# Fetches all auto-update policies with default policy identifier

Retrieves the complete list of auto-update policies configured in the system along with the ID of the default policy. Use the policyId from this response when enabling auto-update for software.

## Endpoints

`GET /dcapi/swDeployment/autoUpdatePolicies`

## Request URL

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

## Scope

`DesktopCentralCloud.SWDeployment.READ`

## Header

`Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52`

## Request Parameters

### Request Headers

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

## Sample Request

```curl
curl --request GET \
  --url https://appdomains/dcapi/swDeployment/autoUpdatePolicies \
  --header 'Accept: application/getAutoUpdatePolicies.v1+json' \
  --header 'Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken  d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52'
```

## Response Parameters

### HTTP code 200

Response Body: `application/json`

`JSON Object`

- **defaultPolicyId** (`long`): Policy ID of the default auto-update policy
- **autoUpdatePolicies** (`JSON Array`): Array of all auto-update policies

### 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
- `500` — HTTP code

## Sample Response: HTTP 200

### Multiple policies with default

```json
{
  "autoUpdatePolicies": [
    {
      "policyId": 1,
      "policyName": "Default Policy"
    },
    {
      "policyId": 2,
      "policyName": "Custom SSP Policy"
    }
  ],
  "defaultPolicyId": 1
}
```

### Only default policy exists

```json
{
  "autoUpdatePolicies": [
    {
      "policyId": 1,
      "policyName": "Default Policy"
    }
  ],
  "defaultPolicyId": 1
}
```

## Sample Response: HTTP 500

### Server error

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

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**Duration:** 1 minute | **Threshold:** 30 | **Lock period:** 5 minutes

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