# Downloads specified patches for all systems

Deprecating soon

Initiates the download process for selected patches across all computers managed by the Endpoint Central server.

**This API endpoint is deprecating soon**

## Endpoint

`POST /api/1.4/patch/downloadpatch`

## Request

### Request URL

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

### Scope

`PatchMgmt.CREATE`

### Header

`Authorization: d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52`

### Request Body

`application/json`

**JSON Object**

- **patchids** — JSON Array *(Optional)*
  - This parameter holds the list of patch Ids

### Sample Request

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

### Sample Request Body

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

## Response Parameters

### HTTP Code 200

Response Body — `application/json`

**JSON Object**

## Possible Response Codes

- **200** — HTTP code

### Sample Response: HTTP 200

```json
{
  "message_type": "downloadpatch",
  "message_response": {
    "downloadpatch": {
      "status": "Download initiated successfully"
    }
  },
  "message_version": "1.4",
  "status": "success"
}
```

## Rate Limits

**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.