# Returns the list of local admin accounts excluded from admin-rights removal

Returns the discovery and remediation exclusion configuration, including every local admin account that is protected from the Remove Admin Rights operation.

## Endpoint

`GET /dcapi/appctrl/discovery/exclusionconf`

## Request URL

`https://{serverurl}/dcapi/appctrl/discovery/exclusionconf`

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

## Scope

`DesktopCentralCloud.AppControl.READ`

## Header

`Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52`

## Request Parameters

### Request Headers

- **Accept** `string` **Mandatory**: `application/discoveryandremediation.v1+json`

## Sample Request

```curl
curl --request GET \
  --url https://appdomains/dcapi/appctrl/discovery/exclusionconf \
  --header 'Accept: application/discoveryandremediation.v1+json' \
  --header 'Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken  d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52'
```

## Response Parameters

### HTTP Code 200

#### Response Body: `application/json`

`JSON Object`

- **discId** `string`: Discovery configuration ID
- **customerId** `string`: Customer identifier
- **createdBy** `string`: User ID who created the configuration
- **modifiedBy** `string`: User ID who last modified the configuration
- **lastModifiedOn** `string`: Last modification timestamp in milliseconds since epoch
- **type** `integer`: Type of discovery and remediation configuration (`1=Automatic`, `2=Manual`)
- **customGroupIds** `array`: Array of custom group IDs associated with the configuration (empty if none)
- **localAdminUsers** `JSON Array`: Array of local admin users excluded from admin rights removal

#### Sample Response

Discovery exclusion configuration with excluded admin accounts

```json
{
  "discId": "1",
  "customGroupIds": [],
  "createdBy": "6301",
  "customerId": "1",
  "modifiedBy": "6301",
  "type": 2,
  "localAdminUsers": [
    {
      "buildInAdminUser": false,
      "resourceId": null,
      "domain": null,
      "resourceCount": null,
      "fullName": null,
      "userName": "sysadmin",
      "userId": null,
      "sId": null
    },
    {
      "buildInAdminUser": false,
      "resourceId": null,
      "domain": null,
      "resourceCount": null,
      "fullName": null,
      "userName": "emsadmin",
      "userId": null,
      "sId": null
    },
    {
      "buildInAdminUser": true,
      "resourceId": null,
      "domain": null,
      "resourceCount": null,
      "fullName": null,
      "userName": "Administrator",
      "userId": null,
      "sId": null
    }
  ],
  "lastModifiedOn": "1737657797133"
}
```

### HTTP Code 500

#### Response Body: `application/json`

`JSON Object`

- **errorCode** `string`: Internal error code: `INTERNAL_ERROR` when exception occurs fetching exclusion data
- **errorMessage** `string`: Detailed message: Unable to fetch discovery and remediation data

#### Sample Response

Internal error while fetching exclusion configuration

```json
{
  "errorMessage": "Unable to fetch discovery and remediation data",
  "errorCode": "INTERNAL_ERROR"
}
```

## Rate Limits

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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.