# Trigger warranty scan for managed computers

Initiates a bulk warranty scan for managed computers. Fetches the latest warranty information from configured vendors.

## Endpoints

**POST** `/dcapi/inventory/initiateWarrantyScan`

## Request

### Request URL

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

### Scope

`DesktopCentralCloud.Inventory.CREATE`

### Header

`Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52`

### Request Parameters

#### Request Headers

| Header | Type | Required | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Content-Type | string | Mandatory | application/initiateWarrantyScanDetails.v1+json |
| Accept | string | Mandatory | application/initiateWarrantyScanStatus.v1+json |

#### Request Body

`application/json`

| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| scanType | string | Mandatory | Scan target. 0 - All devices, 1 - Expired devices only, 2 - Soon-to-expire devices only. |
| vendorID | long | Optional | Restricts scan to a specific vendor. Omit to scan across all configured vendors. 1 - Dell, 2 - Lenovo, 3 - Toshiba, 4 - HP |

### Sample Request

```curl
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}'
```

### Sample Request Body

#### Scan all devices for any vendor

```json
{
  "scanType": 0
}
```

#### Scan only expired devices for a specific vendor

```json
{
  "vendorID": 1,
  "scanType": 1
}
```

## Response Parameters

### HTTP Code 200

Response Body: `application/json`

| Attribute | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| status | string | Result - Success or Failure |
| statusMessage | string | Human-readable result message |

#### Sample Response: HTTP 200

Bulk scan initiated

```json
{
  "statusMessage": "Warranty scan has been initiated successfully.",
  "status": "success"
}
```

### HTTP Code 401

Response Body: `application/json`

| Attribute | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| error_code | string | UAC_UNAUTHORIZED - user lacks the required uem-roles or credentials are missing |
| error_description | string | Authentication or authorization failure reason |

#### Sample Response: HTTP 401

Missing credentials

```json
{
  "error_description": "Unauthorized access",
  "error_code": "UAC_UNAUTHORIZED"
}
```

### HTTP Code 500

Response Body: `application/json`

| Attribute | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| error_code | string | INTERNAL_ERROR - unexpected exception in the service layer |
| error_description | string | Internal server error message |

#### Sample Response: HTTP 500

Server error

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

### Possible Response Codes

- `200` — HTTP code
- `401` — HTTP code
- `500` — HTTP code

## Rate Limits

**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.