# Restore a previously trashed configuration

Restores a configuration from the trash back to active state.

## Endpoint

`POST /dcapi/configuration/trash/restore`

## Request URL

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

## Scope

`DesktopCentralCloud.Configurations.CREATE`

### Header

`Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52`

## Request Parameters

### Request Headers

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

### Query Parameters

- **collectionId** `long` — Optional
  - The unique ID of the trashed configuration to restore.

### Sample Request

```curl
curl --request POST \
  --url https://appdomains/dcapi/configuration/trash/restore \
  --header 'Accept: application/restoreTrashConfigStatus.v1+json' \
  --header 'Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken  d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52'
```

## Response Parameters

### HTTP 200

Response body: `application/json`

`JSON Object`

- **status** `string`
  - Localised message containing the restored collection name and success confirmation

#### Sample Response

Configuration restored successfully from trash

```json
{
  "status": "'Firewall_Policy_Win11' has been restored successfully."
}
```

### HTTP 400

Response body: `application/json`

`JSON Object`

- **error_code** `string`
  - `SERVICE_NOT_AVAILABLE`: the configuration has been deprecated and cannot be restored
- **error_description** `string`
  - Message indicating the deprecated configuration cannot be restored

#### Sample Response

Configuration has been deprecated and cannot be restored

```json
{
  "error_description": "Configuration has been deprecated and cannot be restored",
  "error_code": "SERVICE_NOT_AVAILABLE"
}
```

### HTTP 401

Response body: `application/json`

`JSON Object`

- **errorCode** `long`
  - Unauthorized error code returned when authentication credentials are missing, expired, or invalid (authentication=required)
- **errorMsg** `string`
  - Authentication failure reason

#### Sample Response

User lacks write role or scope

```json
{
  "error_description": "Access denied - You are not allowed to access the requested resource.",
  "error_code": "UAC_UNAUTHORIZED"
}
```

### HTTP 413

Response body: `application/json`

`JSON Object`

- **error_code** `string`
  - `INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR`: insufficient storage space to restore the configuration files
- **error_description** `string`
  - Message indicating insufficient disk space to restore the configuration

#### Sample Response

Insufficient storage space to restore

```json
{
  "error_description": "Insufficient storage space to restore the configuration",
  "error_code": "INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR"
}
```

### HTTP 500

Response body: `application/json`

`JSON Object`

- **error_code** `string`
  - `CONFIG_INTERNAL_ERROR`: unexpected failure during the restore operation
- **error_description** `string`
  - Message describing the unexpected server error during restore

#### Sample Response

Unexpected failure during restore

```json
{
  "error_description": "Unexpected failure during the restore operation",
  "error_code": "CONFIG_INTERNAL_ERROR"
}
```

## Rate Limits

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**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.