# Disables automatic package creation for one or more software

Disables auto-update for the specified software IDs. New template packages will no longer be automatically created when updates become available.

## Endpoint

**POST** `/dcapi/swDeployment/disableSWAutoUpdate`

## Request

### Request URL

`https://{serverurl}/dcapi/swDeployment/disableSWAutoUpdate`

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

### Scope

`DesktopCentralCloud.SWDeployment.UPDATE`

### Header

`Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52`

### Request Parameters

#### Request Headers

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

#### Request Body

`application/json`

- **softwareIds** (`array`, Optional): Array of software ID longs to disable auto-update for. Obtain software IDs from the `softwareId` field in the response of the [List Auto Update Enabled Software](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/api/cloud/templates-list-auto-update-enabled-software.html) API.

### Sample Request

```curl
curl --request POST \
  --url https://appdomains/dcapi/swDeployment/disableSWAutoUpdate \
  --header 'Accept: application/disableSWAutoUpdate.v1+json' \
  --header 'Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken  d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/disableSWAutoUpdate.v1+json' \
  --data '{}'
```

### Sample Request Body

#### Disable auto-update for a single software

```json
{
  "softwareIds": [
    2001
  ]
}
```

#### Disable for multiple software

```json
{
  "softwareIds": [
    2001,
    2002,
    2003
  ]
}
```

## Response Parameters

### HTTP Code 200

Response body: `application/json`

- **status** (`integer`): `0` on success, `-1` on failure

### HTTP Code 401

Response body: `application/json`

- **errorCode** (`long`): Unauthorized error code: credentials missing, expired, or invalid
- **errorMsg** (`string`): Authentication failure reason

### HTTP Code 500

Response body: `application/json`

- **errorCode** (`string`): `INTERNAL_ERROR` for general failures, `SW_INTERNAL_ERROR` for software deployment internal errors
- **errorMessage** (`string`): Internal server error with details about the template/auto-update operation failure

### Possible Response Codes

- `200` — HTTP code
- `401` — HTTP code
- `500` — HTTP code

### Sample Response: HTTP 200

#### Disabled successfully

```json
{
  "status": 0
}
```

### Sample Response: HTTP 401

#### User lacks required role

```json
{
  "errorMessage": "Unauthorized access",
  "errorCode": "UAC_UNAUTHORIZED"
}
```

### Sample Response: HTTP 500

#### Server error

```json
{
  "errorMessage": "Internal Server Error",
  "errorCode": "INTERNAL_ERROR"
}
```

## 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.