# To check whether a shutdown task with given name already exists

Check if a power operation task with the same name is already created by the same technician.

## Endpoint

`GET /dcapi/tools/shutdown/tasks/taskExists`

## Request

### Request URL

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

### Scope

`DesktopCentralCloud.Tools.READ`

### Header

`Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52`

### Request Parameters

#### Request Headers

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

#### Query Parameters

- **taskID** `string` — Optional
  - ID of the existing task to exclude from the duplicate check. Pass -1 when creating a new task
- **taskName** `string` — Optional
  - Name of the power operation task to check for duplicates among tasks owned by the same technician

### Sample Request

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

## Response

### Response Parameters

#### HTTP Code 200

Response Body — `application/json`

- `JSON Object`
  - **taskExists** `boolean`
    - true if a shutdown/restart task with the same name or target already exists

### Sample Response: HTTP 200

```json
{
  "taskExists": false
}
```

### Possible Response Codes

- **200** `HTTP code`

## API 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.