# Retrieve computers where a specific prohibited software is detected by using Query param prohibitedswid={software_id}

Returns the list of computers that have the specified prohibited software installed. Use the query parameter prohibitedswid to specify the prohibited software.

## Endpoints

**GET** `/dcapi/inventory/viewData/computersBySW`

## Request URL

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

## Scope

`DesktopCentralCloud.Inventory.READ`

### Header

`Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52`

## Request Parameters

### Request Headers

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

### Query Parameters

- **toolID** — string — **Mandatory**
  - Set value as `4202`
- **prohibitedswid** — string — **Mandatory**
  - Prohibited software ID to filter by prohibited software. Obtain from the response of the [Get Prohibited Software List](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/api/cloud/inventory-get-prohibited-software-list.html) API.
- **domain** — string — Optional
  - Domain name to filter computers. Obtain from the response of the [Get Computers List](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/api/cloud/computers-getcomputers.html) API.
- **branchOffice** — string — Optional
  - Branch office ID to filter computers. Obtain it from the response of the [Get Remote Office List](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/api/cloud/remote-offices-getremoteoffices.html) API.
- **customGroup** — string — Optional
  - Custom group ID to filter computers. Obtain it from the response of the [Get Custom Group List](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/api/cloud/custom-groups-get-cglist.html) API.
- **liveStatus** — string — Optional
  - Agent live status. Allowed values: `1` - Live, `2` - Down, `3` - Unknown
- **architecture** — string — Optional
  - OS architecture filter. Allowed values: `32-bit` - 32 bit OS, `64-bit` - 64 bit OS

## Sample Request

```curl
curl --request GET \
  --url 'https://appdomains/dcapi/inventory/viewData/computersBySW?toolID=4202&prohibitedswid=SOME_STRING_VALUE' \
  --header 'Accept: application/InventoryMobileAPI.v1+json' \
  --header 'Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken  d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52'
```

## Response Parameters

### HTTP code 200

#### Response Body — application/json

- JSON Object
  - **metadata** — JSON Object
    - Pagination metadata
  - **totalRecords** — string
    - Total number of records matching the query
  - **messageResponse** — JSON Array
    - Array of computer detail objects
  - **totalPages** — string
    - Total number of pages
  - **Links** — JSON Object
    - Pagination links
  - **status** — string
    - Response status - success

### HTTP code 500

#### Response Body — application/json

- JSON Object
  - **error_code** — string
    - INTERNAL_ERROR - unexpected exception in the service layer
  - **error_description** — string
    - Internal server error message

## Possible Response Codes

- **200** — HTTP code
- **500** — HTTP code

## Rate Limit

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**Duration:** 1 minute | **Threshold:** 120 | **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.