# Update the scan schedule

Updates the schedule used to scan managed devices.

## Endpoint

`PUT /bsp/api/v1/bmp/devices/scan/schedule`

## Request URL

`https://`[*{serverurl}*](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/api/cloud/oauth-authentication-endpoint-domain.html)`/bsp/api/v1/bmp/devices/scan/schedule`

## Scope

`DesktopCentralCloud.BrowserManager.UPDATE`

## Header

`Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52`

## Request Parameters

### Request Headers

- **Accept** — string — **Mandatory**: `application/json`
- **Content-Type** — string — **Mandatory**: `application/json`

### Request Body

#### application/json

JSON Object

## Examples

### Daily Schedule

#### Sample Request

```curl
curl --request PUT \
  --url https://appdomains/bsp/api/v1/bmp/devices/scan/schedule \
  --header 'Accept: application/json' \
  --header 'Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken  d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{}'
```

#### Sample Request Body — Daily Schedule

**Disable scheduler**

```json
{
  "dailyTime": "04/14/2026, 08:47",
  "taskTimeZone": "Asia/Calcutta",
  "scheduleType": "Daily",
  "schedulerDisabled": true,
  "dailyIntervalType": "alternativeDays"
}
```

**Modify to daily**

```json
{
  "dailyTime": "04/15/2026, 09:30",
  "taskTimeZone": "Asia/Calcutta",
  "scheduleType": "Daily",
  "schedulerDisabled": false,
  "dailyIntervalType": "alternativeDays"
}
```

## Response Parameters

### HTTP code 200

#### Response Body — application/json

JSON Object

Scan schedule configuration. Returned by both GET and PUT `/devices/scan/schedule`. Field set varies by schedule type: Daily includes `dailytime` + `dailyintervaltype`; Weekly includes `weeklytime` + `daysofweek`; Monthly includes `monthlytime` + `monthslist` + `monthlyperform` + `monthlyweeknum` + `monthlyweekday`.

- **schedulerdisabled** — boolean  
  `true` = schedule is currently disabled (no scans will run automatically); `false` = schedule is active.

- **scheduletype** — string  
  Current schedule frequency. One of: `Daily`, `Weekly`, `Monthly`.

- **scheduletypeextratext** — string  
  Human-readable summary of the schedule. Daily: interval label (for example, `alternativeDays`). Weekly: weekday short name (for example, `Wed`). Monthly: comma-separated month short names (for example, `Feb, Apr, Sep, Oct`).

- **tasktimezone** — string  
  IANA timezone ID for which the schedule times are evaluated (for example, `Asia/Calcutta`).

- **currentdatetime** — string  
  Current server date-time (RFC 1123 format).

- **nextruntime** — string  
  Next scheduled scan execution time (RFC 1123 format).

- **starttimetext** — string  
  Formatted start-time label shown in UI.

- **starttimeextratext** — string  
  Additional context for start time (Monthly schedules only, for example, `during First Friday of selected Months`).

- **dailytime** — string  
  [Daily only] Configured start date-time for daily schedule (for example, `04/15/2026, 09:30`).

- **dailyintervaltype** — string  
  [Daily only] Daily interval mode. One of: `everyDay`, `alternativeDays`, `weekDays`.

- **weeklytime** — string  
  [Weekly only] Configured time-of-day for weekly schedule (`HH:mm`, 24h).

- **daysofweek** — string  
  [Weekly only] Comma-separated day-of-week numbers (`1=Sun`, `2=Mon`, `3=Tue`, `4=Wed`, `5=Thu`, `6=Fri`, `7=Sat`).

- **monthlytime** — string  
  [Monthly only] Configured time-of-day for monthly schedule (`HH:mm`, 24h).

- **monthslist** — string  
  [Monthly only] Comma-separated month numbers (`1=Jan` … `12=Dec`).

- **monthlyperform** — string  
  [Monthly only] How the day is selected within each month. One of: `Day` (specific date), `WeekDay` (Nth weekday).

- **monthlyweeknum** — string  
  [Monthly only, when `monthlyperform=WeekDay`] Which week of the month (`1=First` … `4=Fourth`, `5=Last`).

- **monthlyweekday** — string  
  [Monthly only, when `monthlyperform=WeekDay`] Day-of-week (`1=Sun` … `7=Sat`).

- **last_schedule_details** — JSON Object  
  Summary of the last executed scan: `scan_initiated`, `in_progress`, `success`, and `failed` device counts.

