# Initiate Patch Scan on Selected or All Computers

Performs a patch scan on selected computers or all computers managed by the Endpoint Central server.

**This API endpoint is deprecating soon**

## Endpoint

`POST /api/1.4/patch/computers/scan`

## Request

### Request URL

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

### Scope

`DesktopCentralCloud.PatchMgmt.CREATE`

### Header

`Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52`

### Request Parameters

#### Query Parameters

- **customerid** `long` *(Optional)*

#### Request Body

`application/json`

- `JSON Object`
  - **resourceids** `array` *(Optional)*: List of resource IDs to scan. If empty, scans all systems.

### Sample Request

```curl
curl --request POST \
  --url https://appdomains/api/1.4/patch/computers/scan \
  --header 'Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken  d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52' \
  --header 'content-type: application/json' \
  --data '{}'
```

### Sample Request Body

Scan selected computers by resource IDs

```json
{
  "resourceids": [
    301,
    302,
    303
  ]
}
```

## Response

### Response Parameters

#### HTTP Code 200

Response Body: `application/json`

- `JSON Object`
  - **message_type** `string`: Action identifier: computers
  - **message_response** `JSON Object`: Response payload containing scan result
  - **message_version** `string`: API version string (e.g., 1.4)
  - **status** `string`: Overall operation status: success

#### HTTP Code 400

Response Body: `application/json`

- `JSON Object`
  - **error_code** `string`: Error code: PATCH_SCAN_FAILED_CODE for scan failures
  - **error** `string`: Error type: PATCH_SCAN_FAILED
  - **error_description** `string`: Detailed failure reason: invalid resources, no managed computers, or scan already in progress

### Possible Response Codes

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

### Sample Response: HTTP 200

Scan started for selected systems

```json
{
  "message_type": "computers",
  "message_response": {
    "computers": {
      "status": "Scan initiated successfully"
    }
  },
  "message_version": "1.4",
  "status": "success"
}
```

### Sample Response: HTTP 400

Resource IDs are invalid or not parseable

```json
{
  "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

```json
{
  "error_description": "Scan operation requires Resource ID.",
  "error_code": "PATCH_SCAN_FAILED_CODE",
  "error": "PATCH_SCAN_FAILED"
}
```

## Rate Limits

![](https://www.zohowebstatic.com/sites/zweb/images/people/ico-help.png)

**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.