# Send a command to devices

Sends a command to the specified devices to trigger an inventory scan or retry a failed policy deployment.

## Endpoint

`POST /bsp/api/v1/bmp/devices/notify`

## Request

### Request URL

`https://{server-hostname}:8383/bsp/api/v1/bmp/devices/notify`

### Scope

`BrowserManager.CREATE`

### Header

`Authorization: d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52`

### Request Parameters

#### Request Headers

- **Accept** (`string`, Mandatory): `application/json`
- **Content-Type** (`string`, Mandatory): `application/json`

#### Request Body

`application/json`

`JSON Object`

Request body for sending notification commands to devices.

- **resource_ids** (`array`, Optional): Device resource ID from [List Devices](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/api/onpremise/inventory-list-devices.html) response (`device_id` field).
- **command** (`string`, Optional): Notification command: `scan` or `retryPolicyDeployment`.

### Sample Request

```curl
curl --request POST \
  --url https://appdomain/bsp/api/v1/bmp/devices/notify \
  --header 'Accept: application/json' \
  --header 'Authorization:  d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{"resource_ids":[100,101],"command":"scan"}'
```

### Sample Request Body

#### Scan notification

```json
{
  "resource_ids": [
    100,
    101
  ],
  "command": "scan"
}
```

#### Retry deployment

```json
{
  "resource_ids": [
    104
  ],
  "command": "retryPolicyDeployment"
}
```

## Response Parameters

### HTTP Code 204

Response Body — `application/json`

`JSON Object`

### HTTP Code 401

Response Body — `application/json`

`JSON Object`

- **errorCode** (`long`): Unauthorized error code returned when authentication credentials are missing, expired, or invalid (authentication=required).
- **errorMsg** (`string`): Authentication failure reason.

### HTTP Code 403

Response Body — `application/json`

`JSON Object`

- **errorCode** (`long`): Forbidden error code returned when the authenticated user does not have the required uem-roles (e.g., `DataEncryption_Admin` or `DataEncryptionRecoveryKey_Admin`).
- **errorMsg** (`string`): Message indicating insufficient privileges to access this resource.

### HTTP Code 429

Response Body — `application/json`

`JSON Object`

- **errorCode** (`long`): Rate limit error code returned when the API call threshold (configured via threshold/duration in security XML) is exceeded; client is locked out for lock-period minutes.
- **errorMsg** (`string`): Rate limit exceeded message with retry guidance.

### HTTP Code 500

Response Body — `application/json`

`JSON Object`

Internal server error during device operations.

- **error_description** (`string`): Message describing the server-side failure.
- **error_code** (`string`): Internal server error code.

## Possible Response Codes

- **204** (`HTTP code`): Returns 204 No Content on success.
- **401** (`HTTP code`)
- **403** (`HTTP code`)
- **429** (`HTTP code`)
- **500** (`HTTP code`)

### Sample Response: HTTP 204

```text
204 Returns 204 No Content on success. .
```

### Sample Response: HTTP 401

#### Unauthorized

```json
{
  "errorCode": "UNAUTHORIZED",
  "errorMsg": "You are not authorized to perform this action"
}
```

### Sample Response: HTTP 403

#### Forbidden

```json
{
  "errorCode": "FORBIDDEN",
  "errorMsg": "You do not have permission to access this resource"
}
```

### Sample Response: HTTP 429

#### Rate limit exceeded

```json
{
  "errorCode": "RATE_LIMIT_EXCEEDED",
  "errorMsg": "You have exceeded the maximum number of API calls. Please try again later."
}
```

### Sample Response: HTTP 500

#### Server error

```json
{
  "error_description": "Internal Server error, Please try again in a moment.",
  "error_code": "COM0004"
}
```

## Rate Limits

![](https://www.zohowebstatic.com/sites/zweb/images/people/ico-help.png)

**Duration:** 1 minute | **Threshold:** 60 | **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.