# Retrieve List of APD Tasks

Retrieves the list of all Automated Patch Deployment (APD) tasks.

## Endpoint

`GET /dcapi/patch/reports/apdTasks`

## Request URL

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

## Scope

`DesktopCentralCloud.PatchMgmt.READ`

## Header

`Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52`

## Request Parameters

### Query Parameters

- **pageLimit** (integer, Optional): Number of records per page (default 25)
- **page** (integer, Optional): Page number to retrieve (1-based)
- **searchColumn** (string, Optional): Column name to search within
- **searchValue** (string, Optional): Value to search for in the specified column
- **isWebView** (string, Optional): Whether request is from web view
- **skipColumns** (string, Optional): Comma-separated column names to exclude from response

## Sample Request

### Curl

```curl
curl --request GET \
  --url https://appdomains/dcapi/patch/reports/apdTasks \
  --header 'Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken  d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52'
```

## Response Parameters

### HTTP Code 200

#### Response Body — application/json

- JSON Object
  - **metadata** (JSON Object): Pagination metadata
  - **totalRecords** (string): Total number of records matching the query
  - **messageResponse** (JSON Array): Array of APD task entries
  - **totalPages** (string): Total number of pages available
  - **Links** (JSON Object): Pagination links for next and previous pages
  - **status** (string): Operation result: success

### HTTP Code 500

#### Response Body — application/json

- JSON Object
  - **error_code** (string): Error code: INTERNAL_ERROR for server-side failures
  - **error_description** (string): Localized error description: dc.rest.api_internal_error

## Possible Response Codes

- **200** (HTTP code)
- **500** (HTTP code)

## Sample Response: HTTP 200

APD tasks list

```json
{
  "metadata": {
    "limit": 25,
    "page": 1
  },
  "totalRecords": "2",
  "messageResponse": [
    {
      "task_name": "MyTask3",
      "total_target_transform": "2",
      "task_id": "310",
      "task_name_transform": "MyTask2",
      "os_platform_name": "Windows",
      "collection_id": "302",
      "first_name_transform": "admin",
      "task_id_transform": "Not Authorized",
      "collection_status": "4",
      "task_modified_time": "1778828832922",
      "template_id_transform": "--",
      "scheduler_class_id": null,
      "remarks_transform": "",
      "task_creation_time": "1778828832922",
      "first_name": "admin",
      "os_platform_id": "1",
      "os_platform_name_transform": "Windows",
      "modifieduser_first_name_transform": "admin",
      "total_target": "2",
      "modifieduser_first_name": "admin",
      "label": "dc.conf.conf_param.Auto_Install_FeaturePack",
      "label_transform": "Auto Install Patch",
      "user_id": "1",
      "task_modified_time_transform": "May 15, 2026 12:36 PM",
      "template_id": "2",
      "task_type": "18",
      "remarks": "302",
      "task_creation_time_transform": "May 15, 2026 12:36 PM"
    },
    {
      "task_name": "MyTask2",
      "total_target_transform": "2",
      "task_id": "309",
      "task_name_transform": "MyTask2",
      "os_platform_name": "Windows",
      "collection_id": "301",
      "first_name_transform": "admin",
      "task_id_transform": "Not Authorized",
      "collection_status": "3",
      "task_modified_time": "1778828792217",
      "template_id_transform": "--",
      "scheduler_class_id": null,
      "remarks_transform": "",
      "task_creation_time": "1778828792217",
      "first_name": "admin",
      "os_platform_id": "1",
      "os_platform_name_transform": "Windows",
      "modifieduser_first_name_transform": "admin",
      "total_target": "2",
      "modifieduser_first_name": "admin",
      "label": "dc.conf.conf_param.Auto_Install_Patch",
      "label_transform": "Auto Install Patch",
      "user_id": "1",
      "task_modified_time_transform": "May 15, 2026 12:36 PM",
      "template_id": "2",
      "task_type": "18",
      "remarks": "301",
      "task_creation_time_transform": "May 15, 2026 12:36 PM"
    }
  ],
  "totalPages": 1,
  "Links": {
    "next": null,
    "prev": null
  },
  "status": "success"
}
```

## Sample Response: HTTP 500

Server-side error

```json
{
  "error_description": "dc.rest.api_internal_error",
  "error_code": "INTERNAL_ERROR"
}
```

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**Duration:** 1 minute | **Threshold:** 50 | **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.