# Fetch detailed fix information for a specific CIS benchmark rule

Retrieves detailed information about a specific CIS benchmark rule including description, rationale, remediation steps, and for scanned resources: expected vs actual values and audit remarks

## Endpoints

**GET** `/dcapi/scap/compliance/benchmark/rules/{ruleId}`

## Request URL

`https://`[{serverurl}](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/api/cloud/oauth-authentication-endpoint-domain.html)`/dcapi/scap/compliance/benchmark/rules/{ruleId}`

## Scope

`DesktopCentralCloud.VulnerabilityMgmt.READ`

## Header

`Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52`

## Request Parameters

### Path Parameters

- **ruleId** `string` — Mandatory
  - Rule identifier. Fetch from [Get Benchmark Details](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/api/cloud/get-benchmark-details.html) response steps[].children[].itemId where type is rule

### Query Parameters

- **resourceId** `long` — Optional
  - Resource ID for scan results
- **collectionId** `long` — Optional
  - Collection ID for scan results

## Sample Request

```curl
curl --request GET \
  --url https://appdomains/dcapi/scap/compliance/benchmark/rules/{ruleId} \
  --header 'Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken  d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52'
```

## Response Parameters

### HTTP code 200

Response Body — `application/json`

`JSON Object`

- **ruleId** `string`
  - The queried rule ID
- **summary** `string`
  - Rule description (sanitized HTML)
- **rationale** `string`
  - Why this rule matters (sanitized HTML)
- **fix** `string`
  - Remediation instructions (sanitized HTML)
- **reason** `string`
  - Expected vs actual values with HTML formatting. Only present when resourceId and collectionId are provided

### HTTP code 401

Response Body — `application/json`

`JSON Object`

- **errorCode** `long`
  - Unauthorized error code: credentials missing, expired, or invalid
- **errorMsg** `string`
  - Authentication failure reason

### HTTP code 429

Response Body — `application/json`

`JSON Object`

- **errorCode** `long`
  - Rate limit error code returned when the API call reached threshold
- **errorMsg** `string`
  - Rate limit exceeded message with retry guidance

## Possible Response Codes

- **200** `HTTP code`
- **401** `HTTP code`
- **429** `HTTP code`

## Sample Response: HTTP 200

Rule details with scan results showing expected vs actual values

```json
{
  "summary": "Ensure Account lockout threshold is set to 5 or fewer invalid logon attempts",
  "reason": "<b>Expected value :</b> 5<br><br><b>Current value :</b> 10<br><br><b>Registry path :</b> HKLM\\SOFTWARE\\...",
  "fix": "To establish the recommended configuration via GP, set the following UI path to 5 or fewer but not 0: Computer Configuration\\Policies\\Windows Settings\\Security Settings\\Account Policies\\Account lockout threshold",
  "ruleId": "1001",
  "rationale": "Setting an account lockout threshold reduces the likelihood that an online password brute force attack will be successful"
}
```

Rule details without resource-specific scan data

```json
{
  "summary": "Ensure Account lockout threshold is set to 5 or fewer invalid logon attempts",
  "fix": "To establish the recommended configuration via GP, set the following UI path to 5 or fewer but not 0",
  "ruleId": "1001",
  "rationale": "Setting an account lockout threshold reduces the likelihood that an online password brute force attack will be successful"
}
```

## Sample Response: HTTP 401

Authentication credentials are missing or invalid

```json
{
  "errorMessage": "Authentication required",
  "errorCode": "UNAUTHORIZED"
}
```

## Sample Response: HTTP 429

API call threshold exceeded

```json
{
  "errorMessage": "Rate limit exceeded. Retry after some time",
  "errorCode": "TOO_MANY_REQUESTS"
}
```

## API Rate Limits

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

**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.