Performs a patch scan on selected computers or all computers managed by the Endpoint Central server.
This API endpoint is deprecating soon
post /api/1.4/patch/computers/scan
https://{serverurl}/api/1.4/patch/computers/scan
Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52
List of resource IDs to scan. If empty, scans all systems.
curl --request POST \
--url https://appdomains/api/1.4/patch/computers/scan \
--header 'Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52' \
--header 'content-type: application/json' \
--data '{}'Scan selected computers by resource IDs
{
"resourceids": [
301,
302,
303
]
}
Action identifier: computers
Response payload containing scan result
Scan status object
Scan operation result message (e.g., Scan initiated successfully)
API version string (e.g., 1.4)
Overall operation status: success
Error code: PATCH_SCAN_FAILED_CODE for scan failures
Error type: PATCH_SCAN_FAILED
Detailed failure reason: invalid resources, no managed computers, or scan already in progress
Scan started for selected systems
{
"message_type": "computers",
"message_response": {
"computers": {
"status": "Scan initiated successfully"
}
},
"message_version": "1.4",
"status": "success"
}
Resource IDs are invalid or not parseable
{
"error_description": "Provided Resource list is not valid",
"error_code": "PATCH_SCAN_FAILED_CODE",
"error": "PATCH_SCAN_FAILED"
}
Scan requires at least one resource ID
{
"error_description": "Scan operation requires Resource ID.",
"error_code": "PATCH_SCAN_FAILED_CODE",
"error": "PATCH_SCAN_FAILED"
}
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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.
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