# Fetch a single CSS record by ID

Returns the complete Computer Specific Settings record, including domain, OU, user accounts, and profile backup details.

## Endpoint

`GET /emsapi/osdeployer/computersettings/{computerSettingsId}`

## Request URL

`https://{serverurl}/emsapi/osdeployer/computersettings/{computerSettingsId}`

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

## Scope

`DesktopCentralCloud.OSDComputerSettings.READ`

## Header

`Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52`

## Request Parameters

### Request Headers

- **Accept** `string` — **Mandatory**
  - `application/computerSettingsDetails.v1+json`

### Path Parameters

- **computerSettingsId** `string` — **Mandatory**
  - ID of OS Deployment ComputerSettings

## Sample Request

```curl
curl --request GET \
  --url https://appdomains/emsapi/osdeployer/computersettings/{computerSettingsId} \
  --header 'Accept: application/computerSettingsDetails.v1+json' \
  --header 'Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken  d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52'
```

## Response Parameters

### HTTP Code 200

Response Body: `application/computerSettings.v1+json`

- `JSON Object`
  - **serialOrMAC** `string`
    - Serial number or MAC address of the machine this CSS record applies to.
  - **computerName** `string`
    - Computer name configured for this machine. Present only if a computer name has been set.
  - **computerDescription** `string`
    - Description configured for this machine. Present only if a description has been set.
  - **domainInfo** `JSON Object`
    - Domain or workgroup join configuration. Present only if domain settings have been configured.
  - **ouInfo** `JSON Object`
    - Active Directory OU placement. Present only if OU settings have been configured.
  - **userAccounts** `JSON Object`
    - User account configuration. Present only if user accounts have been configured.
  - **userProfileBackup** `JSON Object`
    - User profile backup/restore configuration. Present only if profile backup has been configured.

## Possible Response Codes

- **200** `HTTP code`

## Sample Response: HTTP 200

CSS record with all optional sections populated; restored passwords are masked

```json
{
  "userProfileBackup": {
    "backupID": 9001,
    "userProfiles": [
      {
        "password": "********",
        "backupUserID": 7
      }
    ]
  },
  "domainInfo": {
    "domainName": "corp.example.com",
    "credentialID": 50,
    "domainID": 1001
  },
  "computerName": "WIN-DESK-001",
  "serialOrMAC": "AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:FF",
  "ouInfo": {
    "distinguishedName": "OU=Sales,DC=corp,DC=example,DC=com",
    "ouName": "Sales"
  },
  "userAccounts": {
    "deleteExistingUsers": false,
    "localUsers": {
      "userIDs": [
        1,
        2
      ]
    },
    "domainUsers": [
      {
        "groupName": "Administrators",
        "guid": "abc-123",
        "userName": "jdoe"
      }
    ]
  },
  "computerDescription": "Sales laptop"
}
```

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**Duration:** 1 minute | **Threshold:** 50 | **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.