# Create a recurring inventory scan schedule

Creates a recurring inventory scan schedule for managed devices.

**Schedule Types:**

- Daily: Run scans every day, on alternate days, or on weekdays only
- Weekly: Run scans on specific days of the week
- Monthly: Run scans on specific months and days

**Note:** Required fields vary based on the selected scheduleType. Refer to the request examples for each schedule type.

## Endpoint

`POST /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.CREATE`

### 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 POST \
  --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

Daily schedule

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

## Response Parameters

### HTTP code 204

Response Body - `application/json`

`JSON Object`

### 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 (e.g., 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 Responses

### HTTP 204

```text
204 Returns 204 No Content on success.
```

### HTTP 400

Invalid parameter

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

### HTTP 401

Unauthorized

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

### HTTP 403

Forbidden

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

### HTTP 429

Rate limit exceeded

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

### HTTP 500

Server error

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

## Rate Limits

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

**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.