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# Define a Profile

Define a profile that can be distributed to the devices in your organization.

## Discussion

This service defines a profile with Apple’s servers that can then be assigned to specific devices. This command provides information about the MDM server that is assigned to manage one or more devices, information about the host that the managed devices can pair with, and various attributes that control the MDM association behavior of the device.

## Topics

### Request and Response

[`DefineProfileResponse`](/documentation/DeviceManagement/DefineProfileResponse)

[`DefineProfileResponse.Devices`](/documentation/DeviceManagement/DefineProfileResponse/Devices-data.dictionary)


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