# Retrieve Patch Approval Settings

Retrieves the current patch approval settings (automatic or manual).

**This API endpoint is deprecating soon**

## Endpoint

`GET /api/1.4/patch/approvalsettings`

## Request

### Request URL

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

### Scope

`PatchMgmt.READ`

### Header

`Authorization: d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52`

### Sample Request

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

## Response

### HTTP Code 200

#### Response Body

`application/json`

- **JSON Object**
  - **message_type** (`string`): Value: approvalsettings
  - **message_response** (`JSON Object`): Patch approval settings data
  - **message_version** (`string`): API version: 1.0
  - **status** (`string`): Operation status: success
  - **response_code** (`string`): Response code: 200

### Sample Response: HTTP 200

Current patch approval mode

```json
{
  "response_code": 200,
  "message_type": "approvalsettings",
  "message_response": {
    "approvalsettings": {
      "patch_approval": "automatic"
    }
  },
  "message_version": "1.0",
  "status": "success"
}
```

### Possible Response Codes

- **200** (`HTTP code`)

## Rate Limits

**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.