# Decline Specified Patches

Initiates the decline action for the specified patches across all managed systems.

**This API endpoint is deprecating soon**

This API endpoint will be permanently removed on October 2026, please migrate to the new endpoint.

[View new endpoint >](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/api/onpremise/patch-decline-patches.html)

## Endpoint

**POST** `/api/1.4/patch/declinepatch`

## Request

### Request URL

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

### Scope

```text
PatchMgmt.CREATE
```

### Header

```text
Authorization: d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52
```

### Request Body

`application/json`

**JSON Object**

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

### Sample Request

#### Curl

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

### Sample Request Body

Decline patches by IDs

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

## Response Parameters

### HTTP Code 200

Response Body — `application/json`

**JSON Object**

- **message_type** `string`
  - Action identifier: declinepatch
- **message_response** `JSON Object`
  - Decline 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: DECLINE_FAILED_CODE for decline failures
- **error** `string`
  - Error type: DECLINE_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

Decline initiated successfully

```json
{
  "message_type": "declinepatch",
  "message_response": {
    "declinepatch": {
      "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": "DECLINE_FAILED_CODE",
  "error": "DECLINE_FAILED"
}
```

#### No patch IDs provided in request

```json
{
  "error_description": "No Patches Specified",
  "error_code": "DECLINE_FAILED_CODE",
  "error": "DECLINE_FAILED"
}
```

## Rate Limit

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**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.