# Retrieves a paginated list of software packages

Fetches software packages with optional filters for platform, search text, and pagination. Returns package metadata including name, size, license type, creator, and creation time.

## Endpoint

`GET /dcapi/swDeployment/packages`

## Request

### Request URL

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

### Scope

`DesktopCentralCloud.SWDeployment.READ`

### Header

`Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52`

### Request Parameters

#### Request Headers

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

#### Query Parameters

- **offset** `integer` — Optional
  - Zero-based starting index. Defaults to 0.
- **limit** `integer` — Optional
  - Maximum number of records per page. Maximum allowed value: 1000.
- **searchValue** `string` — Optional
  - Optional search string to filter packages by name.
- **platform** `string` — Optional
  - Optional platform filter: windows, mac, or linux.

### Sample Request

```curl
curl --request GET \
  --url https://appdomains/dcapi/swDeployment/packages \
  --header 'Accept: application/packages.v1+json' \
  --header 'Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken  d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52'
```

## Response Parameters

### HTTP Code 200

Response body: `application/json`

- `JSON Object`
  - **totalCount** `integer`
    - Total number of packages matching criteria.
  - **has_more_records** `boolean`
    - `true` if more records exist beyond the current offset+limit, `false` otherwise.
  - **packages** `JSON Array`
    - Array of package summary entries.

### HTTP Code 500

Response body: `application/json`

- `JSON Object`
  - **errorCode** `string`
    - `INTERNAL_ERROR` for DB query failures, `SW_INTERNAL_ERROR` for package operation errors.
  - **errorMessage** `string`
    - Internal server error with details about the package retrieval or execution status failure.

### Possible Response Codes

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

### Sample Response: HTTP 200

Paginated package list

```json
{
  "has_more_records": true,
  "totalCount": 42,
  "packages": [
    {
      "licenseType": "Non-Commercial",
      "createdBy": "admin",
      "packageId": 10001,
      "createdTime": 1713264000000,
      "packageName": "7-Zip 23.01 x64",
      "packageSize": 1523712,
      "platform": "Windows"
    }
  ]
}
```

### Sample Response: HTTP 500

Server error

```json
{
  "errorMessage": "Internal Server Error",
  "errorCode": "INTERNAL_ERROR"
}
```

## Rate Limits

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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.