalid (`authentication=required`) |
| errorMsg | string | Authentication failure reason |

### HTTP 403

Response body: `application/json`

| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| errorCode | long | Forbidden error code returned when the authenticated user does not have the required uem-roles (for example, `DataEncryption_Admin` or `DataEncryptionRecoveryKey_Admin`) |
| errorMsg | string | Message indicating insufficient privileges to access this resource |

### HTTP 404

Response body: `application/json`

| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| errormsg | string | Message indicating the requested resource was not found |

### HTTP 409

Response body: `application/json`

| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| errormsg | string | Message indicating why the clone operation cannot be performed |

### HTTP 429

Response body: `application/json`

| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| errorCode | long | Rate limit error code returned when the API call threshold, configured via threshold/duration in security XML, is exceeded; the client is locked out for lock-period minutes |
| errorMsg | string | Rate limit exceeded message with retry guidance |

### HTTP 500

Response body: `application/json`

| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| errormsg | string | Message describing the internal server error |

## Sample Response: HTTP 200

Cloned as new draft version

```json
{
  "collection_id": "222",
  "profile_type": "64025",
  "platform_type": "1",
  "latest_version": "2",
  "is_moved_to_trash": false,
  "manage_addon_name": "FullTest_Renamed",
  "scope": "0",
  "latest_published_version": "1",
  "manage_addon_description": "Renamed description",
  "manage_addon_id": "996",
  "addon_payloads": [
    {
      "restrict_permissions": "1",
      "config_name": "MANAGE_CHROME_ADDONS",
      "payload_type": "64125",
      "restrict_domains": "-1",
      "payload_id": "1166",
      "binaries_details": [
        {
          "browser_type": "1",
          "name": "Google Translate",
          "binary_id": "30",
          "id": "aapbdbdomjkkjkaonfhkkikfgjllcleb"
        }
      ],
      "permissions": [
        {
          "name": "Context menu",
          "id": "10"
        }
      ],
      "pinned_binaries_details": [
        {
          "browser_type": "1",
          "name": "Google Translate",
          "binary_id": "30",
          "id": "aapbdbdomjkkjkaonfhkkikfgjllcleb"
        }
      ],
      "browser_type": "1",
      "policies": {
        "disable_user_extensions": "1",
        "allow_flash": "-1"
      },
      "restrict_addons": "1",
      "native_hosts": {
        "native_permission": "-1",
        "native_details": []
      }
    }
  ]
}
```

## Sample Response: HTTP 401

Unauthorized

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

## Sample Response: HTTP 403

Insufficient permissions

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

## Sample Response: HTTP 404

Profile not found

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

## Sample Response: HTTP 409

Profile must be published to clone

```json
{
  "errormsg": "Cannot clone unpublished profile."
}
```

## 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
{
  "errormsg": "Internal Server error, Please try again in a moment."
}
```

## Rate Limits

**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.