Initiates a bulk warranty scan for managed computers. Fetches the latest warranty information from configured vendors.
post /dcapi/inventory/initiateWarrantyScan
https://{serverurl}/dcapi/inventory/initiateWarrantyScan
Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52
Scan target. 0 - All devices, 1 - Expired devices only, 2 - Soon-to-expire devices only.
Restricts scan to a specific vendor. Omit to scan across all configured vendors. 1 - Dell, 2 - Lenovo, 3 - Toshiba, 4 - HP
curl --request POST \
--url https://appdomains/dcapi/inventory/initiateWarrantyScan \
--header 'Accept: application/initiateWarrantyScanStatus.v1+json' \
--header 'Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/initiateWarrantyScanDetails.v1+json' \
--data '{"scanType":0}'Scan all devices for any vendor
{
"scanType": 0
}
Scan only expired devices for a specific vendor
{
"vendorID": 1,
"scanType": 1
}
Result - Success or Failure
Human-readable result message
UAC_UNAUTHORIZED - user lacks the required uem-roles or credentials are missing
Authentication or authorization failure reason
INTERNAL_ERROR - unexpected exception in the service layer
Internal server error message
Bulk scan initiated
{
"statusMessage": "Warranty scan has been initiated successfully.",
"status": "success"
}
Missing credentials
{
"error_description": "Unauthorized access",
"error_code": "UAC_UNAUTHORIZED"
}
Server error
{
"error_description": "Internal server error",
"error_code": "INTERNAL_ERROR"
}
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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.
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