# Retrieve prohibited software across managed computers

Returns the list of prohibited software detected across the network, including details such as uninstallability and installer format.

## Endpoints

`GET /dcapi/inventory/viewData/prohibitedSW`

## Request

### Request URL

`https://{server-hostname}:8383/dcapi/inventory/viewData/prohibitedSW`

### Scope

`Inventory.READ`

### Header

`Authorization: d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52`

### Request Parameters

#### Request Headers

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

### Sample Request

```curl
curl --request GET \
  --url https://appdomain/dcapi/inventory/viewData/prohibitedSW \
  --header 'Accept: application/InventoryMobileAPI.v1+json' \
  --header 'Authorization:  d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52'
```

## Response

### Response Parameters

#### HTTP Code 200

Response Body — `application/json`

- `JSON Object`
  - **metadata** `JSON Object`
    - Pagination metadata
  - **totalRecords** `string`
    - Total number of records matching the query
  - **messageResponse** `JSON Array`
    - Array of prohibited software objects
  - **totalPages** `string`
    - Total number of pages
  - **Links** `JSON Object`
    - Pagination links
  - **status** `string`
    - Response status — success

#### 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

### Possible Response Codes

- **200** — HTTP code
- **500** — HTTP code

### Sample Response: HTTP 200

Prohibited software view

```json
{
  "metadata": {
    "limit": 25,
    "page": 1
  },
  "totalRecords": "2",
  "messageResponse": [
    {
      "managed_installations_transform": "1",
      "manufacturer_id": "57",
      "software_version_transform": "1.0.0",
      "network_installations_transform": "1",
      "exclusions": null,
      "display_name": "Sample Software A",
      "exclusions_transform": "Not Configured",
      "installed_format_transform": "EXE",
      "invswtoosrel_software_id": "51",
      "managed_installations": "1",
      "software_id": "51",
      "is_uninstallable": "No",
      "installed_format": "EXE",
      "silent_switch": null,
      "display_name_transform": "Sample Software A",
      "silent_switch_transform": "Not Configured",
      "software_name": "Sample Software A",
      "software_version": "1.0.0",
      "sw_type": "1",
      "is_usage_prohibited": "2",
      "network_installations": "1",
      "managed_sw_id": "51"
    },
    {
      "managed_installations_transform": "1",
      "manufacturer_id": "17",
      "software_version_transform": "2.0.0",
      "network_installations_transform": "1",
      "exclusions": null,
      "display_name": "Sample Software B",
      "exclusions_transform": "Not Configured",
      "installed_format_transform": "EXE",
      "invswtoosrel_software_id": "4",
      "managed_installations": "1",
      "software_id": "4",
      "is_uninstallable": "No",
      "installed_format": "EXE",
      "silent_switch": null,
      "display_name_transform": "Sample Software B",
      "silent_switch_transform": "Not Configured",
      "software_name": "Sample Software B",
      "software_version": "2.0.0",
      "sw_type": "0",
      "is_usage_prohibited": "2",
      "network_installations": "1",
      "managed_sw_id": "4"
    }
  ],
  "totalPages": 1,
  "Links": {
    "next": null,
    "prev": null
  },
  "status": "success"
}
```

### Sample Response: HTTP 500

Server error

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

## 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.