# Retrieve hardware detected across managed computers

Returns the complete list of hardware detected across all managed computers.

## Endpoints

`GET /dcapi/inventory/viewData/hardware`

## Request URL

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

## Scope

`DesktopCentralCloud.Inventory.READ`

## Header

`Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52`

## Request Parameters

### Request Headers

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

### Query Parameters

- **toolID** `string` — **Mandatory**
  - Set value as `2111`
- **domain** `string` — Optional
  - Domain name to filter computers. Obtain from the response of the [Get Computers List](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/api/cloud/computers-getcomputers.html) API.
- **branchOffice** `string` — Optional
  - Branch office ID to filter computers. Obtain it from the response of the [Get Remote Office List](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/api/cloud/remote-offices-getremoteoffices.html) API.
- **hardwareTypeFilter** `string` — Optional
  - Hardware type to filter by. Obtain the list of hardware types from the response of the [Get Filter Parameters](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/api/cloud/inventory-get-filter-parameters.html) API.
- **manufacturerFilter** `string` — Optional
  - Manufacturer name to filter by. Obtain the list of manufacturers from the response of the [Get Filter Parameters](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/api/cloud/inventory-get-filter-parameters.html) API.

## Sample Request

```curl
curl --request GET \
  --url 'https://appdomains/dcapi/inventory/viewData/hardware?toolID=2111' \
  --header 'Accept: application/InventoryMobileAPI.v1+json' \
  --header 'Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken  d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52'
```

## Response Parameters

### HTTP Code 200

Response Body — `application/json`

- `JSON Object`
  - **metadata** `JSON Object`
    - Pagination metadata
  - **totalRecords** `string`
    - Total number of records matching the query
  - **messageResponse** `JSON Array`
    - Array of hardware detail objects
  - **totalPages** `string`
    - Total number of pages
  - **Links** `JSON Object`
    - Pagination links
  - **status** `string`
    - Response status - success

### HTTP Code 500

Response Body — `application/json`

- `JSON Object`
  - **error_code** `string`
    - INTERNAL_ERROR - unexpected exception in the service layer
  - **error_description** `string`
    - Internal server error message

## Possible Response Codes

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

## Sample Response: HTTP 200

Hardware view data

```json
{
  "metadata": {
    "limit": 25,
    "page": 1
  },
  "totalRecords": "23",
  "messageResponse": [
    {
      "managed_installations_transform": "1",
      "hardware_name_transform": "Sample Hardware Name",
      "installations_transform": "1",
      "hardware_name": "Sample Hardware",
      "installations": "1",
      "hw_type_description_transform": "Sample Type",
      "manufacturer_name": "Sample Manufacturer",
      "hw_type_description": "Sample Hardware Type",
      "hardware_id": "1",
      "manufacturer_name_transform": "Sample Manufacturer",
      "managed_installations": "1"
    }
  ],
  "totalPages": 1,
  "Links": {
    "next": null,
    "prev": null
  },
  "status": "success"
}
```

## Sample Response: HTTP 500

Server error

```json
{
  "error_description": "Internal server error",
  "error_code": "INTERNAL_ERROR"
}
```

## Rate Limit

**Duration:** 1 minute | **Threshold:** 120 | **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.