# Initiate Patch Database

**Deprecating soon**

Triggers an update of the patch database in the Endpoint Central server to ensure the latest patch information is available.

**This API endpoint is deprecating soon**

## Endpoint

`POST /api/1.4/patch/updatedb`

## Request

### Request URL

`https://{server-hostname}:8383/api/1.4/patch/updatedb`

### Scope

`PatchMgmt.CREATE`

### Header

`Authorization: d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52`

### Sample Request

```curl
curl --request POST \
  --url https://appdomain/api/1.4/patch/updatedb \
  --header 'Authorization:  d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52'
```

## Response Parameters

### HTTP Code 200

#### Response Body — application/json

**JSON Object**

- **message_type** (`string`): Value: updatedb
- **message_response** (`JSON Object`): Database update initiation result
- **message_version** (`string`): API version: 1.4
- **status** (`string`): Operation status: success

### HTTP Code 409

#### Response Body — application/json

**JSON Object**

- **message_type** (`string`): Value: updatedb
- **message_response** (`JSON Object`): Error details
- **status** (`string`): Operation status: error

### Possible Response Codes

- **200**: HTTP code
- **409**: HTTP code

### Sample Response: HTTP 200

Manual DB sync initiated

```json
{
  "message_type": "updatedb",
  "message_response": {
    "updatedb": {
      "sync_type": "Manual",
      "sync_initiated_by": "admin",
      "sync_time": 1757347980415
    }
  },
  "message_version": "1.4",
  "status": "success"
}
```

### Sample Response: HTTP 409

DB update already running

```json
{
  "message_type": "updatedb",
  "message_response": {
    "error_code": 1001,
    "error": "DB update already in progress"
  },
  "status": "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.