# Modify an APD Task

Modifying a APD task.

## Endpoint

`POST /api/1.4/patch/modifyAPDTask`

## Request

### Request URL

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

### Scope

`DesktopCentralCloud.PatchMgmt.CREATE`

### Header

`Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52`

### Query Parameters

- **customerid** `long` — Optional

### Request Body

`application/json`

- `JSON Object`
  - **taskname** `string` — Mandatory
    - Name of the existing APD task to modify
  - **settings** `string` — Optional
    - Modified task settings

### Sample Request

```curl
curl --request POST \
  --url https://appdomains/api/1.4/patch/modifyAPDTask \
  --header 'Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken  d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52' \
  --header 'content-type: application/json' \
  --data '{"taskname":"windows create task"}'
```

### Sample Request Body

Modify an APD Task settings

```json
{
  "settings": {
    "target_list": "Local Office",
    "templateName": "Deploy any time at the earliest",
    "target_type": "REMOTE_OFFICE"
  },
  "taskname": "windows create task"
}
```

## Response Parameters

### HTTP Code 200

Response Body — `application/json`

- `JSON Object`
  - **message_type** `string`
    - Action identifier: modifyAPDTask
  - **message_response** `JSON Object`
    - Modify result payload
  - **message_version** `string`
    - API version: 1.4
  - **status** `string`
    - Overall operation status: success

### Sample Response: HTTP 200

APD task modified successfully

```json
{
  "message_type": "modifyAPDTask",
  "message_response": {
    "modifyapdtask": {
      "status": "task1  task modified successfully"
    }
  },
  "message_version": "1.4",
  "status": "success"
}
```

### HTTP Code 400

Response Body — `application/json`

- `JSON Object`
  - **error_code** `string`
    - Error code: APD_TASK_NOT_FOUND for task name mismatch, APD_ACTION_FAILED for action failures
  - **error** `string`
    - Error type: APD_TASK_NOT_FOUND or APD_ACTION_FAILED
  - **error_description** `string`
    - Detailed failure reason: task not found, task already in target state, or insufficient permissions

### Sample Response: HTTP 400

APD task with the given name does not exist

```json
{
  "error_description": "The specified APD task was not found",
  "error_code": "APD_TASK_NOT_FOUND",
  "error": "APD_TASK_NOT_FOUND"
}
```

## Possible Response Codes

- **200** `HTTP code`
- **400** `HTTP code`

## Rate Limits

**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.