# Update an existing replication policy

Updates an existing replication policy with modified transfer rates, schedule, and time window configuration.

## Endpoints

`PUT /dcapi/som/replication-policies/{replication_policy_id}`

## Request URL

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

## Scope

`DesktopCentralCloud.SOM.UPDATE`

## Header

`Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52`

## Request Parameters

### Request Headers

- **Content-Type** (`string`, Mandatory): `application/replicationPolicyDetails.v1+json`
- **Accept** (`string`, Mandatory): `application/replicationPolicyUpdatedStatus.v1+json`

### Path Parameters

- **replication_policy_id** (`string`, Mandatory): Unique identifier of the replication policy. Get the replication policy ID from the [Replication Policies](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/api/cloud/replication-policies-list-replication-policies.html) API response (`replicationPolicyID`).

### Request Body

`application/json`

JSON Object:

- **policyName** (`string`, Optional): Administrator-defined display name for the replication policy (max 250 characters).
- **description** (`string`, Optional): Optional administrator-provided description for the replication policy (max 1000 characters).
- **replicationInterval** (`string`, Optional): Interval in minutes at which the Distribution Server syncs data with the central server.
- **dataTransferRate** (`string`, Optional): WAN data transfer rate limit in Kbps. Allowed values: 0 (unlimited), 512, 1024, 2048, 3072, 4096, 5120, 6144, 7168, 8192.

## Sample Request

### Curl

```curl
curl --request PUT \
  --url https://appdomains/dcapi/som/replication-policies/{replication_policy_id} \
  --header 'Accept: application/replicationPolicyUpdatedStatus.v1+json' \
  --header 'Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken  d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/replicationPolicyDetails.v1+json' \
  --data '{}'
```

## Sample Request Body

### Update a business-hours replication policy

```json
{
  "policyName": "Business Hours Only",
  "replicationInterval": 30,
  "description": "Replicate only during business hours",
  "dataTransferRate": 512
}
```

## Response Parameters

### HTTP code 200

Response Body — `application/json`

JSON Object:

- **status** (`boolean`): Indicates whether the replication policy update or deletion completed successfully.
- **message** (`string`): Descriptive message confirming the operation or explaining the reason for failure (e.g., 'Replication policy - Business Hours Only has been updated successfully').

### HTTP code 404

Response Body — `application/json`

JSON Object:

- **statusCode** (`string`): HTTP status code (404).
- **errorCode** (`string`): Error code identifying the resource that was not found.
- **message** (`string`): Error message describing the missing resource.

### HTTP code 412

Response Body — `application/json`

JSON Object:

- **statusCode** (`string`): HTTP status code (412).
- **errorCode** (`string`): Precondition failed error code identifying the business logic violation.
- **message** (`string`): Error message describing the precondition failed while processing request.

## Possible Response Codes

- **200**: HTTP code
- **404**: HTTP code
- **412**: HTTP code

## Sample Response: HTTP 200

### Policy updated

```json
{
  "message": "Replication policy - Business Hours Only has been updated successfully",
  "status": true
}
```

## Sample Response: HTTP 404

### Replication policy not found

```json
{
  "errorCode": "30027",
  "message": "Replication policy does not exist",
  "statusCode": 404
}
```

## Sample Response: HTTP 412

### Required replication policy parameters are missing

```json
{
  "errorCode": "30090",
  "message": "Required replication policy parameters are missing",
  "statusCode": 412
}
```

### Invalid replication interval or insufficient replication window

```json
{
  "errorCode": "30086",
  "message": "Invalid replication interval or insufficient replication window",
  "statusCode": 412
}
```

### Replication policy with same name already exists

```json
{
  "errorCode": "30025",
  "message": "A replication policy with the same name already exists",
  "statusCode": 412
}
```

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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.