# Retrieves the global remote control configuration settings

Returns the remote control configuration including viewer type, gateway SSL/non-SSL ports, WebSocket ports, connection policies (multi-connect, prompt, end-user disconnect), performance options, and idle session timeout settings.

## Endpoint

`GET /dcapi/tools/remoteControl/rdsSettings`

## Request

### Request URL

`https://{serverurl}/dcapi/tools/remoteControl/rdsSettings`

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

### Scope

`DesktopCentralCloud.RemoteControl.READ`

### Header

`Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52`

### Request Parameters

#### Request Headers

- **Accept** `string` — **Mandatory**: `application/json`

### Sample Request

```curl
curl --request GET \
  --url https://appdomains/dcapi/tools/remoteControl/rdsSettings \
  --header 'Accept: application/json' \
  --header 'Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken  d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52'
```

## Response

### Response Parameters

#### HTTP Code 200

Response Body — `application/json`

| Attribute | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| viewerType | string | Remote viewer type: HTML5 or ActiveX |
| gatewaySSLPort | integer | Gateway SSL port number |
| gatewayNonSSLPort | integer | Gateway non-SSL port number |
| wsSSLPort | integer | WebSocket SSL port number |
| wsNonSSLPort | integer | WebSocket non-SSL port number |
| isMultiConnEnabled | boolean | Whether multiple simultaneous connections are allowed |
| endUserDisconnect | integer | End user disconnect policy: 0=Disabled, 1=Enabled |
| isPromptEnabled | integer | User confirmation prompt: 0=Disabled, 1=Enabled |
| idleTimeout | integer | Idle session timeout in minutes. Range: 1-120 |
| isIdleSessionTimeout | integer | Idle timeout action: 0=Disabled, 1=Enabled |
| useSSL | integer | SSL usage: 0=Disabled, 1=Enabled |
| isTomcatGatewayEnabled | boolean | Whether Tomcat gateway mode is active |

### Possible Response Codes

| Code | Type |
|---|---|
| 200 | HTTP code |

### Sample Response: HTTP 200

```json
{
  "gatewayNonSSLPort": 80,
  "wsSSLPort": 8383,
  "viewerType": "HTML5",
  "wsNonSSLPort": 8020,
  "endUserDisconnect": 1,
  "idleTimeout": 30,
  "isIdleSessionTimeout": 1,
  "isTomcatGatewayEnabled": true,
  "isMultiConnEnabled": true,
  "gatewaySSLPort": 443,
  "isPromptEnabled": 1,
  "useSSL": 1
}
```

## API Rate Limit

![](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.