# Retrieve software metering rules

Returns the list of software metering rules configured in the system, including app definition details and usage statistics.

## Endpoint

`GET /dcapi/inventory/viewData/swMeteringSummary`

## Request

### Request URL

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

### 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 `7771`.

### Sample Request

```curl
curl --request GET \
  --url 'https://appdomains/dcapi/inventory/viewData/swMeteringSummary?toolID=7771' \
  --header 'Accept: application/InventoryMobileAPI.v1+json' \
  --header 'Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken  d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52'
```

## Response Parameters

### HTTP Code 200

**Response Body:** `application/json`

**Response type:** `JSON Object`

- **metadata** (`JSON Object`): Pagination metadata
- **totalRecords** (`string`): Total number of records matching the query
- **messageResponse** (`JSON Array`): Array of software metering rule objects
- **totalPages** (`string`): Total number of pages
- **Links** (`JSON Object`): Pagination links
- **status** (`string`): Response status - success

### HTTP Code 500

**Response Body:** `application/json`

**Response type:** `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

### Sample Response: HTTP 200

Software metering rules

```json
{
  "metadata": {
    "limit": 25,
    "page": 1
  },
  "totalRecords": "2",
  "messageResponse": [
    {
      "original_file_name_transform": "--",
      "file_version": "",
      "comments_transform": "--",
      "product_name_transform": "--",
      "added_time": "1778827877323",
      "modified_time_transform": "May 15, 2026 12:21 PM",
      "os_platform_transform": "Windows",
      "swm_discovered_count": "1",
      "app_definition_status": "true",
      "modified_time": "1778827877323",
      "added_by": "SampleUser",
      "original_file_name": "",
      "file_version_transform": "--",
      "comments": "",
      "modified_by_transform": "SampleUser",
      "file_name": "sampleapp.exe",
      "os_platform": "1",
      "total_run_time": "145540",
      "definition_name_transform": "Sample App",
      "added_by_transform": "SampleUser",
      "product_name": "",
      "file_name_transform": "sampleapp.exe",
      "invswmeteringrulessummaryapp_definition_id": "1",
      "total_run_count": "726",
      "definition_name": "Sample App",
      "modified_by": "SampleUser",
      "app_definition_id": "1",
      "added_time_transform": "May 15, 2026 12:21 PM",
      "customer_id": "1"
    }
  ],
  "totalPages": 1,
  "Links": {
    "next": null,
    "prev": null
  },
  "status": "success"
}
```

### Sample Response: HTTP 500

Server error

```json
{
  "error_description": "Internal server error",
  "error_code": "INTERNAL_ERROR"
}
```

## 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.