# Retrieve applicable actions for a managed device

gets list of applicablr actions for the device

## Endpoint

`GET /api/v1/mdm/devices/{device_id}/actions`

## Request

### Request URL

`https://`[{serverurl}](https://www.manageengine.com/mobile-device-management/help/api/cloud/oauth-authentication-endpoint-domain.html)`/api/v1/mdm/devices/{device_id}/actions`

### Scope

`MDMOnDemand.MDMInventory.READ`

### Header

`Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52`

### Request Parameters

#### Request Headers

- **Accept** (string, Mandatory): `application/json`

#### Path Parameters

- **device_id** (string, Mandatory): Unique identifier of the device. Obtain from the [Get Device List](https://www.manageengine.com/mobile-device-management/help/api/cloud/devices-get-device-list.html) response.

### Sample Request

```curl
curl --request GET \
  --url https://appdomain/api/v1/mdm/devices/{device_id}/actions \
  --header 'Accept: application/json' \
  --header 'Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken  d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52'
```

## Response

### Response Parameters

#### HTTP 200

Response body: `application/json`

- JSON object
  - **knox_actions** (JSON array): Array of Knox-specific actions applicable to the device.
  - **actions** (JSON array): Array of standard device actions with their current status.

### Possible Response Codes

- **200** (HTTP code)

### Sample Response: HTTP 200

Available standard and Knox actions with their status

```json
{
  "knox_actions": [
    {
      "is_enabled": true,
      "action_info": "--",
      "name": "create_container",
      "localized_action_info": "--",
      "localized_name": "Create container"
    }
  ],
  "actions": [
    {
      "is_enabled": true,
      "status_description": "Command Success",
      "status_code": 2,
      "localized_status_description": "Command Success",
      "action_info": "--",
      "name": "scan",
      "localized_action_info": "--",
      "localized_name": "Scan"
    },
    {
      "is_enabled": true,
      "status_description": "Command Initiated",
      "status_code": 1,
      "localized_status_description": "Command Initiated",
      "action_info": "--",
      "name": "lock",
      "localized_action_info": "--",
      "localized_name": "Lock"
    }
  ]
}
```

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

**Duration:** 1 minute | **Threshold:** 250 | **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.