# Returns deployment group records

Returns group records used in deployment workflows. Supports pagination and search.

## Endpoint

**GET** `/dcapi/assets/dcmgroups`

## Request URL

`https://`[{serverurl}](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/api/cloud/oauth-authentication-endpoint-domain.html)`/dcapi/assets/dcmgroups`

### Scope

`DesktopCentralCloud.DeviceControl.READ`

### Header

`Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52`

## Request Parameters

### Request Headers

| Parameter | Type | Required | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Content-Type | string | Mandatory | application/json |

### Query Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| searchStr | string | Optional | Search text for filtering groups |
| startIndex | integer | Optional | Pagination start index |
| limit | integer | Optional | Maximum number of records to return per page |
| smart | boolean | Optional | Smart search flag |
| viewType | string | Optional | View type or filter mode |

## Sample Request

### Curl

```curl
curl --request GET \
  --url https://appdomains/dcapi/assets/dcmgroups \
  --header 'Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken  d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json'
```

## Response Parameters

### HTTP Code 200

Response Body: `application/json`

| Attribute | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| dcmgroups | JSON Array | List of deployment group records |

### Sample Response: HTTP 200

DCM groups response

```json
{
  "dcmgroups": [
    {
      "groupName": "All Devices",
      "domain": "ZOHOCORP",
      "id": "1",
      "cgCategory": 1,
      "isTargetComputable": true
    }
  ]
}
```

### HTTP Code 500

Response Body: `application/json`

| Attribute | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| errorCode | string | Error code identifying the type of error |
| errorMsg | string | Human-readable error message |

### Sample Response: HTTP 500

Internal server error

```json
{
  "errorCode": "INTERNAL_ERROR",
  "errorMsg": "Internal Server Error!"
}
```

## Rate Limit

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**Duration:** 1 minute | **Threshold:** 50 | **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.