# Create an APD Task

Creates a new Automated Patch Deployment (APD) task.

## Endpoint

**POST** `/api/1.4/patch/createAPDTask`

## Request URL

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

## Scope

`PatchMgmt.CREATE`

## Header

`Authorization: d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52`

## Request Body

**Content type:** `application/json`

- **settings** `string` — **Mandatory**
  - APD task configuration object

## Sample Request

```curl
curl --request POST \
  --url https://appdomain/api/1.4/patch/createAPDTask \
  --header 'Authorization:  d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52' \
  --header 'content-type: application/json' \
  --data '{"settings":{"feature_packs":false,"platformFilter":["Windows"],"service_packs":false,"collections":[1,2,3],"definition_update":false,"severityFilter":["Critical","Important"],"description":"Automated patch deployment","thirdparty_update":true,"taskName":"My APD Task","non_security_update":false,"security_update":true,"rollups":false}}'
```

## Sample Request Body

Create APD task with security and third-party updates

```json
{
  "settings": {
    "feature_packs": false,
    "platformFilter": [
      "Windows"
    ],
    "service_packs": false,
    "collections": [
      1,
      2,
      3
    ],
    "definition_update": false,
    "severityFilter": [
      "Critical",
      "Important"
    ],
    "description": "Automated patch deployment",
    "thirdparty_update": true,
    "taskName": "My APD Task",
    "non_security_update": false,
    "security_update": true,
    "rollups": false
  }
}
```

## Response Parameters

### HTTP Code 200

**Response body content type:** `application/json`

- **message_type** `string`
  - Value: `createAPDTask`
- **message_response** `JSON object`
  - Task creation result with status message
- **message_version** `string`
  - API version: `1.4`
- **status** `string`
  - Operation status: `success`

## Possible Response Codes

- **200** `HTTP code`

## Sample Response: HTTP 200

APD task created

```json
{
  "message_type": "createAPDTask",
  "message_response": {
    "createapdtask": {
      "status": "windows create task  task created successfully"
    }
  },
  "message_version": "1.4",
  "status": "success"
}
```

## API 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.