# Initiate Database Sync

Initiates a manual vulnerability database synchronization to ensure the latest patch information is available. Returns an error if a synchronization is already in progress.

## Endpoint

`POST /dcapi/patch/sync/updateDB`

## Request

### Request URL

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

### Scope

`DesktopCentralCloud.PatchMgmt.CREATE`

### Header

`Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52`

### Sample Request

```curl
curl --request POST \
  --url https://appdomains/dcapi/patch/sync/updateDB \
  --header 'Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken  d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52'
```

## Response Parameters

### HTTP Code 200

Response Body — `application/json`

- JSON Object
  - **dbupdate_inprogress** `boolean`: Whether a database update was already in progress when the request was made
  - **status** `string`: Operation result: success

### HTTP Code 409

Response Body — `application/json`

- JSON Object
  - **dbupdate_inprogress** `boolean`: Always true when DB update is already running
  - **status** `string`: Operation result: error

### Possible Response Codes

- **200** — HTTP code
- **409** — HTTP code

## Sample Responses

### HTTP 200

Database sync successfully initiated

```json
{
  "dbupdate_inprogress": false,
  "status": "success"
}
```

### HTTP 409

Database sync already running

```json
{
  "dbupdate_inprogress": true,
  "status": "error"
}
```

## API Request 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.