# Suspend an active quarantine compliance collection

Suspends an active quarantine compliance collection, pausing policy enforcement until resumed

## Endpoint

**POST** `/dcapi/compliance/quarantine/policy/{collectionId}/suspend`

## Request

### Request URL

```text
https://{server-hostname}:8383/dcapi/compliance/quarantine/policy/{collectionId}/suspend
```

### Scope

```text
VulnerabilityMgmt.CREATE
```

### Header

```text
Authorization: d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52
```

### Request Parameters

#### Path Parameters

- **collectionId** `string` — Mandatory

  The quarantine collection ID to suspend. Fetch from [Get Quarantine Rule Details](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/api/onpremise/get-quarantine-rule-details.html)

### Sample Request

```curl
curl --request POST \
  --url https://appdomain/dcapi/compliance/quarantine/policy/{collectionId}/suspend \
  --header 'Authorization:  d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52'
```

## Response

### HTTP 200

Response Body — `application/json`

`JSON Object`

- **status** `string`

  Operation result. Success for suspend, Resumed or Expired for resume

- **collectionName** `string`

  Name of the compliance collection

#### Sample Response: HTTP 200

Quarantine collection suspended successfully

```json
{
  "STATUS": "Success",
  "collectionName": "DMZ Quarantine Policy"
}
```

### HTTP 401

Response Body — `application/json`

`JSON Object`

- **errorCode** `string`

  Unauthorized error code. Collection is not a compliance or quarantine collection, or user lacks scope access

- **errorMessage** `string`

  Message indicating the collection type mismatch or insufficient scope

#### Sample Response: HTTP 401

The provided collection is not a quarantine collection or user lacks scope

```json
{
  "errorMessage": "The given Collection is not a Quarantine Collection",
  "errorCode": "UAC_UNAUTHORIZED"
}
```

User does not have scope access to the resource group

```json
{
  "errorMessage": "No access, Provided resource group is not in scope",
  "errorCode": "UAC_UNAUTHORIZED"
}
```

### HTTP 429

Response Body — `application/json`

`JSON Object`

- **errorCode** `long`

  Rate limit error code returned when the API call threshold (configured via threshold/duration in security XML) is exceeded; client is locked out for lock-period minutes

- **errorMsg** `string`

  Rate limit exceeded message with retry guidance

#### Sample Response: HTTP 429

API call threshold exceeded

```json
{
  "errorMessage": "Rate limit exceeded. Retry after some time",
  "errorCode": "TOO_MANY_REQUESTS"
}
```

### Possible Response Codes

- **200** — HTTP code
- **401** — HTTP code
- **429** — HTTP code

## Rate Limits

![](https://www.zohowebstatic.com/sites/zweb/images/people/ico-help.png)

**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.