# Approve Specified Patches

Initiates the patch approval process for the specified patches across all computers managed by the Endpoint Central server.

**This API endpoint is deprecating soon**

## Endpoint

`POST /api/1.4/patch/approvepatch`

## Request

### Request URL

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

### Scope

`PatchMgmt.CREATE`

### Header

`Authorization: d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52`

### Request Body

`application/json`

JSON Object

- **patchids** `array` — Mandatory
  - Array of patch IDs to approve. Max 1000 entries.

### Sample Request

```curl
curl --request POST \
  --url https://appdomain/api/1.4/patch/approvepatch \
  --header 'Authorization:  d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52' \
  --header 'content-type: application/json' \
  --data '{"patchids":[112,113,114]}'
```

### Sample Request Body

Approve patches by IDs

```json
{
  "patchids": [
    112,
    113,
    114
  ]
}
```

## Response Parameters

### HTTP Code 200

Response Body — `application/json`

JSON Object

- **message_type** `string`
  - Action identifier: approvepatch
- **message_response** `JSON Object`
  - Approval result payload
- **message_version** `string`
  - API version: 1.4
- **status** `string`
  - Overall operation status: success

### HTTP Code 400

Response Body — `application/json`

JSON Object

- **error_code** `string`
  - Error code: APPROVE_FAILED_CODE for approval failures
- **error** `string`
  - Error type: APPROVE_FAILED
- **error_description** `string`
  - Detailed failure reason: insufficient permissions, invalid patch list, or empty patches

### Possible Response Codes

- **200** `HTTP code`
- **400** `HTTP code`

### Sample Response: HTTP 200

Approval initiated successfully

```json
{
  "message_type": "approvepatch",
  "message_response": {
    "approvepatch": {
      "status": "Initiated Successfully"
    }
  },
  "message_version": "1.4",
  "status": "success"
}
```

### Sample Response: HTTP 400

User lacks All Managed Computer role

```json
{
  "error_description": "Verify if the user is granted permissions to manage all computers!",
  "error_code": "APPROVE_FAILED_CODE",
  "error": "APPROVE_FAILED"
}
```

Provided patch IDs cannot be parsed

```json
{
  "error_description": "Verify if the patches list is valid!",
  "error_code": "APPROVE_FAILED_CODE",
  "error": "APPROVE_FAILED"
}
```

No patch IDs provided

```json
{
  "error_description": "No Patches Specified",
  "error_code": "APPROVE_FAILED_CODE",
  "error": "APPROVE_FAILED"
}
```

## Rate Limit

**Duration:** 1 minute | **Threshold:** 30 | **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.