# Sends Wake on LAN magic packets to the specified offline computers immediately

Executes an immediate Wake on LAN operation by broadcasting UDP magic packets to the specified computers. Accepts a JSON body containing a list of resource IDs and the target platform. Only Windows computers are supported.

## Endpoint

`POST /dcapi/tools/wol/tasks/executeWakeupNow`

## Request

### Request URL

`https://`[serverurl](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/api/cloud/oauth-authentication-endpoint-domain.html)`/dcapi/tools/wol/tasks/executeWakeupNow`

### Scope

`DesktopCentralCloud.Tools.UPDATE`

### Header

`Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52`

### Request Parameters

#### Request Headers

- **Content-Type** `string` **Mandatory**: `application/WakeupNowInfo.v1+json`

#### Request Body

`application/json`

- `resourceIDs` `JSON Array` (Optional)

### Sample Request

```curl
curl --request POST \
  --url https://appdomains/dcapi/tools/wol/tasks/executeWakeupNow \
  --header 'Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken  d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/WakeupNowInfo.v1+json' \
  --data '{}'
```

### Sample Request Body

```json
{
  "resourceIDs": [
    101,
    202,
    303
  ]
}
```

## Response

### HTTP Code 200

#### Response Body

`application/json`

- `status` `string`: Result of the trigger operation: success or failure
- `triggeredCount` `integer`: Number of devices for which the operation was successfully triggered

### Sample Response: HTTP 200

```json
{
  "triggeredCount": 3,
  "status": "success"
}
```

## 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.