### HTTP code 400

#### Response Body — application/json

JSON Object

Bad request error when an invalid or unsupported parameter is detected in the scan schedule request.

- **errorCode** — string  
  Error code indicating an invalid parameter was detected in the request.

- **errorMsg** — string  
  Message identifying the invalid parameter that was detected.

- **url** — string  
  Request URL that triggered the error.

### HTTP code 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.

### HTTP code 403

#### Response Body — application/json

JSON Object

- **errorCode** — long  
  Forbidden error code returned when the authenticated user does not have the required uem-roles (for example, `DataEncryption_Admin` or `DataEncryptionRecoveryKey_Admin`).

- **errorMsg** — string  
  Message indicating insufficient privileges to access this resource.

### HTTP code 429

#### Response Body — application/json

JSON Object

- **errorCode** — long  
  Rate limit error code returned when the API call threshold (configured via threshold/duration in security XML) is exceeded; client is locked out for lock-period minutes.

- **errorMsg** — string  
  Rate limit exceeded message with retry guidance.

### HTTP code 500

#### Response Body — application/json

JSON Object

Internal server error during device operations.

- **error_description** — string  
  Message describing the server-side failure.

- **error_code** — string  
  Internal server error code.

## Sample Response: HTTP 200

### Weekly config

```json
{
  "tasktimezone": "Asia/Calcutta",
  "last_schedule_details": {
    "scan_initiated": "0",
    "in_progress": "1",
    "success": "0",
    "failed": "0"
  },
  "weeklytime": "21:39",
  "scheduletype": "Weekly",
  "currentdatetime": "Wed, 08 Apr 2026 08:45:09 AM",
  "daysofweek": "4",
  "scheduletypeextratext": "Wed",
  "schedulerdisabled": false,
  "nextruntime": "Wed, 08 Apr 2026 09:39:00 PM",
  "starttimetext": "21:39",
  "starttimeextratext": ""
}
```

### Daily config

```json
{
  "dailytime": "04/15/2026, 09:30",
  "tasktimezone": "Asia/Calcutta",
  "last_schedule_details": {
    "scan_initiated": "0",
    "in_progress": "1",
    "success": "0",
    "failed": "0"
  },
  "scheduletype": "Daily",
  "dailyintervaltype": "alternativeDays",
  "currentdatetime": "Wed, 08 Apr 2026 08:51:26 AM",
  "scheduletypeextratext": "alternativeDays",
  "schedulerdisabled": false,
  "nextruntime": "Wed, 15 Apr 2026 09:30:00 AM",
  "starttimetext": "Wed, 15 Apr 2026 09:30:00 AM",
  "starttimeextratext": ""
}
```

### Monthly config

```json
{
  "tasktimezone": "Asia/Calcutta",
  "last_schedule_details": {
    "scan_initiated": "0",
    "in_progress": "1",
    "success": "0",
    "failed": "0"
  },
  "monthlytime": "09:00",
  "scheduletype": "Monthly",
  "monthlyweekday": "6",
  "nextruntime": "Fri, 04 Sep 2026 09:00:00 AM",
  "starttimetext": "09:00",
  "starttimeextratext": "during First Friday of selected Months",
  "currentdatetime": "Wed, 08 Apr 2026 09:10:49 AM",
  "monthslist": "1,3,8,9",
  "monthlyperform": "WeekDay",
  "scheduletypeextratext": "Feb, Apr, Sep, Oct",
  "schedulerdisabled": false,
  "monthlyweeknum": "1"
}
```

## Sample Response: HTTP 400

### Invalid parameter

```json
{
  "errorCode": "IAM0018",
  "url": "/bsp/api/v1/bmp/devices/scan/schedule",
  "errorMsg": "Invalid parameter \"param\" detected."
}
```

## Sample Response: HTTP 401

### Unauthorized

```json
{
  "errorCode": "UNAUTHORIZED",
  "errorMsg": "You are not authorized to perform this action"
}
```

## Sample Response: HTTP 403

### Forbidden

```json
{
  "errorCode": "FORBIDDEN",
  "errorMsg": "You do not have permission to access this resource"
}
```

## Sample Response: HTTP 429

### Rate limit exceeded

```json
{
  "errorCode": "RATE_LIMIT_EXCEEDED",
  "errorMsg": "You have exceeded the maximum number of API calls. Please try again later."
}
```

## Sample Response: HTTP 500

### Server error

```json
{
  "error_description": "Internal Server error, Please try again in a moment.",
  "error_code": "COM0004"
}
```

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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.