# Retrieve software metering rules

Returns the list of software metering rules configured in the system, including app definition details and usage statistics.

## Endpoints

`GET /dcapi/inventory/viewData/swMeteringSummary`

## Request URL

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

## 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 `7771`.

## Sample Request

```curl
curl --request GET \
  --url 'https://appdomains/dcapi/inventory/viewData/swMeteringSummary?toolID=7771' \
  --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 software metering rule 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

Software metering rules

```json
{
  "metadata": {
    "limit": 25,
    "page": 1
  },
  "totalRecords": "2",
  "messageResponse": [
    {
      "original_file_name_transform": "--",
      "file_version": "",
      "comments_transform": "--",
      "product_name_transform": "--",
      "added_time": "1778827877323",
      "modified_time_transform": "May 15, 2026 12:21 PM",
      "os_platform_transform": "Windows",
      "swm_discovered_count": "1",
      "app_definition_status": "true",
      "modified_time": "1778827877323",
      "added_by": "SampleUser",
      "original_file_name": "",
      "file_version_transform": "--",
      "comments": "",
      "modified_by_transform": "SampleUser",
      "file_name": "sampleapp.exe",
      "os_platform": "1",
      "total_run_time": "145540",
      "definition_name_transform": "Sample App",
      "added_by_transform": "SampleUser",
      "product_name": "",
      "file_name_transform": "sampleapp.exe",
      "invswmeteringrulessummaryapp_definition_id": "1",
      "total_run_count": "726",
      "definition_name": "Sample App",
      "modified_by": "SampleUser",
      "app_definition_id": "1",
      "added_time_transform": "May 15, 2026 12:21 PM",
      "customer_id": "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.