# Initiate Patch Database

Triggers an update of the patch database in the Endpoint Central server to ensure the latest patch information is available.

**This API endpoint is deprecating soon**

## Endpoint

`POST /api/1.4/patch/updatedb`

## Request

### Request URL

`https://[{serverurl}](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/api/cloud/oauth-authentication-endpoint-domain.html)/api/1.4/patch/updatedb`

### Scope

`DesktopCentralCloud.PatchMgmt.CREATE`

### Header

`Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52`

### Request Parameters

#### Query Parameters

- **customerid** `string` *(Optional)*

### Sample Request

```curl
curl --request POST \
  --url https://appdomains/api/1.4/patch/updatedb \
  --header 'Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken  d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52'
```

## Response

### HTTP Code 200

#### Response Body

`JSON Object`

- **message_type** `string`
  - Value: updatedb
- **message_response** `JSON Object`
  - Database update initiation result
- **message_version** `string`
  - API version: 1.4
- **status** `string`
  - Operation status: success

#### Sample Response

Manual DB sync initiated

```json
{
  "message_type": "updatedb",
  "message_response": {
    "updatedb": {
      "sync_type": "Manual",
      "sync_initiated_by": "admin",
      "sync_time": 1757347980415
    }
  },
  "message_version": "1.4",
  "status": "success"
}
```

### HTTP Code 409

#### Response Body

`JSON Object`

- **message_type** `string`
  - Value: updatedb
- **message_response** `JSON Object`
  - Error details
- **status** `string`
  - Operation status: error

#### Sample Response

DB update already running

```json
{
  "message_type": "updatedb",
  "message_response": {
    "error_code": 1001,
    "error": "DB update already in progress"
  },
  "status": "error"
}
```

### Possible Response Codes

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

## Rate Limit

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**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.