# List all available compliance rules

Returns all available compliance rules.

## Endpoint

`GET /bsp/api/v1/bmp/compliance/rules`

## Request URL

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

## Scope

`DesktopCentralCloud.BrowserManager.READ`

### Header

`Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52`

## Request Parameters

### Request Headers

- **Accept** `string` — **Mandatory**: `application/json`

### Query Parameters

- **isCreate** `boolean` — Optional. Set to true to return only rules applicable during profile creation. Used when building a new compliance profile.

## Sample Request

```curl
curl --request GET \
  --url https://appdomains/bsp/api/v1/bmp/compliance/rules \
  --header 'Accept: application/json' \
  --header 'Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken  d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52'
```

## Response Parameters

### HTTP 200

Response body: `application/json`

- `JSON Object`
  - **compliance** `JSON Array` — Compliance rule details

### HTTP 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 403

Response body: `application/json`

- `JSON Object`
  - **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 429

Response body: `application/json`

- `JSON Object`
  - **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 500

Response body: `application/json`

- `JSON Object`
  - **error_description** `string` — Message describing the server-side failure
  - **error_code** `string` — Internal server error code

## Sample Response: HTTP 200

All compliance rules available in the system

```json
{
  "compliance": [
    {
      "rule_id": 1,
      "rule_name": "disable_autofill",
      "rule_description": "Disables browser autofill functionality",
      "categories": "Security",
      "rule_display_name": "Disable Autofill"
    },
    {
      "rule_id": 2,
      "rule_name": "disable_password_save",
      "rule_description": "Prevents browser from saving passwords",
      "categories": "Privacy",
      "rule_display_name": "Disable Password Save"
    }
  ]
}
```

## 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"
}
```

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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.