# Un-Approve Specified Patches for Deployment

Un-Approve the specified patches to exclude them from deployment.

## Endpoint

`PUT /dcapi/patch/settings/unApprovePatches`

## Request URL

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

## Scope

`DesktopCentralCloud.PatchMgmt.UPDATE`

## Header

`Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52`

## Request Body

`application/json`

**JSON Object**

- **patchIds** `array` — **Mandatory**
  - Array of patch IDs to unapprove
- **remarks** `string` — Optional
  - Optional remarks for the unapproval action

## Sample Request

```curl
curl --request PUT \
  --url https://appdomains/dcapi/patch/settings/unApprovePatches \
  --header 'Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken  d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52' \
  --header 'content-type: application/json' \
  --data '{"patchIds":[12345,67890]}'
```

## Sample Request Body

Unapprove patches due to compatibility issue

```json
{
  "patchIds": [
    12345,
    67890
  ],
  "remarks": "Reverted due to compatibility issue"
}
```

## Response Parameters

### HTTP Code 200

Response Body — `application/json`

**JSON Object**

- **status** `string`
  - Operation result: success or failure
- **unapprovedCount** `string`
  - Number of patches successfully unapproved

## Possible Response Codes

- **200** — HTTP code

## Sample Response: HTTP 200

Patches unapproved

```json
{
  "unapprovedCount": 2,
  "status": "success"
}
```

## Rate Limits

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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.