# Uninstall Specific Patches

Uninstalls specified patches from all applicable systems.

## Endpoint

**POST** `/api/1.4/patch/uninstallpatch`

## Request

### Request URL

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

### Scope

```text
PatchMgmt.CREATE
```

### Header

```text
Authorization: d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52
```

### Request Body

`application/json`

JSON object:

- **PatchIDs** `array` — **Mandatory**
  - Array of patch IDs to uninstall. Mandatory for uninstall.
- **ResourceIDs** `array` — Optional
  - Array of target resource IDs. If omitted, uninstalls from all applicable systems.
- **ConfigName** `string` — **Mandatory**
  - Name for the uninstall patch configuration.
- **ConfigDescription** `string` — Optional
  - Description for the uninstall patch configuration.
- **actionToPerform** `string` — **Mandatory**
  - Deployment action: Deploy, DeployImmediately, or Draft.
- **DeploymentPolicyTemplateID** `long` — **Mandatory**
  - Deployment policy template ID. Fetch from [Get Deployment Policies](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/api/onpremise/legacygetdeploymentpolicies.html).

## Sample Request

```curl
curl --request POST \
  --url https://appdomain/api/1.4/patch/uninstallpatch \
  --header 'Authorization:  d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52' \
  --header 'content-type: application/json' \
  --data '{"PatchIDs":[27170],"ConfigName":"API uninstall patch test1","actionToPerform":"Deploy","ConfigDescription":"API test","DeploymentPolicyTemplateID":1}'
```

## Sample Request Body

### Uninstall patches from all applicable systems

```json
{
  "PatchIDs": [
    27170
  ],
  "ConfigName": "API uninstall patch test1",
  "actionToPerform": "Deploy",
  "ConfigDescription": "API test",
  "DeploymentPolicyTemplateID": 1
}
```

### Uninstall patches from specific target systems

```json
{
  "PatchIDs": [
    27170
  ],
  "ConfigName": "API uninstall patch test1",
  "ResourceIDs": [
    601,
    602
  ],
  "actionToPerform": "Deploy",
  "ConfigDescription": "API test",
  "DeploymentPolicyTemplateID": 1
}
```

## Response Parameters

### HTTP Code 200

Response Body — `application/json`

JSON object:

- **message_type** `string`
  - Action identifier: uninstallpatch.
- **message_response** `JSON object`
  - Uninstall 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: PATCH_INSTALL_FAILED_CODE for install failures, PATCH_UNINSTALL_FAILED_CODE for uninstall failures.
- **error** `string`
  - Error type: PATCH_INSTALL_FAILED or PATCH_UNINSTALL_FAILED.
- **error_description** `string`
  - Detailed failure reason: invalid targets, mixed platforms, patches already installed, no missing patches, insufficient permissions, or invalid configuration.

## Possible Response Codes

- **200** — HTTP code
- **400** — HTTP code

## Sample Response: HTTP 200

### Uninstall deployment initiated

```json
{
  "message_type": "uninstallpatch",
  "message_response": {
    "uninstallpatch": {}
  },
  "message_version": "1.4",
  "status": "success"
}
```

## Sample Response: HTTP 400

### No patch IDs specified for uninstall

```json
{
  "error_description": "No Patches Specified",
  "error_code": "PATCH_UNINSTALL_FAILED_CODE",
  "error": "PATCH_UNINSTALL_FAILED"
}
```

### Patches span multiple platform types

```json
{
  "error_description": "Specified Patches are not of the same platform/type",
  "error_code": "PATCH_INSTALL_FAILED_CODE",
  "error": "PATCH_INSTALL_FAILED"
}
```

## API 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.