# Import custom fields data for multiple computers

This API upload a CSV file to import custom field values for multiple computers.

## Endpoint

`POST /dcapi/customFields/computers/values/import`

## Request URL

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

## Scope

`DesktopCentralCloud.SOM.UPDATE`

## Header

`Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52`

## Request Parameters

### Request Headers

- **Accept** `string` — **Mandatory**
  - `application/importComputerCustomFields.v1+json`

### Request Body

`multipart/form-data`

- `JSON Object`
  - **computerCSVFile** `string` — Optional
    - The CSV file containing custom field values for computers. Must include Computer Name, Domain Name, Owner, Location, Search Tag, Owner Email, Product Number, Shipping Date, Expiry Date and Notes

### Sample Request

```curl
curl --request POST \
  --url https://appdomains/dcapi/customFields/computers/values/import \
  --header 'Accept: application/importComputerCustomFields.v1+json' \
  --header 'Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken  d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52' \
  --header 'content-type: multipart/form-data'
```

### Sample Request Body

```json
computerCSVFile = CSV File Should be Uploaded
```

## Response Parameters

### HTTP Code 200

Response Body — `application/json`

- `JSON Object`
  - **status** `string`
    - Message indicating the import result, showing how many records out of the total were successfully imported

### Sample Response: HTTP 200

```json
{
  "status": "n out of n record(s) have been imported successfully"
}
```

## Rate Limit

![](https://www.zohowebstatic.com/sites/zweb/images/people/ico-help.png)

**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.