# Suspend an APD Task

Suspends an active Automated Patch Deployment (APD) task.

## Endpoints

**POST** `/dcapi/patch/autopatchdeployment/suspend`

## Request URL

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

## Scope

`DesktopCentralCloud.PatchMgmt.CREATE`

## Header

`Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52`

## Request Body

### application/json

**JSON Object**

- **taskName** `string` — **Mandatory**
  - Name of the APD task to operate on

## Sample Request

```curl
curl --request POST \
  --url https://appdomains/dcapi/patch/autopatchdeployment/suspend \
  --header 'Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken  d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52' \
  --header 'content-type: application/json' \
  --data '{"taskName":"My APD Task"}'
```

## Sample Request Body

### Suspend by task name

```json
{
  "taskName": "My APD Task"
}
```

## Response Parameters

### HTTP code 200

#### Response Body — application/json

**JSON Object**

- **status** `string`
  - Action result message (e.g., task has been suspended successfully)

### Possible Response Codes

- **200** `HTTP code`

## Sample Response: HTTP 200

### Task suspended

```json
{
  "status": "task has been suspended successfully"
}
```

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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.