# Retrieve computers associated with a metering rule

Returns all computers linked to a specified software metering rule by app definition ID.

## Endpoint

`GET /dcapi/inventory/viewData/computersBySM`

## Request

### Request URL

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

### 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 `7774`.
- **appDefID** `string` **Mandatory**: App definition ID for the software metering rule. Obtain from the response of the [Get Software Metering Rules List](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/api/cloud/inventory-get-software-metering-rules-list.html) API.
- **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.

### Sample Request

```curl
curl --request GET \
  --url 'https://appdomains/dcapi/inventory/viewData/computersBySM?toolID=7774&appDefID=SOME_STRING_VALUE' \
  --header 'Accept: application/InventoryMobileAPI.v1+json' \
  --header 'Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken  d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52'
```

## Response Parameters

### HTTP Code 200

Response Body: `application/json`

- `metadata` — JSON Object: Pagination metadata
- `totalRecords` `string`: Total number of records matching the query
- `messageResponse` — JSON Array: Array of computer metering 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`

- `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

Computers by metering rule

```json
{
  "metadata": {
    "limit": 25,
    "page": 1
  },
  "totalRecords": "1",
  "messageResponse": [
    {
      "file_version": "",
      "resource_name_transform": "sample-computer",
      "updated_time": "1778827912158",
      "product_name_transform": "Sample App",
      "branch_office_name": "Local Office",
      "last_used": "1778810902000",
      "domain_netbios_name": "WORKGROUP",
      "branch_office_id": "1",
      "updated_time_transform": "May 15, 2026 12:21 PM",
      "fqdn_name": "sample-computer.example.com",
      "last_used_transform": "May 15, 2026 07:38 AM",
      "total_run_time_transform": "03 days, 05 hours, 13 minutes",
      "live_status_resource_id": "301",
      "total_run_count_transform": "598",
      "file_version_transform": "--",
      "domain_netbios_name_transform": "WORKGROUP",
      "product_version": "",
      "friendly_name": "sample-computer",
      "total_run_time": "278024",
      "resource_resource_id": "301",
      "fqdn_name_transform": "sample-computer.example.com",
      "product_version_transform": "--",
      "product_name": "Sample App",
      "total_run_count": "598",
      "app_definition_id": "2",
      "resource_id": "301",
      "computer_live_status": "1",
      "resource_name": "sample-computer",
      "customer_id": "1",
      "friendly_name_transform": "sample-computer",
      "computer_status_update_time": "1778767913704"
    }
  ],
  "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

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

**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.