# Retrieve detailed software information for a computer

Returns detailed information about software installed on a specific managed computer. Supports filtering by license type, access type, compliance status, and OS compatibility. Supports pagination and search.

## Endpoint

`GET /dcapi/inventory/computers/{resourceID}/softwareInfo`

## Request

### Request URL

`https://{server-hostname}:8383/dcapi/inventory/computers/{resourceID}/softwareInfo`

### Scope

`Inventory.READ`

### Header

`Authorization: d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52`

### Request Parameters

#### Request Headers

- **Accept** `string` **Mandatory**
  - `application/softwareInfo.v1+json`

#### Path Parameters

- **resourceID** `string` **Mandatory**
  - Resource identifier of the computer. Obtain from the response of the [Get Computers List](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/api/onpremise/computers-getcomputers.html) API.

### Sample Request

```bash
curl --request GET \
  --url https://appdomain/dcapi/inventory/computers/{resourceID}/softwareInfo \
  --header 'Accept: application/softwareInfo.v1+json' \
  --header 'Authorization:  d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52'
```

## Response Parameters

### HTTP Code 200

#### Response Body: `application/json`

`JSON Object`

- **metadata** `JSON Object`
  - Pagination metadata including offset, limit, totalPages, and totalCount
- **data** `array`
  - Array of software detail objects with fields such as invsw.software_id, invsw.software_name, invsw.software_version, invmanufacturer.manufacturer_name, invswinstalled.installed_date, invswextn.architecture, invsw.installed_format, invswinstalled.location, invswcategory.sw_category_name, invswlicenseusage.compliant_status, invsw.is_usage_prohibited, invsw.sw_type, invsw.sw_family, and related fields
- **links** `JSON Object`
  - Pagination links with next and prev URLs
- **status** `string`
  - Response status - success

#### Sample Response: HTTP 200

Software list with pagination

```json
{
  "metadata": {
    "offset": 1,
    "limit": 1,
    "totalPages": 36,
    "totalCount": 36
  },
  "data": [
    {
      "invswinstalled.app_installed_by": 0,
      "invswinstalled.uninstall_remarks": "--",
      "invswtoosrel.app_identifier": "5B860485-0F07-41DC-BA8C-3A839A141FBA",
      "invswextn.architecture": "32-bit",
      "invsw.comments": "--",
      "invmanagedsw.managed_sw_id": 1,
      "invswinstalled.installed_date": "1772700015000",
      "invsw.software_id": 1,
      "invmanagedsw.software_id": 1,
      "invswcategory.sw_category_name": "--",
      "invswinstalled.installed_users_login": "-",
      "invswinstalledtouserrel.user_component_id": "--",
      "invswinstalled.uninstall_status": "--",
      "invsw.detected_time": "1778751155506",
      "invswlicenseusage.remaining_copies": "--",
      "invswinstalledtouserrel.sw_installed_id": "--",
      "invsw.software_version": "13.2.5026.0",
      "invsw.manufacturer_id": 14,
      "invsw.installed_format": "MSI",
      "invswlicense.total_copies": "--",
      "invsystemusers.name": "--",
      "invswlicense.license_owner": "--",
      "invmanufacturer.manufacturer_name": "Sample Manufacturer",
      "invsw.sw_type": 0,
      "invsystemusers.domain": "--",
      "invsw.sw_family": 1,
      "invswinstalled.location": "--",
      "invswbinarysummary.binaries_count": "--",
      "invsw.is_usage_prohibited": 0,
      "invswlicenseusage.compliant_status": "--",
      "invsw.software_name": "Sample Software",
      "invswinstalled.component_id": 34
    }
  ],
  "links": {
    "next": "/dcapi/inventory/computers/301/softwareInfo?offset=2&limit=1",
    "prev": null
  },
  "status": "success"
}
```

### HTTP Code 401

#### Response Body: `application/json`

`JSON Object`

- **error_code** `string`
  - UAC_UNAUTHORIZED - user lacks the required uem-roles or credentials are missing
- **error_description** `string`
  - Authentication or authorization failure reason

#### Sample Response: HTTP 401

Missing credentials

```json
{
  "error_description": "Unauthorized access",
  "error_code": "UAC_UNAUTHORIZED"
}
```

### HTTP Code 404

#### Response Body: `application/json`

`JSON Object`

- **error_code** `string`
  - RESOURCE_NOT_AVAILABLE - the specified resourceID does not exist or is not accessible
- **error_description** `string`
  - Resource not found message

#### Sample Response: HTTP 404

Resource not found

```json
{
  "error_description": "The specified resource was not found",
  "error_code": "RESOURCE_NOT_AVAILABLE"
}
```

### HTTP Code 500

#### Response Body: `application/json`

`JSON Object`

- **error_code** `string`
  - INTERNAL_ERROR - unexpected exception in the service layer
- **error_description** `string`
  - Internal server error message

#### Sample Response: HTTP 500

Server error

```json
{
  "error_description": "Internal server error",
  "error_code": "INTERNAL_ERROR"
}
```

## Possible Response Codes

- **200** HTTP code
- **401** HTTP code
- **404** HTTP code
- **500** HTTP code

## Rate Limit

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**Duration:** 1 minute | **Threshold:** 120 | **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.