# Attach one or more deployment targets to a deployment task.

Adds machines (by serial number, MAC address, IP, and subnet) as targets of the deployment task.

## Endpoints

`PUT /emsapi/osdeployer/tasks/{taskId}/targets`

## Request URL

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

## Scope

`DesktopCentralCloud.OSDTask.UPDATE`

## Header

`Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52`

## Request Parameters

### Request Headers

- **Content-Type** (`string`, Mandatory): `application/deploymentTaskTargetDetails.v1+json`
- **Accept** (`string`, Mandatory): `application/deploymentTaskTargetAddedStatus.v1+json`

### Path Parameters

- **taskId** (`string`, Mandatory): ID of the OS Deployment task

### Request Body

`application/deploymentTaskTargetDetails.v1+json`

**JSON Array**

A single deployment target.

- **JSON Object**

## Sample Request

```curl
curl --request PUT \
  --url https://appdomains/emsapi/osdeployer/tasks/{taskId}/targets \
  --header 'Accept: application/deploymentTaskTargetAddedStatus.v1+json' \
  --header 'Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken  d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/deploymentTaskTargetDetails.v1+json' \
  --data '[{"serialOrMAC":"AA:BB:CC:11:22:33"},{"serialOrMAC":"AA:BB:CC:11:22:34"}]'
```

## Sample Request Body

Attach two targets to a task

```json
[
  {
    "targetDescription": "Sales floor row 1",
    "serialOrMAC": "AA:BB:CC:11:22:33",
    "ipAddress": "10.0.10.21",
    "subnetMask": "255.255.255.0"
  },
  {
    "targetDescription": "Sales floor row 2",
    "serialOrMAC": "AA:BB:CC:11:22:34",
    "ipAddress": "10.0.10.22",
    "subnetMask": "255.255.255.0"
  }
]
```

## Response Parameters

### HTTP code 200

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

**JSON Object**

- **isTargetAdded** (`boolean`): True if targets were successfully added.
- **addedTargetsCount** (`integer`): Number of targets successfully added.
- **failedTargetsCount** (`integer`): Number of targets that could not be added.

## Possible Response Codes

- **200**: HTTP code

## Sample Response: HTTP 200

Three targets added successfully

```json
{
  "failedTargetsCount": 0,
  "isTargetAdded": true,
  "addedTargetsCount": 3
}
```

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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.