# Updates device audit settings

Updates an existing device/file audit configuration by customer identifier.

**Endpoint:** `PUT /dcapi/device/auditsettings/{customerID}`

## Request

### Request URL

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

### Scope

`DesktopCentralCloud.DeviceControl.UPDATE`

### Header

`Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52`

### Request Parameters

#### Request Headers

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

#### Path Parameters

- **customerID** `string` — **Mandatory**
  - Customer identifier for audit settings

#### Request Body

`application/json`

- `JSON Object`
  - **auditsetting** `JSON Object` — Optional
    - Audit settings object containing configuration

### Sample Request

```curl
curl --request PUT \
  --url https://appdomains/dcapi/device/auditsettings/{customerID} \
  --header 'Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken  d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{}'
```

### Sample Request Body

Update audit settings

```json
{
  "auditsetting": {
    "fileShadowReportEnabled": true,
    "selectedDeviceTypes": [
      "1",
      "2",
      "3"
    ],
    "fileOperations": [
      1,
      2,
      3,
      4
    ],
    "deviceReportEnabled": true,
    "fileReportEnabled": true,
    "daysToRetainFileShadowReport": 60,
    "daysToRetainArchivedFiles": 60,
    "daysToRetainFile": 90,
    "archievePath": "C:\\Archive",
    "daysToRetainDevice": 120,
    "archieveEnabled": true
  }
}
```

## Response Parameters

### HTTP Code 200

Response Body — `application/json`

- `JSON Object`
  - **id** `long`
    - Audit settings identifier

### Sample Response: HTTP 200

Audit settings update response

```json
{
  "id": 1
}
```

### HTTP Code 400

Response Body — `application/json`

- `JSON Object`
  - **errorCode** `string`
    - Error code identifying the type of error
  - **errorMsg** `string`
    - Human-readable error message

### Sample Response: HTTP 400

Bad request - invalid input or sensitive path

```json
{
  "errorCode": "INCORRECT_REQUEST_DATA",
  "errorMsg": "Invalid audit settings data"
}
```

### HTTP Code 500

Response Body — `application/json`

- `JSON Object`
  - **errorCode** `string`
    - Error code identifying the type of error
  - **errorMsg** `string`
    - Human-readable error message

### Sample Response: HTTP 500

Internal server error

```json
{
  "errorCode": "INTERNAL_ERROR",
  "errorMsg": "Internal Server Error!"
}
```

## Possible Response Codes

- **200** — HTTP code
- **400** — HTTP code
- **500** — HTTP code

## API Rate Limit

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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.