Check if a power operation task with the same name is already created by the same technician
get /dcapi/tools/shutdown/tasks/taskExists
https://{serverurl}/dcapi/tools/shutdown/tasks/taskExists
Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52
ID of the existing task to exclude from the duplicate check. Pass -1 when creating a new task
Name of the power operation task to check for duplicates among tasks owned by the same technician
curl --request GET \
--url https://appdomains/dcapi/tools/shutdown/tasks/taskExists \
--header 'Accept: application/json' \
--header 'Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52'true if a shutdown/restart task with the same name or target already exists
{
"taskExists": false
}
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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.
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