# Disables automatic package creation for one or more software

Disables auto-update for the specified software IDs. New template packages will no longer be automatically created when updates become available.

## Endpoint

**POST** `/dcapi/swDeployment/disableSWAutoUpdate`

## Request URL

`https://{server-hostname}:8383/dcapi/swDeployment/disableSWAutoUpdate`

## Scope

`SWDeployment.UPDATE`

## Header

`Authorization: d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52`

## Request Parameters

### Request Headers

- **Content-Type** `string` — **Mandatory**: `application/disableSWAutoUpdate.v1+json`
- **Accept** `string` — **Mandatory**: `application/disableSWAutoUpdate.v1+json`

### Request Body

`application/json`

- `softwareIds` `array` — Optional
  - Array of software ID longs to disable auto-update for. Obtain software IDs from the `softwareId` field in the response of the [List Auto Update Enabled Software](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/api/onpremise/templates-list-auto-update-enabled-software.html) API.

## Sample Request

```curl
curl --request POST \
  --url https://appdomain/dcapi/swDeployment/disableSWAutoUpdate \
  --header 'Accept: application/disableSWAutoUpdate.v1+json' \
  --header 'Authorization:  d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/disableSWAutoUpdate.v1+json' \
  --data '{"softwareIds":[2001]}'
```

## Sample Request Body

### Disable auto-update for a single software

```json
{
  "softwareIds": [
    2001
  ]
}
```

### Disable for multiple software

```json
{
  "softwareIds": [
    2001,
    2002,
    2003
  ]
}
```

## Response Parameters

### HTTP Code 200

Response Body — `application/json`

- `status` `integer`
  - `0` on success, `-1` on failure

### HTTP Code 401

Response Body — `application/json`

- `errorCode` `long`
  - Unauthorized error code returned when authentication credentials are missing, expired, or invalid (`authentication=required`)
- `errorMsg` `string`
  - Authentication failure reason

### HTTP Code 500

Response Body — `application/json`

- `errorCode` `string`
  - `INTERNAL_ERROR` for general failures, `SW_INTERNAL_ERROR` for software deployment internal errors
- `errorMessage` `string`
  - Internal server error with details about the template/auto-update operation failure

## Possible Response Codes

- `200` — HTTP code
- `401` — HTTP code
- `500` — HTTP code

## Sample Response: HTTP 200

### Disabled successfully

```json
{
  "status": 0
}
```

## Sample Response: HTTP 401

### User lacks required role

```json
{
  "errorMessage": "Unauthorized access",
  "errorCode": "UAC_UNAUTHORIZED"
}
```

## Sample Response: HTTP 500

### Server error

```json
{
  "errorMessage": "Internal Server Error",
  "errorCode": "INTERNAL_ERROR"
}
```

## 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.