# Enables automatic package creation for one or more software

Enables auto-update for specified software IDs by associating each with an auto-update policy. When enabled, new template packages are automatically created when updates are available.

## Endpoint

`POST /dcapi/swDeployment/enableSWAutoUpdate`

## Request URL

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

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

### Scope

`DesktopCentralCloud.SWDeployment.CREATE`

### Header

`Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52`

### Request Parameters

#### Request Headers

- **Content-Type** `string` — Mandatory: `application/enableSWAutoUpdate.v1+json`
- **Accept** `string` — Mandatory: `application/enableSWAutoUpdate.v1+json`

#### Request Body

`application/json`

JSON Object:

- **softwareId** `long` — Optional. Software ID to enable auto-update for. Obtain from the `swID` field in the response of the [List Auto Update Eligible Software](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/api/cloud/templates-list-auto-update-eligible-software.html) API.
- **policyId** `long` — Optional. Auto-update policy ID to associate with this software. Obtain from the `policyId` field in the response of the [List Auto Update Policies](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/api/cloud/templates-list-auto-update-policies.html) API.

### Sample Request

```curl
curl --request POST \
  --url https://appdomains/dcapi/swDeployment/enableSWAutoUpdate \
  --header 'Accept: application/enableSWAutoUpdate.v1+json' \
  --header 'Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken  d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/enableSWAutoUpdate.v1+json' \
  --data '[{"softwareId":2001,"policyId":1}]'
```

### Sample Request Body

#### Enable auto-update for one software with a policy

```json
[
  {
    "softwareId": 2001,
    "policyId": 1
  }
]
```

#### Enable for multiple software

```json
[
  {
    "softwareId": 2001,
    "policyId": 1
  },
  {
    "softwareId": 2002,
    "policyId": 2
  }
]
```

## Response Parameters

### HTTP Code 200

Response body: `application/json`

JSON Object:

- **status** `integer` — `0` on success, `-1` on failure

### HTTP Code 401

Response body: `application/json`

JSON Object:

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

### HTTP Code 500

Response body: `application/json`

JSON Object:

- **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

Enabled 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.