# Modify an existing CIS compliance policy group

Modifies an existing custom CIS compliance policy group, updating its name and replacing the associated benchmark profiles.

## Endpoint

`POST /dcapi/scap/compliance/policygroups/{policyGrpId}`

## Request URL

`https://{serverurl}/dcapi/scap/compliance/policygroups/{policyGrpId}`

## Scope

`DesktopCentralCloud.VulnerabilityMgmt.UPDATE`

### Header

`Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52`

## Request Parameters

### Request Headers

- **Content-Type** `string` — **Mandatory**: `application/editPolicyGrp.v1+json`
- **Accept** `string` — **Mandatory**: `application/editPolicyGrp.v1+json`

### Path Parameters

- **policyGrpId** `string` — **Mandatory**

  The ID of the policy group to delete. Fetch from [List Policy Groups](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/api/cloud/list-policy-groups.html).

### Request Body

`application/json`

- **profiles** `JSON Array` — Optional

  List of CIS benchmark profile objects to associate with the policy group. Fetch available profiles from [Get Profiles List for Platform](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/api/cloud/get-profiles-list-for-platform.html).

- **groupName** `string` — Optional

  Name of the policy group.

- **platform** `string` — Optional

  Platform identifier. `1 = Windows`, `3 = Linux`.

## Sample Request

```curl
curl --request POST \
  --url https://appdomains/dcapi/scap/compliance/policygroups/{policyGrpId} \
  --header 'Accept: application/editPolicyGrp.v1+json' \
  --header 'Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken  d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/editPolicyGrp.v1+json' \
  --data '{}'
```

### Sample Request Body

Modify an existing policy group name and replace its profiles.

```json
{
  "groupName": "Updated Policy Group Name",
  "profiles": [
    {
      "id": "50001",
      "type": 1
    },
    {
      "id": "50003",
      "type": 1
    }
  ]
}
```

## Response Parameters

### HTTP Code 200

Response body: `application/json`

- **status** `boolean`

  `true` if the policy group was modified successfully, `false` otherwise.

- **statusMsg** `string`

  Error message when the policy group ID is not found.

### HTTP Code 400

Response body: `application/json`

- **statusCode** `string`

  HTTP status code (`400`).

- **errorCode** `string`

  API-specific error code identifying the validation failure.

- **message** `string`

  Error message describing the validation failure.

### HTTP Code 401

Response body: `application/json`

- **errorCode** `long`

  Unauthorized error code returned when authentication credentials are missing, expired, or invalid (`authentication=required`).

- **errorMsg** `string`

  Authentication failure reason.

### HTTP Code 429

Response body: `application/json`

- **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.

## Sample Responses

### HTTP 200

Policy group modified successfully:

```json
{
  "status": true
}
```

Policy group ID not found:

```json
{
  "statusMsg": "policy grp id not present",
  "status": false
}
```

### HTTP 400

A request body parameter has an invalid format or type:

```json
{
  "errorCode": "IAM0025",
  "url": "/dcapi/scap/compliance/policygroups/{policyGrpId}",
  "errorMsg": "id is an invalid parameter format."
}
```

### HTTP 401

User is action-restricted for this policy group:

```json
{
  "errorMessage": "User Not Authorized",
  "errorCode": "UAC_UNAUTHORIZED"
}
```

### HTTP 429

API call threshold exceeded:

```json
{
  "errorMessage": "Rate limit exceeded. Retry after some time",
  "errorCode": "TOO_MANY_REQUESTS"
}
```

## Rate Limits

**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.