# Uninstall Specific Patches

Uninstalls specified patches from all applicable systems.

## Endpoint

`POST /api/1.4/patch/uninstallpatch`

## Request

### Request URL

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

### Scope

`DesktopCentralCloud.PatchMgmt.CREATE`

### Header

`Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52`

### Request Parameters

#### Query Parameters

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

#### Request Body

`application/json`

- `JSON Object`
  - **PatchIDs** `array` (Mandatory): Array of patch IDs to uninstall. Mandatory for uninstall.
  - **ResourceIDs** `array` (Optional): Array of target resource IDs. If omitted, uninstalls from all applicable systems.
  - **ConfigName** `string` (Mandatory): Name for the uninstall patch configuration.
  - **ConfigDescription** `string` (Optional): Description for the uninstall patch configuration.
  - **actionToPerform** `string` (Mandatory): Deployment action: Deploy, DeployImmediately, or Draft.
  - **DeploymentPolicyTemplateID** `long` (Mandatory): Deployment policy template ID. Fetch from [Get Deployment Policies](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/api/cloud/legacygetdeploymentpolicies.html).

### Sample Request

```curl
curl --request POST \
  --url https://appdomains/api/1.4/patch/uninstallpatch \
  --header 'Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken  d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52' \
  --header 'content-type: application/json' \
  --data '{"PatchIDs":[27170],"ConfigName":"API uninstall patch test1","actionToPerform":"Deploy","DeploymentPolicyTemplateID":1}'
```

### Sample Request Body

#### Uninstall patches from all applicable systems

```json
{
  "PatchIDs": [
    27170
  ],
  "ConfigName": "API uninstall patch test1",
  "actionToPerform": "Deploy",
  "ConfigDescription": "API test",
  "DeploymentPolicyTemplateID": 1
}
```

#### Uninstall patches from specific target systems

```json
{
  "PatchIDs": [
    27170
  ],
  "ConfigName": "API uninstall patch test1",
  "ResourceIDs": [
    601,
    602
  ],
  "actionToPerform": "Deploy",
  "ConfigDescription": "API test",
  "DeploymentPolicyTemplateID": 1
}
```

## Response

### Response Parameters

#### HTTP Code 200

Response Body — `application/json`

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

#### HTTP Code 400

Response Body — `application/json`

- `JSON Object`
  - **error_code** `string`: Error code: PATCH_INSTALL_FAILED_CODE for install failures, PATCH_UNINSTALL_FAILED_CODE for uninstall failures.
  - **error** `string`: Error type: PATCH_INSTALL_FAILED or PATCH_UNINSTALL_FAILED.
  - **error_description** `string`: Detailed failure reason: invalid targets, mixed platforms, patches already installed, no missing patches, insufficient permissions, or invalid configuration.

### Possible Response Codes

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

### Sample Response: HTTP 200

#### Uninstall deployment initiated

```json
{
  "message_type": "uninstallpatch",
  "message_response": {
    "uninstallpatch": {}
  },
  "message_version": "1.4",
  "status": "success"
}
```

### Sample Response: HTTP 400

#### No patch IDs specified for uninstall

```json
{
  "error_description": "No Patches Specified",
  "error_code": "PATCH_UNINSTALL_FAILED_CODE",
  "error": "PATCH_UNINSTALL_FAILED"
}
```

#### Patches span multiple platform types

```json
{
  "error_description": "Specified Patches are not of the same platform/type",
  "error_code": "PATCH_INSTALL_FAILED_CODE",
  "error": "PATCH_INSTALL_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.