# Retrieve Patches Missing Across Managed Systems

Retrieves a paginated list of patches that are missing across managed systems, including severity, approval status, and affected system counts.

## Endpoint

`GET /dcapi/patch/reports/missingPatches`

## Request

### Request URL

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

### 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
- **branchOffice** `string` *(Optional)*: Branch office name filter
- **platform** `long` *(Optional)*: 1: Windows, 2: Mac, 3: Linux
- **selectedPatchId** `long` *(Optional)*: Specific patch ID to view details
- **domain** `string` *(Optional)*: Domain name filter
- **severity** `long` *(Optional)*: 0: Unrated, 1: Low, 2: Moderate, 3: Important, 4: Critical
- **customGroup** `string` *(Optional)*: Custom group name filter
- **approvalStatus** `long` *(Optional)*: 211: Approved, 0: Not Approved, 212: Declined
- **kbnumber** `string` *(Optional)*: KB number filter
- **bulletinId** `string` *(Optional)*: Security bulletin ID filter
- **isWebView** `string` *(Optional)*: Whether request is from web view
- **skipColumns** `string` *(Optional)*: Comma-separated column names to exclude from response

### Sample Request

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

## Response Parameters

### HTTP Code 200

Response Body — `application/json`

`JSON Object`

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

### 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

Paginated missing patches report data

```json
{
  "metadata": {
    "limit": 25,
    "page": 1
  },
  "totalRecords": "1",
  "messageResponse": [
    {
      "failed_transform": "0",
      "updated_time": "1770718649504",
      "patch_noreboot_transform": "Not Required",
      "sqnumber": "935934",
      "bulletin_id_transform": "RHBA-2024:9112",
      "platform_name_transform": "Linux",
      "status_label_transform": "Approved",
      "patch_supported_time_transform": "Nov 14, 2024",
      "bulletin_id": "AV-FCS01",
      "patch_noreboot": "1",
      "platform": "1",
      "update_name": "Definition Update",
      "updated_time_transform": "Feb 10, 2026 03:47 PM",
      "first_name_transform": "DC-SYSTEM-USER",
      "patch_released_time": "1734021017000",
      "patch_id_transform": "1180876",
      "patch_size": "154256984",
      "patch_description_transform": "(RHBA-2024:9112)qatengine:1.6.0 module bug fix and enhancement update",
      "cps_status_id": "211",
      "status_id": "211",
      "patch_uninstall_status": "0",
      "missing": "2",
      "platform_name": "Windows",
      "severity_transform": "Unrated",
      "first_name": "DC-SYSTEM-USER",
      "patch_size_transform": "196.43 KB",
      "patch_uninstall_status_transform": "Not Supported",
      "severity": "0",
      "patch_id": "400001",
      "patch_name": "mpam-fe.exe",
      "update_name_transform": "Non Security Updates",
      "patch_description": "Antimalware Definition Updates (1.421.755.0)",
      "patch_name_transform": "qatengine-1.6.0-1.el9.x86_64.rpm",
      "sqnumber_transform": "RHBA-2024:9112",
      "vendor_name": "Microsoft",
      "superceded_by": "NA",
      "failed": "0",
      "severity_name": "dc.rep.patchreport.unrated",
      "vendor_name_transform": "Red Hat",
      "patch_supported_time": "1734021017000",
      "status_label": "dc.common.APPROVED",
      "missing_transform": "1",
      "patch_released_time_transform": "Nov 12, 2024",
      "s_name": "Unrated",
      "superceded_by_transform": "NA",
      "status_image": "images/approved_icon.gif"
    }
  ],
  "totalPages": 24,
  "Links": {
    "next": "/dcapi/patch/reports/missingPatches?page=2&pageLimit=25",
    "prev": null
  },
  "status": "success"
}
```

### Sample Response: HTTP 500

Server-side error

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

## Rate Limit

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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.