# Trigger a warranty scan for a specific computer

Initiates a warranty scan for the specified computer resource. Fetches the latest warranty information from the vendor based on the computer's service tag.

## Endpoints

**POST** `/dcapi/inventory/computers/{resourceID}/scanWarranty`

## Request URL

`https://{serverurl}/dcapi/inventory/computers/{resourceID}/scanWarranty`

## Scope

`DesktopCentralCloud.Inventory.CREATE`

## Header

`Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52`

## Request Parameters

### Request Headers

- **Content-Type** `string` — Mandatory  
  `application/scanWarrantyDetails.v1+json`

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

### Path Parameters

- **resourceID** `string` — Mandatory  
  Resource identifier of the computer. Obtain from the response of the [Get Computers List](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/api/cloud/computers-getcomputers.html) API.

## Sample Request

```curl
curl --request POST \
  --url https://appdomains/dcapi/inventory/computers/{resourceID}/scanWarranty \
  --header 'Accept: application/scanWarrantyStatus.v1+json' \
  --header 'Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken  d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/scanWarrantyDetails.v1+json'
```

## Response Parameters

### HTTP Code 200

Response Body — `application/json`

`JSON Object`

- **expiryDate** `string`  
  Warranty expiry date fetched from vendor (MM/DD/YYYY format)

- **status** `string`  
  Result of the scan - success or failure

- **statusMessage** `string`  
  Human-readable scan result message

- **shippingDate** `string`  
  Shipping date fetched from vendor (MM/DD/YYYY format)

### HTTP Code 401

Response Body — `application/json`

`JSON Object`

- **error_code** `string`  
  UAC_UNAUTHORIZED - user lacks the required uem-roles or credentials are missing

- **error_description** `string`  
  Authentication or authorization failure reason

### HTTP Code 404

Response Body — `application/json`

`JSON Object`

- **error_code** `string`  
  RESOURCE_NOT_AVAILABLE - the specified resourceID does not exist or is not accessible

- **error_description** `string`  
  Resource not found message

### 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
- **401** — HTTP code
- **404** — HTTP code
- **500** — HTTP code

## Sample Response: HTTP 200

Warranty scan completed successfully

```json
{
  "expiryDate": "10/11/2024",
  "shippingDate": "10/10/2019",
  "statusMessage": "Warranty scan has been completed successfully.",
  "status": "success"
}
```

Warranty scan failed - vendor unavailable

```json
{
  "expiryDate": "",
  "shippingDate": "",
  "statusMessage": "Unable to fetch warranty data from vendor",
  "status": "failure"
}
```

## Sample Response: HTTP 401

Missing credentials

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

## Sample Response: HTTP 404

Resource not found

```json
{
  "error_description": "The specified resource was not found",
  "error_code": "RESOURCE_NOT_AVAILABLE"
}
```

## Sample Response: HTTP 500

Server error

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

![ ](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.